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 PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

102 STAT. 3147

(2) determine whether the graduates of schools of medicine located in other countries are being discriminated against with respect to licensing by endorsement in the United States; and (3) if such discrimination is occurring, determine the geographic areas in which the discrimination is occurring and the circumstances under which the discrimination is occurring. (b) CONSULTATION WITH APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.—

In carrying out the study required in subsection (a), the Comptroller GrenersJ of the United States shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise. (c) TIME FOR COMPLETION.—Not later than 9 months after the date Reports. of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete the study required in subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report describing the landings made as a result of the study. SEC. 631. IDENTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL GRANTEES UNDER CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

42 USC 295g-8 note

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall identify entities that would be appropriate applicants for grants under section 788(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295g-8(a)) and shall notify such entities of such fact. SEC. 632. RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

42 USC 241 note.

With respect to any program of research pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, any such program carried out in fiscal year 1987 by an agency other than the Health Resources and Services Administration (or appropriate to be carried out by such an agency) may not, for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 1991, be carried out by such Administration. SEC. 633. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION AND AWARD 42 USC PROCESS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 295g-10a.

(a) SEMIANNUAL GRANT SOUCITATIONS.—With respect to grants

under any of sections 780, 784, 785, and 786 for fiscal year 1990 or subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, not less than twice each fiscal year, issue solicitations for applications for such grants if amounts appropriated for such grants, and remaining unobligated at the end of the first solicitation period, are sufficient with respect to issuing a second solicitation. (b) PREUMINARY REVIEW FOR TECHNICAL SUFFICIENCY.—In reviewing applications for grants referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) make a preliminary review of each such application in order to determine whether the application involved is sufficient with respect to the minimum technical requirements established by the Secretary for applications under the program involved; and (2) if the Secretary determines pursuant to the preliminary review that any such application is not sufHcient with respect to such requirements— (A) prepare a statement explaining the insufficiencies of the application; and

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