Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/951

 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 925

"(A) unless the entity agrees to provide support services to any physician, dentist, veterinarian, optometrist, podiatrist, or pharmacist (as appropriate to the category of health professionals proposed to be served by the grant or contract) who requests such services within the health manpower shortage area proposed to be served, including any member of the National Health Service Corps; "(B) to carry out activities required to be carried out under section 781; or 42 USC 295g-i. "(C) unless the amount of the award under this section is matched by a no less than equal amount from non-Federal sources. "(3) Not more than 15 percent of funds available to carry out this subsection may be used by the Secretary to fund eligible recipients to carry out research relating to the support needs of practitioners in health manpower shortage areas, nor shall more than 30 percent of such funds be used to provide continuing education. "(d) The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine or osteopathy or other appropriate public or nonprofit private entities to assist in meeting the costs of such schools or entities of providing projects to— "(1) plan, develop, and establish courses, or expand or strengthen instruction in geriatric medicine; and "(2) establish new affiliations with nursing homes, chronic and acute disease hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and senior centers in order to provide students with clinical training in geriatric medicine. "(e) The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of podiatry to assist in meeting the costs to such schools of providing projects to— "(1) recruit students who reside in areas having shortages of podiatric manpower, as determined by the Secretary; and "(2) to operate clinical training programs at public or nonprofit entities located in such areas.". FINANCIAL DISTRESS; ADVANCED FINANCIAL DISTRESS

SEC. 2745. Title VI is amended by inserting after section 788 the following new sections: "FINANCIAL DISTRESS GRANTS

"SEC. 788A. (a) The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into 42 USC 295g-8a. contracts with, a school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or public health that is in serious financial distress for the purposes of assisting such school to— "(1)(A) meet the costs of operation if such school's financial status threatens its continued operation; or "(B) meet applicable accreditation requirements if such school has a special need to be Eissisted in meeting such requirements; and "(2) carry out appropriate operational, managerial, and financial reforms. "(b) Any grant or contract under this section may be made upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary, including requirements that the school agree to—

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