112 STAT. 3552
PUBLIC LAW 105-392—NOV. 13, 1998
SEC. 104. HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE INFORMATION AND
ANALYSIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.— Part E of title VII of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
"PART E—HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKFORCE
"Subpart 1—Health Professions Workforce
Information and Analysis
42 USC 294n.
"SEC. 761. HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE INFORMATION AND
ANALYSIS.
"(a) PURPOSE.— It is the purpose of this section to—
"(1) provide for the development of information describing
the health professions workforce and the analysis of workforce
related issues; and
"(2) provide necessary information for decision-making
regarding future directions in health professions and nursing
programs in response to societal and professional needs.
"(b) GRANTS OR CONTRACTS. —The Secretary may award grants
or contracts to State or local governments, health professions
schools, schools of nursing, academic health centers, community-
based health facilities, and other appropriate public or private
nonprofit entities to provide for—
"(1) targeted information collection and analysis activities
related to the purposes described in subsection (a);
"(2) research on high priority workforce questions;
"(3) the development of a non-Federal analytic and research
infrastructure related to the purposes described in subsection
(a); and
"(4) the conduct of program evaluation and assessment.
"(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section, $750,000 for fiscal year 1998, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1999 through 2002.
"(2) RESERVATION.— Of the amounts appropriated under
subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve
not less than $600,000 for conducting health professions
research and for carrying out data collection and analysis in
accordance with section 792.
"(3) AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— Amounts otherwise appropriated for programs or activities under this title
may be used for activities under subsection (b) with respect
to the programs or activities from which such amounts were
made available.".
(b) COUNCIL ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.— Section 301
of the Health Professions Education Extension Amendments of 1992
42 USC 295k
(Public Law 102-408) is amended—
note.
(1) in subsection (j), by striking "1995" and inserting "2002";
(2) in subsection (k), by striking "1995" and inserting
" 2002";
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
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