§299c–3 Dissemination of information

Summary

The Director must quickly publish and widely share the results and data from research, demonstration projects, and evaluations done or funded under this law, even if section 501 of title 44 would otherwise limit that. The information must be science-based and objective. The Director must check that materials meant for specific audiences are useful. The public data must be made available promptly. The Director should work with the National Library of Medicine when helpful to index, translate, publish, and find better ways to get the information out. The Director may also give technical help and work with state and local health agencies to spread the information. The Director generally may not stop publication or sharing of project data or results, except that information that identifies a person or an organization cannot be used for other purposes or published in an identifiable form without that person’s or organization’s consent as set by the Director’s rules. Anyone who breaks that rule can be fined up to $10,000 for each violation. That penalty is imposed and collected in the same way as civil money penalties under subsection (a) of section 1320a–7a.