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 102 STAT. 3134

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988 "(2) EuGiBiLTTY.—To be eligible to apply for a grant under paragraph (1), the applicant must be a public or nonprofit school providing the first or last 2 years of education leading to the degree of doctor of medicine or osteopathy and be accredited by or be operated jointly with a school that is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education.

Schools and colleges.

"(b) FACULTY AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND CUNICAL TRAINING SITES.— "(1) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—

"(A) I N GENERAT,.—The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with any health professions institution or any other public or private nonprofit entity for the development and implementation of model projects in areas such as faculty and curriculum development, and development of new clinical training sites. "(B) AixocATiON OF FUNDS.—Priority shall be given to schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, public health, chiropractic, allied health, and to graduate programs at public and nonprofit private schools in health administration and clinical psychology in the allocation of funds under this subsection. Funds shall be allocated to each profession for award within that profession on the basis of competitive applications. Investigator-initiated projects should be encouraged. Funding priorities may be determined by the Secretary on consultation with the health professions schools and the National Advisory Council on the Health Professions Education. "(C) F*EER REVIEW.—Any application for a grant to institutions described in subparagraph (A) shall be subject to appropriate peer review by peer review groups composed principally of non-Federal experts. The Secretary may not approve an application unless a peer review group has recommended it for approval. "(2) HEALTH PROFESSIONS INSTITUTIONS AND ALLIED HEALTH INSTITUTIONS.—

"(A) SET-ASIDE.—At least 75 percent of the amounts available for grants and contracts under this subsection from amounts appropriated under subsection (e) shall be obligated for grants to and contracts with health professions institutions and allied health institutions. "(B) PEER REVIEW.—Any application for a grant to

institutions described in subparagraph (A) shall be subject to appropriate peer review by peer review groups composed principally of non-Federal experts. "(C) PREREQUISITES.—The Secretary may not approve or disapprove an application for a grant to an institution described in subparagraph (A) unless the appropriate peer review group required under subpare^aph (B) has recommended such approval and the Secretary has consulted with the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education with respect to such application. "(c) TRAINING IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.—

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"^"'^^ ' ^ GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, osteopathy, and public health to meet the costs of projects—

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