PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2035 such requirement with respect to an area health education center having, at the time of initial application for financial assistance under this section or under a previous authorizing law, an operating program supported by both appropriations of a State legislature and local resources. "(3) ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATION OF MODEL PROGRAMS. — "(A) In the case of any school of medicine or osteopathic medicine that is operating an area health education center program and that is not receiving financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide financial assistance to the school for the costs of operating the program, and for carrying out activities described in subparagraph (E), if the school makes the agreements described in subparagraphs (B) through (D). "(6)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the agreement described in this subparagraph for a school is that, with respect to the costs of operating the area health education center program of the school, the school will make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions in cash toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of such costs. "(ii) Amounts provided by the Federal Government may not be included in determining the amount of non-Federal contributions in cash made for purposes of the requirement established in clause (i).
- (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the agreement
described in this subparagraph for a school is that, in operating the area health education program of the school, the school will— " (i) coordinate the activities of the program with the activities of any office of rural health established by the State or States in which the program is operating; "(ii) conduct health professions education and training activities consistent with national and State priorities in the area served by the program in coordination with the National Health Service Corps, entities receiving funds under section 329 or 330, and public health departments; and "(iii) cooperate with any entities that are in operation in the area served by the program and that receive Federal or State funds to carry out activities regarding the recruitment and retention of health care providers. (D) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the agreement described in this subparagraph for a school is that, with respect to the costs oi operating the area health education center program of the school, the school will maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts for such costs at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the school for the fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year for which the school receives an award under subparagraph (A). "(E) A school may expend not more than 10 percent of an award under subparagraph (A) for demonstration projects for any or all of the following purposes:
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