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 106 STAT. 2058 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 " PART G—GENERAL PROVISIONS 42 USC 295j. "SEC. 791. PREFERENCES AND REQUIRED INFORMATION IN CERTAIN PROGRAMS. " (a) PREFERENCES IN MAKING AWARDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), in making awards of grants or contracts under any of sections 747 through 751, under section 763, or under section 766 or 767, the Secretary shall give preference to any quaUfied applicant that— ''(A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or "(B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. "(2) LIMITATION REGARDING PEER REVIEW.— For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary may not give an applicant Ereference if the proposal of the applicant is ranked at or elow the 20th percentile of proposals that have been recommended for approval by peer review groups under section 798(a). "(b) REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.— The Secretary may make an award of a grant or contract under any of sections 747 through 751 or under section 763 only if the applicant for the award submits to the Secretary (through the application required in section 752(a)) the following information regarding the programs of the applicant: "(1) A description of rotations or preceptorships for students, or clinical training programs for residents, that have the principal focus of providing health care to medically underserved communities. "(2) The number of faculty on admissions committees who have a clinical practice in community-based ambulatory settings in medically underserved communities. "(3) With respect to individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or from medically underserved communities, the number of such individuals who are recruited for academic programs of the applicant, the number of such individuals who are admitted to such programs, and the number of such individuals who graduate from such programs. "(4) If applicable, the number of recent graduates who have chosen careers in primary health care. "(5) The number of recent graduates whose practices are serving medically underserved communities. "(6) A description of whether and to what extent the applicant is able to operate without Federal assistance under this title. "(c) DEFINITION. —For purposes of this section, the term 'graduate' means, unless otherwise specified, an individual who has successfully completed all training and residency requirements necessary for full certification in the health profession selected by the individual. 42 USC 295k. "SEC. 792. HEALTH PROFESSIONS DATA. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall establish a program, including a uniform health professions data reporting system, to

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