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PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2051 vide for the health care needs of individuals with HIV disease; "(B) to train practitioners to provide for the health care needs of such individuals; "(C) with respect to improving clinical skills in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of such disease, to educate and train the health professionals and clinical staff of schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and dentistry; and "(D) to develop and disseminate curricula and resource materials relating to the care and treatment of individuals with such disease and the prevention of the disease among individuals who are at risk of contracting the disease. " (2) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified projects which will— "(A) train, or result in the training of, health professionals who will provide treatment for minority individuals with HIV disease and other individuals who are at high risk of contracting such disease; and "(B) train, or result in the training of, minority health professionals and minority allied health professionals to provide treatment for individuals with such disease. "(3) APPLICATION.—No grant or contract may be made under paragraph (1) unless an application is submitted to the Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing such information, as the Secretary may prescribe. " (b) DENTAL SCHOOLS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may make grants to assist dental schools and programs described in section 777(b)(4)(B) with respect to oral health care to patients with HIV disease. "(2) APPLICATION. —Each dental school or program described in section 777(b)(4)(B) may annually submit an application documenting the unreimbursed costs of oral health care provided to patients with HIV disease by that school or hospital during the prior year. "(3) DISTRIBUTION.— The Secretary shall distribute the available funds among all eligible applicants, taking into account the number of patients with HIV disease served and the unreimbursed oral health care costs incurred by each institution as compared with the total number of patients served and costs incurred by all eligible applicants. "(4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— The Secretary shall not make a grant under this subsection if doing so would result in any reduction in State funding allotted for such purposes. "(c) DEFINITION. — For purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'HIV disease' means infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, and includes any condition arising from such infection. "(2) The term "human immunodeficiency virus' means the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency sjmdrome. "(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL\TIONS. — "(1) SCHOOLS; CENTERS. —For the purpose of grants under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $23,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. 59-194 O—93 9:QL 3 (Pt. 3)