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 PUBLIC LAW 103-43—JUNE 10, 1993 107 STAT. 181 "(2) With respect to providing funds under subsection (a)(6) for proposals to address the ethical issues associated with the genome project, paragraph (1) shall not apply for a fiscal year if the Director of the Center certifies to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, that the Director has determined that an insufficient number of such proposals meet the applicable requirements of sections 491 and 492.". TITLE XVI—AWARDS AND TRAINING Subtitle A—National Research Service Awards SEC. 1601. REQUIREMENT REGARDING WOMEN AND INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. Section 487(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: "(4) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that will result in the recruitment of women, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities), into fields of biomedical or behavioral research and in the provision of research training to women and such individuals.". SEC. 1602. SERVICE PAYBACK REQUIREMENTS. Section 487(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288(c)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: "(1) Each individu^ who is awarded a National Research Service Award for postdoctoral research training shall, in accordance with paragraph (3), engage in research training, research, or teaching that is health-related (or any combination thereof) for the period specified in paragraph (2). Such period shall be served in accordance with the usual patterns of scientific employ- ment. "(2)(A) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is 12 months, or one month for each month for which the individual involved receives a National Research Service Award for postdoctoral research training, whichever is less. "(B) With respect to postdoctoral research training, in any case in which an individual receives a National Research Service Award for more than 12 months, the 13th month and each subsequent month of performing activities under the Award shall be considered to be activities engaged in toward satisfaction of the requirement established in paragraph (1) regarding a period of service.". Subtitle B—Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome SEC. 1611. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1) is amended to read as follows:

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