106 STAT. 2072 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 "(11) The term 'medically underserved community* has the meaning given such term in section 799.". 42 USC 296k (c) SAVINGS PROVISION FOR CURRENT PROJECTS.— In the case "°*®- of any authority for making awards of grants or contracts that is terminated by the amendment made by subsection (a), the Secretary of Healtii and Himian Services may, notwithstanding the termination of the authority, continue in efTect any grant or contract made under the authority that is in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the duration of any such grant or contract not exceeding the period determined by the Secretary in first approving such financial assistance, or in approving the most recent request made (before the date of such enactment) for continuation of such assistance, as the case may be. SEC. 203. ADVANCED NURSE EDUCATION. Section 821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2961) is amended to read as follows: "A DVANCED NURSE EDUCATION "SEC. 821. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private collegiate schools of nursing to meet the costs of projects that, in the case of programs described in susbsection (b)— "(1) plan, develop, and operate new such programs; or "(2) significantly expand existing such programs. "(b) AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. —The programs referred to in subsection (a) are programs leading to advanced degrees that prepare nurses to serve as nurse educators or public health nurses, or in other clinical nurse specialties determined by the Secretary to require advanced education. "(c) FUNDING. — "(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994. "(2) LIMITATION.— Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not obligate more than 10 percent for providing grants or contracts under subsection (a) for programs leading to doctoral degrees.". SEC. 204. NURSE PRACTITIONER AND NURSE MIDWIFE PROGRAMS. Section 822 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296m) is amended to read as follows: "NURSE PRACTITIONER AND NURSE MIDWIFE PROGRAMS "SEC. 822. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private schools of nursing or other public and nonprofit private entities to meet the costs of projects that, with respect to programs described in subsection (b)— "(1) plan, develop, and operate new such programs; or "(2) maintain or significantly expand existing such programs, ^(b) AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The programs referred to in subsection (a) are educational programs for registered nurses (irrespective
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