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 124 STAT. 1002 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant or contract under subsection (a), an entity shall be— ‘‘(1) an accredited school of public health or school of medi- cine or osteopathic medicine; ‘‘(2) an accredited public or private nonprofit hospital; ‘‘(3) a State, local, or tribal health department; or ‘‘(4) a consortium of 2 or more entities described in para- graphs (1) through (3). ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a grant or con- tract under this section shall be used to— ‘‘(1) plan, develop (including the development of curricula), operate, or participate in an accredited residency or internship program in preventive medicine or public health; ‘‘(2) defray the costs of practicum experiences, as required in such a program; and ‘‘(3) establish, maintain, or improve— ‘‘(A) academic administrative units (including depart- ments, divisions, or other appropriate units) in preventive medicine and public health; or ‘‘(B) programs that improve clinical teaching in preven- tive medicine and public health. ‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program carried out under this section.’’. (2) Section 770(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295e(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized to be appropriated $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015.’’. (n)(1) Subsection (i) of section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In carrying out subpart III’’ and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘In carrying out subpart III, the Secretary may, in accordance with this subsection, issue waivers to individuals who have entered into a contract for obligated service under the Scholar- ship Program or the Loan Repayment Program under which the individuals are authorized to satisfy the requirement of obligated service through providing clinical practice that is half time.’’; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B), by striking ‘‘less than full time’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘half time’’; (ii) in subparagraphs (C) and (F), by striking ‘‘less than full-time service’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘half-time service’’; and (iii) by amending subparagraphs (D) and (E) to read as follows: ‘‘(D) the entity and the Corps member agree in writing that the Corps member will perform half-time clinical practice; ‘‘(E) the Corps member agrees in writing to fulfill all of the service obligations under section 338C through half-time clinical practice and either— ‘‘(i) double the period of obligated service that would otherwise be required; or