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PUBLIC LAW 91-519-NOV. 2, 1970
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INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS
SEC. 101. (a) Section 771 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f-l) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (d) I n the case of a new school of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, pharmacy, optometry, veterinary medicine, or podiatry, which applies for a grant under this section m the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which it will admit its first class, the enrollment for purposes of subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be the number of full-time students which the Secretary determines, on the basis of assurances provided by the school, will be enrolled in the school, in the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the grant is made." (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be effective only with respect to sums available for grants under section 771 of the Public Health Service Act from appropriations under section 770 of such Act for the fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970.
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MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS
SEC. 102. (a) Section 772 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f-2) is amended— (1) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ^ift'"'^^' ^^^^°" "Sums appropriated under section 770 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, for grants under this section to assist any such schools which are in serious financial straits to meet their costs of operation shall remain available to make such grants until June 30, 1972."; and (2) by inserting " (a) " after "Sec. 772." and by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) The Congress finds and declares that the Nation's economy, welfare, and security are adversely affected by the acute financial crisis which threatens the survival of medical and dental schools which provide the highest quality of teaching, medical and dental research, and delivery of health care for the Nation. The Secretary shall determine the need for emergency financial assistance to such medical and dental schools and shall report to the Congress on or before June 30, Report to ^
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