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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985 (B) in order to provide appropriate information to such an entity about an individual whose employment with the Veterans' Administration as a health-care professional is terminated— (i) following the completion of a disciplinary action relating to such individual's clinical competence; (ii) voluntarily after having had such individual's clinical privileges restricted or revoked; or (iii) voluntarily after serious concerns about such individual's clinical competence have been raised but not resolved. (4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "license issuing or monitoring entity" means— (A) an appropriate State medical or other health-professional licensing body; (B) the Federation of State Medical Boards; (C) the American Medical Association; and (D) any other public or private entity that the Administrator considers appropriate that is involved with the issuance or monitoring of health-care professional licenses. (5) The report required by this subsection shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

99 STAT. 953

Report.

SEC. 205. AVAILABILITY OF STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR APPROVED STATE HOME PROJECTS. (a) DEADLINE FOR AVAILABILITY OF STATE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.—

Subsection (a)(6) of section 5035 is amended by inserting "by July 1 of the fiscal year for which the application is approved" before "and for its maintenance". (b) DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; (2) by redesignating clauses (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) The Administrator shall defer approval of an application that meets the requirements of this section if the State submitting the application does not, by the July 1 deadline (as defined in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph), demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the State has provided adequate financial support for construction of the project. "(B) In a case in which approval of an application is deferred under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— "(i) the Administrator, in accordance with guidelines established by the Administrator, shall select for award of a grant or grants under this section an application or applications for a nursing home project or projects that the Administrator determines— "(I) to be most in need; "(II) would, but for the deferral, not have been approved during the fiscal year in which the deferral occurred; and "(III) have been provided adequate financial support by the State and are otherwise qualified for approval during the fiscal year; and "(ii) during the next fiscal year, the application with respect to which approval was deferred shall be accorded priority for

98 Stat. 2689. 38 USC 5035.

Grants. Nursing home.