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 124 STAT. 652 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—A State that receives a grant under subsection (b) shall be evaluated at the end of the grant period by an evaluation panel appointed by the Secretary. ‘‘(4) CONTINUING SUPPORT.—After the sixth year in which assistance is provided to a State under a grant awarded under subsection (b), the State may receive additional support under this section if the State program has received satisfactory evaluations with respect to program performance and the merits of the State sustainability plan, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—A State shall not use in excess of 10 percent of the amount received under a grant to carry out administrative activities under this section. Funds awarded pursuant to this section shall not be used for funding direct patient care. ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS ON THE SECRETARY.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other Federal agencies with demonstrated experience and expertise in health care and preventive medicine, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Office of the National Coordi- nator for Health Information Technology, the Indian Health Service, the Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture, and other entities, as the Secretary determines appropriate. ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To awards grants as provided in subsection (d), there are authorized to be appropriated $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, and such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014.’’. Subtitle F—Strengthening Primary Care and Other Workforce Improvements SEC. 5501. EXPANDING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND GEN - ERAL SURGERY SERVICES. (a) INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY CARE SERV- ICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(x) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of primary care services furnished on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2016, by a primary care practitioner, in addition to the amount of payment that would otherwise be made for such services under this part, there also shall be paid (on a monthly or quarterly basis) an amount equal to 10 percent of the pay- ment amount for the service under this part. ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: ‘‘(A) PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONER.—The term ‘primary care practitioner’ means an individual— ‘‘(i) who— Time period. Consultation. Appointment.