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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1981

95 STAT. 922

Repeal. 42 USC 295g-l.

42 USC 295g-l note, 295f-4.

"Area health education center program."

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 tively provide health services in health manpower shortage areas.". (2) The first sentence of subsection (e) is repealed. (8) Subsection (e) is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the following: "The Secretary may vest in entities which have received contracts under section 802 of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976, section 774 as in effect before October 1, 1977, or under subsection (a) of this section for area health education centers programs title to any property acquired on behalf of the United States by that entity (or furnished to that entity by the United States) under that contract.". (4) The first sentence of subsection (f) is amended to read as follows: "For purposes of this section, the term 'area health education center program means a program which is organized as provided in subsection (b) and under which the participating medical and osteopathic schools and the area health education centers meet the requirements of subsections (c) and (d).". (5) Subsection (g) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following: "The Secretary may obligate not more than 10 percent of the amount appropriated under this subsection for any fiscal year for contracts under subsection (a)(2).". PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

Ante, p. 913.

SEC. 2740. (a) Section 783(e) (42 U.S.C. 295g-3(e)) is amended (1) by striking out "and" after "1979,", and (2) by inserting after "1980" a comma and the following: "$5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984". (b) Section 783(c) is amended by striking out "830" and inserting in lieu thereof "822". (c)(l) Subsection (a) of section 783 is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private schools of medicine and osteopathy and other public or nonprofit private entities to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain programs for the training of physician assistants (as defined in section 701(7)).". (2) The heading for section 783 is amended to read as follows: PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.

(d) Section 783 is amended by striking out subsection (d) and by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE AND GENERAL PEDIATRICS

SEC. 2741. (a) Section 784(a) (42 U.S.C. 295g-4(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting ", public or private nonprofit hospital, or any other public or private nonprofit entity' after "osteopathy'; (2) by striking out "and" after the semicolon in paragraph (1); (3) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and "and"; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(3) to plan, develop, and operate a program for the training of physicians who plan to teach in a general internal medicine or general pediatrics training program; and