PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981
95 STAT. 921
shall", and (2) by striking out "such grants" and inserting in lieu thereof "grants under subsection (a)". DEPARTMENTS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
SEC. 2738. (a) Section 780(a) (42 U.S.C. 295g(a)) is amended by striking out "and maintain" and by inserting in lieu thereof a comma and "maintain, or improve". (b) Section 780(b)(1)(D) is amended— (1) by striking out "have control over" and inserting in lieu thereof "have control over (or in the case of a school of osteopathy, have control over or be closely affiliated with)"; and (2) by striking out "twelve" and inserting in lieu thereof "nine". (c) Section 780(c) is amended (1) by striking out "and" after "1979,", and (2) by inserting after "1980" a comma and the following: "$10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $10,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984". AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS
SEC. 2739. (a) Section 781(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 295g-l(c)(2)) is amended by adding a new sentence after the sentence at the end thereof to read as follows: "The Secretary may waive, for good cause shown, all or part of the requirement of paragraph (2) as it applies to a medical or osteopathic school participating in an area health education center program if another such school participating in the same program meets the requirement of that paragraph.". (b) Section 781(d)(2)(C) is amended by inserting "a rotating osteopathic internship or" after "conduct". (c) Section 781(d)(2)(E) is amended by striking out "support services" and inserting in lieu thereof "educational support services". (d) Section 781(g) is amended (1) by striking out "and" after "1979,", and (2) by inserting a comma before the period and the following: "$21,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984,". (e)(1) Effective October 1, 1981, subsection (a) of section 781 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 781. (a)(1) The Secretary shall enter into contracts with schools of medicine and osteopathy for the planning, development, and operation of area health education center programs. "(2) The Secretary shall enter into contracts with schools of medicine and osteopathy, which have previously received Federal financial assistance for an area health education center program under section 802 of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 in fiscal year 1979, or under this section to carry out under f ^SC 295g^ note. area health education center programs— "(A) projects to improve the distribution, supply, quality, utilization, and efficiency of health personnel in the health services delivery system; "(B) projects to encourage the regionalization of educational responsibilities of the health professions schools; and "(C) projects designed to prepare, through preceptorships and other programs, individuals subject to a service obligation under the National Health Service Corps scholarship program to effec-
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