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PUBLIC LAW 92-157-NOV. 18, 1971

such basis, determine such costs for school years 1971-1972, 1972-1973, and the estimated costs for school year 1973-1974 in the respective disciplines. The study shall also indicate the extent of variation among schools within the respective disciplines in their annual per student educational costs and the key factors affecting this variation. The studies shall employ the most recent data available from the health professional schools in the country at the time of the study. (4) Such studies shall also describe national uniform standards for determining annual per student educational costs for each health professional school in future years and estimates of the cost to such schools of reporting according to these uniform standards. (5) The report shall also include recommendations concerning how the Federal Government can utilize educational cost per student data to determine the amount of capitation grants under the Public Health Service Act to each health professional school. (b)(1) The Secretary shall request the National Academy of Sciences to conduct such studies under an arrangement under which the actual expenses incurred by such Academy in conducting such studies will be paid by the Secretary. If the National Academy of Sciences is willing to do so, the Secretary shall enter into such an arrangement with such Academy for the conduct of such studies. (2) If the National Academy of Sciences is unwilling to conduct one or more of such studies under such an arrangement, then the Secretary shall enter into a similar arrangement with other appropriate nonprofit private groups or associations under which such groups or associations will conduct such studies and prepare and submit the reports thereon as provided in subsection (a)(2).

National uniform standards.!

58 Stat. 68 2. 42 USC 201 note.

REPORT

SEC. 206. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress, prior to June 30, 1974, a final report on the administration of title VII (other than parts A and G thereof) of the Public Health Service Act which shall include an estimate of increases in the number of persons entering the health professions effected under such title prior to the enactment of this Act; an estimate of such increases effected in consequence of the enactment of this Act; an estimate of the numbers of practitioners of such professions in relation to the need of the public therefor; and an appraisal of title VII (other than parts A and G thereof), as amended by this Act, to meet long-term national needs for health professionals. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a first interim report prior to June 30, 1973, and a second interim report prior to January 31, 1974, describing his preliminary findings in the preparation of his final report.

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p. 431,

TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS T E C H N I C A L AMENDMENTS TO P U B L I C H E A L T H SERVICE ACT

SEC. 301. (a) Subsection (f) of section 208 of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out "section 207(f)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (g) ". (b) The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 217 of such Act is amended by striking out "Council on Alcoholic Abuse" and inserting in lieu thereof "Council on Alcohol Abuse"'. (c) The section 223 of such Act (added by section 4 of Public Law 91-623) is redesignated as section 224. (d)(1) Section 382 of such Act is amended by inserting "Se<'retary" before ", through the Library" in subsection (a) thereof; by inserting "Secretary" before "may exchange" in subsection (b) thereof; and by

58 Stat. 686; 62 Stat. 40, 4 1; 63 Stat. 834. 42 USC 210. 42 USC 2 1 8.

84 Stat. 1870. 42 USC 2 3 3. 42 USC 276.

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