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 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2065 an evaluation of the merits of the proposals made in the application. The Secretary may not approve such an application unless a peer review group has recommended the application for approval. Each peer review group under this subsection shall be composed principally of individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government. This subsection shall be carried out by the Secretary acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. "(b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— The Secretary may delegate the authority to administer any program authorized by this title to the administrator of a central or regional office or offices of the Department, except that the authority to make such a grant, enter into such a contract, continue such a grant or contract, or modify such a contract, shall not be delegated to any administrator of, or officer in, a regional office or offices of the Department. "(c) DIFFERENTIAL TUITION AND FEES. —The Secretary may not enter into a contract with, or make a grant, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy payment under this title or title \^II, to or for the benefit of, any school, program, or training center if the tuition levels or educational fees at such school, program, or training center are higher for certain students solely on the basis that such students are the recipients of traineeships, loans, loan guarantees, service scholarships, or interest subsidies from the Federal Government. "(d) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS ON CONTRACTS.— Contracts authorized by this title may be entered into without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, or section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). " (e) RECORDS AND AUDITS. — " (1) MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.— "(A) Each entity which receives a grant, loan, loan Regulations. guarantee, or interest subsidy or which enters into a contract with the Secretary under this title, shall establish and maintain such records as the Secretary shall by regulation or order require. "(B) The Secretary may specify, by regulation, the form and manner in which such records, required by subparagraph (A), shall be established and maintained. "(2) BIENNIAL AUDITS.— Each entity which received a grant or entered into a contract under this title shall provide for a biennial financial audit of any books, accounts, financial records, files, and other papers and property which relate to the disposition or use of the funds received under such grant or contract and such other funds received by or allocated to the project or undertaking for which such grant or contract was made. For purposes of assuring accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the disposition or use of the funds received, each such audit shall be conducted in accordance with such requirements concerning the individual or agency which conducts the audit, and such standards applicable to the performance of the audit, as the Secretary may by regulation provide. A report of each such audit shall be filed with Reports, the Secretary at such time and in such manner as he may require. "(3) APPLICABILITY TO STUDENTS. — A student recipient of a scholarship, traineeship, loan, or loan guarantee under this

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