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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 571

fiscal year 1982. Of the amount appropriated under this section, not more than $65,000,000 may be used for grants under section 1516(a).". MINIMUM G R A N T; WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 934. (a) Section 1516(c)(l)(C)(iv) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out "$260,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000". (b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may— (1) upon application waive the application of the requirements of subsection (e), (g), or (h) of section 1513 of the Public Health Service Act, or any combination of such subsections, to a health systems agency if the Secretary determines that the Federal funds made available to the agency are not sufficient to enable it to meet such requirements or (2) by regulation waive the application of the requirements of subsection (e), (g), or (h) of section 1513 of the Public Health Service Act, or any combination of such subsections, to all health systems agencies if the Secretary determines that the Federal funds made available to all the agencies are not sufficient to enable them to meet such requirements.

42 USC 300/-5. 42 USC 300Z-2 "°*® 42 USC 300/-2.

STATES WITHOUT HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES

SEC. 935. (a)(1) Section 1536 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-5) is amended— (1) by striking out subsection (a), (2) by amending the matter in subsection (b) preceding paragraph (1) to read as follows: "Upon application of the chief executive officer of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, or AmericEm Samoa, it shall, upon approval of the application, be considered to be a State for purposes of this title and", (3) by striking out "sections 1516 and 1640" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1640", and (4) by adding after and below paragraph (4) the following: "An application made under this section for a fiscal year shall be made not later than November 1 in that fiscal year and shall contain the certification of the chief executive officer that the State is willing and able to meet the purposes of this title in such fiscal year without any health systems agency in the State.". (b) A State which— (1) because of section 1536(b) of the Public Health Service Act (as in effect on September 30, 1981) received a grant under section 1516 of such Act for fiscal year 1981, and (2) had an application under section 1536 of such Act (as amended by subsection (a)) approved, shall be eligible to receive a grant under section 1516 of such Act for fiscal year 1982. (c) If a State which on the date of the enactment of this Act has a population of less than 600,000 and has only one health service area has an application approved under this section, such State shall be eligible to receive a grant under section 1516 of the Public Health Service Act for fiscal year 1982. (d) The last sentence of section 1512(b)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 3001-l(b)(5)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: "or health insurance".

42 USC 300Z-5 '^"^

42 USC 300/-5 "°*®

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