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 106 STAT. 2054 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 be appropriated $17,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. 42 USC 294p. <«£€. 778. RURAL AREAS. "(a) GRANTS.— The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any eligible applicant to help such applicant fund authorized activities under an application approved under subsection (d). "(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Amounts provided under subsection (a) shall be used by the recipients to fund interdisciplinary training projects designed to— "(A) use new and innovative methods to train health care practitioners to provide services in rural areas; "(B) demonstrate and evaluate innovative interdisciplinary methods and models designed to provide access to cost-effective comprehensive health care; "(C) deliver health care services to individuals residing in rural areas; "(D) enhance the amount of relevant research conducted concerning health care issues in rural areas; and "(E) increase the recruitment and retention of health care practitioners in rural areas and make rural practice a more attractive career choice for health care practitioners. "(2) METHODS.— A recipient of funds under subsection (a) may use various methods in carrying out the projects described in paragraph (1), including— "(A) the distribution of stipends to students of eligible applicants; "(B) the establishment of a post-doctoral fellowship program; "(C) the training of faculty in the economic and logistical problems confronting rural health care delivery systems; or "(D) the purchase or rental of transportation and telecommunication equipment where the need for such equipment due to unique characteristics of the rural area is demonstrated by the recipient. "(3) ADMINISTRATION. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —An applicant shall not use more than 10 percent of the funds made available to such applicant under subsection (a) for administrative expenses. "(B) TRAINING.— Not more than 10 percent of the individuals receiving training with funds made available to an applicant imdier subsection (a) shall be trained as doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathy. "(C) LIMITATION. — An institution that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts received under such grant to supplement, not supplant, amounts made available by such institution for activities of the type described in subsection (b)(1) in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the grant is received. "(c) EuGiBLE APPLICANTS. —Applicants eligible to obtain funds under subsection (a) shall include local health departments, non-
 * '^) OPTOMETRY.—For grants and contracts under subsection (c), there is authorized to be appropriated $400,000

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