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PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2033 and public and nonprofit schools that offer graduate programs in clinical psychology that receive a grant under subsection (a) shall, during a period of 3 years commencing on the date of the award of the grant, increase their first year enrollments of individuals from disadvantaged backgroimds by at least 20 percent over enrollments in the base year 1987. " (2) CONDITIONS FOR SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE PRIORITY.— The Secretary shall give priority for funding, in years subsequent to the expiration of the 3-year period described in paragraph (1)- "(A) to schools that attain such increase in their first year enrollment by the end of such 3-year period, and "(B) to schools that attain a 20 percent increase over such base year enrollment. " (3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CONDITION FOR PRIORITY.— The requirement for at least a 20 percent increase in such enrollment shall apply only to those schools referred to in paragraph (1) that have a proportionate enrollment of such individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds that is less than 200 percent of the national average percentage of such individuals in all schools of each health professions discipline. "(4) DETERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT. —Determination of both first year and total enrollment of such individuals shall be made by the Secretary in accordance with section 792. "(c) EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary shall ensure that services and activities under subsection (a) are equitably allocated among the various racial and ethnic populations. "(d) FUNDING.— " (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purpose of grants and contracts under subsection (a)(D, there is authorized to be appropriated $31,500,000 for fiscal year 1993. "(2) ALLOCATIONS.— Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall obligate amoiints in accordance with the following: "(A) 70 percent shall be obligated for grants or contracts to institutions of higher education. "(B) 20 percent shall be obligated for scholarships under subsection (a)(2)(F) to individuals of exceptional financial need (as defined by the Secretary under section 736) who are students at schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or dentistry. The provision of such scholarships to such individuals shall be subject to section 795 (relating to residency training and practice in primary health care). Such scholarships shall be administered and awarded in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as scholarships under section 736. "(C) 10 percent shall be obligated for community-based programs. "(D) Not more than 5 percent may be obligated for grants and contracts having the primary purpose of informing individuals about the existence and general nature of health careers.