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 102 STAT. 3138

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988 "(ii) dentists who have completed post-doctoral dental education programs. "(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection: "(A) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term 'graduate medical education program' means a program sponsored by a school of medicine, a school of osteopathy, a hospital, or a public or private institution that— "(i) offers postgraduate medical training in the specialties and subspecialties of medicine; and "(ii) has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association through its Committee on Postdoctoral Training. "(B) POST-DOCTORAL DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The

term 'post-doctoral dental education program' means a program sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, or a public or private institution that— "(i) offers post-doctoral training in the specialties of dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry, or a dental general practice residency; and "(ii) has been accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— "(1) GERIATRIC EDUCATION CENTERS.—For

grants and contracts under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1991. "(2) GERIATRIC TRAINING.—For grants and contracts under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1991.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 783 (42 U.S.C. 295g-3) is

repealed. SEC. 616. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT FOR CERTAIN GRANTEES.—Section

790 (42 U.S.C. 295g-10) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking "The amount" and inserting the following: "Except as provided in paragraph (4), the amount"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) With respect to grants under any of sections 780, 784, 785, and 786 for fiscal year 1989 and subsequent fiscal years, if an entity has been a grantee under the section involved for two consecutive fiscal years and the Secretary approves an application under such section from the entity for any subsequent consecutive fiscal year, the amount of the grant for such fiscal year may not be less than an amount equal to 20 percent of the average of the amounts received under such section by the entity for the consecutively preceding fiscal years.". (b) REQUIREMENT OF PEER REVIEW FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Sec-

tion 790 (42 U.S.C. 295g-10), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5)(A) Each application for a grant under any of sections 784 through 786 shall be submitted to a peer review group for an evaluation of the merits of the p r o p e l s made in the evalua-

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