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 104 STAT. 3034 PUBLIC LAW 101-597—NOV. 16, 1990 "(iii) to purchase medical equipment, to purchase ambulances, aircraft, or other vehicles, or to purchase major communications equipment; "(iv) to purchase or improve real property; or "(v) to carry out any activity regarding a certificate of need. "(2) AUTHORITIES.— Activities for which a State may expend a grant under subsection (a) include— "(A) paying the costs of establishing an office of rural health for purposes of subsection (a); "(B) subject to paragraph (IXBXiiXIII), paying the costs of any activity carried out with respect to recruiting and retaining health professionals to serve in rural areas of the State; and "(C) providing grants and contracts to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out activities authorized in this section. "(f) REPORTS.—The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees— "(1) to submit to the Secretary reports containing such information as the Secretary may require regarding activities carried out under this section by the State; and "(2) to submit such a report not later than January 10 of each fiscal year immediately following any fiscal year for which the State has received such a grant. "(g) REQUIREMENT OF APPLICATION. —The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out such subsection. "(h) NoNCOMPUANCE.— The Secretary may not make payments under subsection (a) to a State for any fiscal year subsequent to the first fiscal year of such pa3mients unless the Secretary determines that, for the immediately preceding fiscal year, the State has complied with each of the agreements made by the State under this section. "(i) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section, the term 'State' means each of the several States, "( j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1993. "(2) AvAiLABiliTY. —Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. "(k) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—No grant may be made under this section after the aggregate amounts appropriated under subsection (j)(1) are equal to $10,000,000.".

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