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 PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

102 STAT. 3153

and prepare and submit, to the appropriate Committees of Congress, as part of the October 1, 1991, report required under section 708(d)(l) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292h(d)(l)), a report comtaining such information and analysis.

TITLE VII—NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION AND EDUCATION EXTENSION ACT OF 1988

Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988.

SEC. 700. SHORT TITLE.

42 USC 201.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the "Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988". (b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act.

Subtitle A—Special Projects SEC. 701. SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. (a) TRANSFER OF PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED

BACKGROUNDS.—Part A of title VIII (42 U.S.C. 296k et seq.) is amended— (1) by inserting after the heading for such part the following new heading: "Subpart I—Special Projects in General", (2) by striking section 820(a)(l), and (3) by adding at the end the following new subpart:

42 USC 296k.

"Subpart II—Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds "SPECIAL PROJECTS

"SEC. 827. (a) The Secretary may make grants to -public and nonprofit private schools of nursing and other public or nonprofit private entities, and enter into contracts with any public or private entity, to meet the costs of sp|ecial projects to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Secretary— "(1) by identifying, recruiting, and selecting such individuals, "(2) by facilitating the entry of such individuals into schools of nursing, "(3) by providing counseling or other services designed to assist such individuals to complete successfully their nursing education, "(4) by providing, for a period prior to the entry of such individuals into the regular course of education at a school of nursing, preliminary education designed to sissist them to complete successfully such regular course of education,

Schools and colleges. 42 USC 296r.

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