42 U.S.C. § 299c: Certain provisions with respect to development, collection, and dissemination of data

other Federal health data collection standards; and the differences between types of health care plans, delivery systems, health care providers, and provider arrangements. In any case where standards under paragraph (1) may affect the administration of other programs carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services, including the programs under title XVIII, XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq., 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.], or may affect health information that is subject to a standard developed under part C of title XI of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.], they shall be in the form of recommendations to the Secretary for such program. take appropriate action to ensure that statistics and analyses developed under this subchapter are of high quality, timely, and duly comprehensive, and that the statistics are specific, standardized, and adequately analyzed and indexed; and publish, make available, and disseminate such statistics and analyses on as wide a basis as is practicable. Upon request of a public or private entity, the Director may conduct or support research or analyses otherwise authorized by this subchapter pursuant to arrangements under which such entity will pay the cost of the services provided. Amounts received by the Director under such arrangements shall be available to the Director for obligation until expended.