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 PUBLIC LAW 105-392—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3525 TITLE III—SELECTED INITIATIVES Sec. 301. State offices of rural health. Sec. 302. Demonstration projects regarding Alzheimer's Disease. Sec. 303. Project grants lor immunization services. TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Technical corrections regarding Public Law 103-183. Sec. 402. Miscellaneous amendments regarding PHS commissioned officers. Sec. 403. Clinical traineeships. Sec. 404. Project grants for screenings, referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning. Sec. 405. Project grants for preventive health services regarding tuberculosis. Sec. 406. CDC loan repayment program. Sec. 407. Community programs on domestic violence. Sec. 408. State loan repayment program. Sec. 409. Authority of the director of NIH. Sec. 410. Raise in maximum level of loan repayments. Sec. 411. Construction of regional centers for research on primates. Sec. 412. Peer review. Sec. 413. Funding for trauma care. Sec. 414. Health information and health promotion. Sec. 415. Eme rgency medical services for childre n. Sec. 416. Administration of certain requirements. Sec. 417. Aids drugassistance program. Sec. 418. National Foundation for Biomedical Research. Sec. 419. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services. TITLE I—HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDU- CATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Subtitle A—Health Professions Education Programs SEC. 101. UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY HEALTH PROFESSIONS GRANT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. — Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: " PART B—HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING FOR DIVERSITY "SEC. 736. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 42 USC 293. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, designated health professions schools described in subsection (c), and other public and nonprofit health or educational entities, for the purpose of assisting the schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for under-represented minority individuals. "(b) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS. —The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the designated health professions school involved agrees, subject to subsection (c)(1)(C), to expend the grant— "(1) to develop a large competitive applicant pool through linkages with institutions of higher education, local school districts, and other community-based entities and establish an education pipeline for health professions careers; "(2) to establish, strengthen, or expand programs to enhance the academic performance of under-represented minority students attending the school;

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