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124 STAT. 531 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 education of health professionals. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis and pursuant to peer review. (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub- section (a), an entity or consortium shall— (1) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Sec- retary may require; (2) be or include— (A) a health professions school; (B) a school of public health; (C) a school of social work; (D) a school of nursing; (E) a school of pharmacy; (F) an institution with a graduate medical education program; or (G) a school of health care administration; (3) collaborate in the development of curricula described in subsection (a) with an organization that accredits such school or institution; (4) provide for the collection of data regarding the effective- ness of the demonstration project; and (5) provide matching funds in accordance with subsection (c). (c) MATCHING FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a grant to an entity or consortium under this section only if the entity or consortium agrees to make available non-Federal contribu- tions toward the costs of the program to be funded under the grant in an amount that is not less than $1 for each $5 of Federal funds provided under the grant. (2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED.—Non-Fed- eral contributions under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in- kind, fairly evaluated, including equipment or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such contributions. (d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to evaluate the projects funded under this section and publish, make publicly available, and disseminate the results of such evaluations on as wide a basis as is practicable. (e) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact- ment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) describes the specific projects supported under this sec- tion; and (2) contains recommendations for Congress based on the evaluation conducted under subsection (d). SEC. 3509. IMPROVING WOMEN’S HEALTH. (a) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE ON WOMEN’S HEALTH.— Publication. Public information.