114 STAT. 2260 PUBLIC LAW 106-501—NOV. 13, 2000 care needs of medically underserved older individuals residing in such areas. "(b) ELIGIBILITY. —To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a public agency or nonprofit private organization shall submit to the Assistant Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, including— "(1) information describing the nature and extent of the applicant's — "(A) experience in providing medical services of the tj^e to be provided in the project for which a grant is requested; and "(B) coordination and cooperation with— "(i) institutions of hdgher education having graduate programs with capability in public health, the medical sciences, psychology, pharmacology, nursing, social work, health education, nutrition, or gerontology, for the purpose of designing and developing such project; and "(ii) critical access hospitals (as defined in section 1861(mm)(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(l)) and rural health clinics (as defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2))); "(2) assurances that the applicant will carry out the project for which a grant is requested, through a multipurpose senior center located— "(A)(i) in a rural area that has a population of less than 5,000; or "(ii) in a county that has fewer than seven individuals per square mile; and "(B) in a State in which— "(i) not less than 33 Vb of the population resides in rural areas; and "(ii) not less than 5 percent of the population resides in counties with fewer than seven intfividuals per square mile, as defined by and determined in accordance with the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census; and "(3) assurances that the applicant will submit to the Assistant Secretary such evaluations and reports as the Assistant Secretary may require. "(c) REPORTS. —The Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes summaries of the evaluations and reports required under subsection (b). 42 USC 3032d. "SEC. 415. COMPUTER TRAINING. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. — The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, may award grants or contracts to entities to provide computer training and enhanced Internet access for older individuals. "(b) PRIORITY.—I f the Assistant Secretary awards grants under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall give priority to an entity that—
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