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INSTITUTE.—The term ‘Institute’ means the ‘Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’
established under subsection (b)(1).21 ‘‘(b) PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE.—
23 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be established a nonprofit corporation, to be known
as the ‘Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’ which is neither an agency nor establishment of the United States Government.
3 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—The Institute shall be subject to the provisions of this section,
and, to the extent consistent with this section, to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act.
(3) FUNDING OF COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH.—For fiscal year 2010 and each
subsequent fiscal year, amounts in the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (referred to in
this section as the ‘PCORTF’) under section 9511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be available, without further appropriation, to the Institute to carry out this section.
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Institute is to assist patients, clinicians, purchasers, and policy-makers
in making informed health decisions by advancing the quality and relevance of evidence concerning the manner in which diseases, disorders, and other health conditions can effectively and appropriately be prevented, diagnosed, treated, monitored, and managed through research and evidence synthesis that considers variations in patient subpopulations, and the dissemination of research findings with respect to the relative clinical outcomes, clinical effectiveness, and appropriateness of the medical treatments, services, and items described in subsection (a)(2)(B).
