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 PUBLIC LAW 105-392—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3549 "(ii) who agree upon completion of the training program to practice in a medically underserved community; that shall be utilized to assist in the payment of all or part of the costs associated with tuition, fees and such other stipends as the Secretary may consider necessary; and "(J) those to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice. "(2) Planning and implementing projects in preventive and primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provisionally approved residency programs that shall provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships to residents who participate in such projects and who plan to specialize in primary care. "(3) Carrying out demonstration projects in which chiropractors and physicians collaborate to identify and provide effective treatment for spinal and lower-back conditions. "SEC. 756. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERDISCIPLINARY, COMMU- 42 USC 294f. NITY-BASED LINKAGES. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (in this section referred to as the 'Advisory Committee'). "(b) COMPOSITION.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall determine the appropriate number of individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee. Such individuals shall not be officers or employees of the Federal Government. "(2) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date Deadline. of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the members of the Advisory Committee from among individuals who are health professionals from schools of the types described in sections 751(a)(1)(A), 751(a)(1)(B), 753(b), 754(3)(A), and 755(b). In making such appointments, the Secretary shall ensure a fair balance between the health professions, that at least 75 percent of the members of the Advisory Committee are health professionals, a broad geographic representation of members and a balance between urban and rural members. Members shall be appointed based on their competence, interest, and knowledge of the mission of the profession involved. "(3) MINORITY REPRESENTATION.— In appointing the members of the Advisory Committee under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure the adequate representation of women and minorities. "(c) TERMS. — " (1) IN GENERAL.—^A member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed— "(A) Vs of the members shall serve for a term of 1 year; "(B) Va of the members shall serve for a term of 2 years; and

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