Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/162

 102 STAT. 3132

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

"(3) The requirement for at least a 20 percent increase in such enrollment shall apply only to those schools referred to in paragraph (1) that have a total enrollment of such individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds that is less than 200 percent of the national average total enrollment of such individuals in all schools of each health professions discipline. "(4) Determination of both fu-st year and total enrollment of such individuals shall be made by the Secretary in accordance with section 708.". (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 787(c) (42 U.S.C. 29%-7(c)) (as so redesignated) is amended in the first sentence by striMng "and" after "1987," and by inserting before the period the following: ", $31,200,000 for fiscal year 1989, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1991". (d) SET-ASIDES.—Section 787(c) (42 U.S.C. 295g-7(c)) (as so redesignated) is amended in the second sentence by striking "Not less" and all that follows through "fiscal year" and inserting the following: "Of the amounts appropriated under this section for any fiscal year, 10 percent shall be obligated for community-based programs and 70 1[)6rC6Il^

42 USC 295g-7 ^°^-

(e) STIPENDS.—Section 787(c) (42 U.S.C. 295g-7(c)) (as so redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Such stipends shall be administered and awarded in the same manner and subject to the same r^ulations as scholarships under section 758.". (f) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 1991, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the 0)mmittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report that develops a tracking system to evaluate— (1) the success of the programs established under section 787 of the Public Health Service Act in enhancing the professional education of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; and (2) the gains experienced by institutions in the retention of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.". SEC. 612. RETENTION PROGRAM FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.

Part F of title VII is amended by inserting after section 787 (42 U.S.C. 295g-7) the following new section: 42 USC 295g-7a.

"SEC. 787A. RETENTION PROGRAM FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.

Grants.

"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a supplemental grant program to award grants to schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, or public health that demonstrate sufficient graduation of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. "Qo) PAYMENT FORMULA.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Payments to an eligible institution under this section shall be calculated in accordance with this subsection. "(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—An institution shall be eligible for funds under this section for a fiscal year in an amount determined under paragraph (5), if the disadvantaged graduate figure for the institution (as determined under paragraph (3))

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