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 124 STAT. 996 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(4) provide sessions on high-volume, high-risk health prob- lems and have a record of training health care professionals in the care of children, older adults, and underserved popu- lations; and ‘‘(5) collaborate with other safety net providers, schools, colleges, and universities that provide health professions training. ‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for acceptance to a pro- gram funded through a grant awarded under this section, an individual shall— ‘‘(A) be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State in which the program is located as an advanced practice registered nurse or advanced practice nurse and be eligible or board-certified as a family nurse practitioner; and ‘‘(B) demonstrate commitment to a career as a primary care provider in a FQHC or in a NMHC. ‘‘(2) PREFERENCE.—In selecting awardees under the pro- gram, each grant recipient shall give preference to bilingual candidates that meet the requirements described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN SERVICE.—The starting date of required service of individuals in the National Health Service Corps Service program under title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) who receive training under this section shall be deferred until the date that is 22 days after the date of completion of the program. ‘‘(g) GRANT AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded under this section shall be in an amount not to exceed $600,000 per year. A grant recipient may carry over funds from 1 fiscal year to another without obtaining approval from the Secretary. ‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—The Secretary may award technical assistance grants to 1 or more FQHCs or NMHCs that have demonstrated expertise in establishing a nurse practi- tioner residency training program. Such technical assistance grants shall be for the purpose of providing technical assistance to other recipients of grants under subsection (c). ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec- tion, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.’’. (f)(1) Section 399W of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 5405, is redesignated as section 399V–1. (2) Section 399V–1 of the Public Health Service Act, as so redesignated, is amended in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘and the departments of 1 or more health professions schools in the State that train providers in primary care’’ and inserting ‘‘and the departments that train providers in primary care in 1 or more health professions schools in the State’’. (3) Section 934 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 3501, is amended by striking ‘‘399W’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘399V–1’’. (4) Section 935(b) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 3503, is amended by striking ‘‘399W’’ and inserting ‘‘399V–1’’. (g) Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 10411, is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 299b–35. 42 USC 299b–34. 42 USC 280g–12.