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106 STAT. 2042 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 awards under subsection (a)(3) such amounts as are appropriated in excess of $19,200,000. Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Secretary shall obligate for such awards such amounts as are appropriated in excess of $18,700,000. Appropriation "(2) HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTERS.— For the authorization. purpose of carrving out subsection (f), there is authorized to oe appropriatea $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. 42 USC 293k. "SEC. 747. FAMILY MEDICINE. "(a) TRAINING GENERALLY.— The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any public or nonprofit private hospital, school of medicine or osteopatnic medicine, or to or with a public or private nonprofit entity (which the Secretary has determined is capable of carrying out such grant or contract)— "(1) to plan, develop, and operate, or participate in, an approved professional training program (including an approved residency or internship program) in the field of family medicine for medical (M.D. and D.O.) students, interns (including interns in internships in osteopathic medicine), residents, or practicing physicians; "(2) to provide financial assistsince (in the form of traineeships and fellowships) to medical (M.D. and D.O.) students, interns (including interns in internships in osteopathic medicine), residents, practicing physicians, or other medical personnel, who are in need thereof, who are participants in any such program, and who plan to specialize or work in the practice of family medicine; "(3) to plan, develop, and operate a program for the training of physicians who plan to teach in family medicine training programs; and "(4) to provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships and fellowships) to physicians who are participants in any sucii program and who plan to teach in a family medicine training program. "(b) ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants to or enter into contracts with schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine to meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (which may be departments, divisions, or other units) to provide clinical instruction in family medicine. "(2) PREFERENCE IN MAKING AWARDS.— In making awards of grants and contracts under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to any qualified applicant for such an award that agrees to expend the award for the purpose of— "(A) establishing an academic administrative unit for programs in family medicine; or "(B) substantially expanding the programs of such a unit. "(c) DURATION OF AWARD.—The period during which payments are made to an entity from an award of a grant or contract under subsection (a) may not exceed 5 years. The provision of such pay- ments shall be subject to annual approval by the Secretary of the payments and subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to make the payments.