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 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2049 "(8) those that expand or establish demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health clinical practice, education, and research; and "(9) those that provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships) to students who are participants in any such program; and "(A) who plan to pursue a career in an allied health field that has a demonstrated personnel shortage; and "(B) who agree upon completion of the training program to practice in a medically underserved community; that shall be utilized to assist in the payment of all or part of the costs associated with tuition, fees and such other stipends as the Secretary may consider necessary. " (b) APPLICATION. — "(1) REQUIREMENT.—No grant may be awarded or contract Regulations. entered into under this section unless an application therefore has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such application shall be in such form, submitted in such manner, and contain such information, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. "(2) PREFERENCE.— In considering an application submitted for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give pref- erence to qualified applicants that— "(A) expand and maintain first-year enrollment by not less than 10 percent over enrollments in base year 1992; or "(B) demonstrate that not less than 20 percent of the graduates of such training programs during the preceding 2-year period are worlang in medically underserved communities. "(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. — For purposes of this section, the term 'eligible entities' has the meaning given such term in section 766. " (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. Subpart III—Health Administration -SEC. 771. TRAINEESHIPS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. 42 USC 294i. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may make grants to public or nonprofit private educational entities (including graduate schools of social work but excluding accredited schools of public health) that offer a program described in subsection (b)— "(1) to provide traineeships for students enrolled in such a program; and "(2) to assist programs of health administration in the development or improvement of programs to prepare students for employment with public or nonprofit private entities. "(b) RELEVANT PROGRAMS.— The program referred to in subsection (a) is a program in health administration, hospital administration, or health policy analysis and planning, which program is accredited by a body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education and which meets such other quality standards as the Secretary of Health and Human Services by regulation may prescribe.

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