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 118 STAT. 613 PUBLIC LAW 108–218—APR. 10, 2004 (ii) includes any State law similar to the laws referred to in clause (i). (B) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘graduate medical education program’’ means— (i) a residency program for the medical education and training of individuals following graduation from medical school; (ii) a program, known as a specialty or subspecialty fellowship program, that provides more advanced training; and (iii) an institution or organization that operates, sponsors or participates in such a program. (C) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY MATCHING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘graduate medical edu cation residency matching program’’ means a program (such as those conducted by the National Resident Matching Program) that, in connection with the admission of students to graduate medical education programs, uses an algorithm and matching rules to match students in accordance with the preferences of students and the pref erences of graduate medical education programs. (D) STUDENT.—The term ‘‘student’’ means any indi vidual who seeks to be admitted to a graduate medical education program. (2) CONFIRMATION OF ANTITRUST STATUS.—It shall not be unlawful under the antitrust laws to sponsor, conduct, or participate in a graduate medical education residency matching program, or to agree to sponsor, conduct, or participate in such a program. Evidence of any of the conduct described in the preceding sentence shall not be admissible in Federal court to support any claim or action alleging a violation of the antitrust laws. (3) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section shall be con strued to exempt from the antitrust laws any agreement on the part of 2 or more graduate medical education programs to fix the amount of the stipend or other benefits received by students participating in such programs. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, shall apply to conduct whether it occurs prior to, on, or after such date of enactment, and shall apply Applicability.

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