(a)   (1)   Each confidential record shall remain in the custody and control of:
      (i)   The Drug Abuse Administration, if that Administration assembled or
obtained the confidential record;
      (ii)   The AIDS Administration, if that Administration assembled or obtained
the confidential record; or
      (iii)   The Secretary or an agent or employee of the Secretary, if the
Secretary assembled or obtained the confidential record.
    (2)   The confidential record may be used only for the research and study for
which it was assembled or obtained.
    (3)   A person may not disclose any confidential record to any person who is
not engaged in the research or study project.
  (b)   This section does not apply to or restrict the use or publication of
any statistics, information, or other material that summarizes or
refers to confidential records in the aggregate, without disclosing the
identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential record.
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