Title V, SEC. 5312. PILOT PROGRAM APPLYING PRACTICE GUIDELINES TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LIABILITY ACTIONS. (a) Establishment. Not later than 1 year after the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that appropriate practice guidelines are available, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide funds (in such amount as the Secretary considers appropriate) to one or more eligible States to determine the effect of applying practice guidelines in the resolution of medical malpractice liability actions. (b) Eligibility of State. A State is eligible to participate in the pilot program established under subsection (a) if the State submits an application to the Secretary (at such time and in such form as the Secretary may require) containing (1) assurances that, under the law of the State, in the resolution of any medical malpractice liability action, it shall be a complete defense to any allegation that a party against whom the action is filed was negligent that, in the provision of (or the failure to provide) the services that are the subject of the action, the party followed the appropriate practice guideline established by the National Quality Management Program under subtitle A; and (2) such other information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (c) Reports to Congress. Not later than 3 months after each year for which the pilot program established under subsection (a) is in effect, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress describing the operation of the program during the previous year and containing such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate, including recommendations relating to revisions to the laws governing medical malpractice liability.