§293d. Educational assistance regarding undergraduates

(a) In general

(1) Authority for grants

For the purpose of assisting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Secretary, to undertake education to enter a health profession, the Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine, public and nonprofit private schools which offer graduate programs in clinical psychology, and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities to assist in meeting the costs described in paragraph (2).

(2) Authorized expenditures

A grant or contract under paragraph (1) may be used by the health or educational entity to meet the cost of-

(A) identifying, recruiting, and selecting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, as so determined, for education and training in a health profession,

(B) facilitating the entry of such individuals into such a school,

(C) providing counseling or other services designed to assist such individuals to complete successfully their education at such a school,

(D) providing, for a period prior to the entry of such individuals into the regular course of education of such a school, preliminary education designed to assist them to complete successfully such regular course of education at such a school, or referring such individuals to institutions providing such preliminary education,

(E) publicizing existing sources of financial aid available to students in the education program of such a school or who are undertaking training necessary to qualify them to enroll in such a program,

(F) paying such scholarships as the Secretary may determine for such individuals for any period of health professions education at a school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or dentistry,¹

(G) paying such stipends as the Secretary may approve for such individuals for any period of education in student-enhancement programs (other than regular courses) at any school described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, except that such a stipend may not be provided to an individual for more than 12 months, and such a stipend shall be in an amount of $40 per day (notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the amount of stipends).

The term "regular course of education of such a school" as used in subparagraph (D) includes a graduate program in clinical psychology.

(b) Requirements regarding enrollment; priority in making grants

(1) Increased enrollment of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds

Schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine and public and nonprofit schools that offer graduate programs in clinical psychology that receive a grant under subsection (a) of this section shall, during a period of 3 years commencing on the date of the award of the grant, increase their first year enrollments of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds by at least 20 percent over enrollments in the base year 1987.

(2) Conditions for schools to receive priority

The Secretary shall give priority for funding, in years subsequent to the expiration of the 3-year period described in paragraph (1)-

(A) to schools that attain such increase in their first year enrollment by the end of such 3-year period, and

(B) to schools that attain a 20 percent increase over such base year enrollment.

(3) Applicability of certain condition for priority

The requirement for at least a 20 percent increase in such enrollment shall apply only to those schools referred to in paragraph (1) that have a proportionate enrollment of such individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds that is less than 200 percent of the national average percentage of such individuals in all schools of each health professions discipline.

(4) Determination of enrollment

Determination of both first year and total enrollment of such individuals shall be made by the Secretary in accordance with section 295k of this title.

(c) Equitable allocation of financial assistance

The Secretary shall ensure that services and activities under subsection (a) of this section are equitably allocated among the various racial and ethnic populations.

(d) Funding

(1) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of grants and contracts under subsection (a)(1) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $31,500,000 for fiscal year 1993.

(2) Allocations

Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall obligate amounts in accordance with the following:

(A) 70 percent shall be obligated for grants or contracts to institutions of higher education.

(B) 20 percent shall be obligated for scholarships under subsection (a)(2)(F) of this section to individuals of exceptional financial need (as defined by the Secretary under section 293 of this title) who are students at schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or dentistry. The provision of such scholarships to such individuals shall be subject to section 295n of this title (relating to residency training and practice in primary health care). Such scholarships shall be administered and awarded in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as scholarships under section 293 of this title.

(C) 10 percent shall be obligated for community-based programs.

(D) Not more than 5 percent may be obligated for grants and contracts having the primary purpose of informing individuals about the existence and general nature of health careers.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §740, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2032 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 293d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §724, formerly §727, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 170 ; amended Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(j)(7)(B), 85 Stat. 437 ; renumbered §724 and amended Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title III, §308(c), (d), 90 Stat. 2257 , related to promulgation of regulations by Secretary, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.

Another prior section 293d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §701, formerly §724, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 169 ; amended Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, §2(b), 79 Stat. 1056 ; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, §2(c), 80 Stat. 1103 ; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, §105(c), 82 Stat. 774 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(c)(1)–(4), (f)(2)(B), 85 Stat. 431 , 432, 435, which related to definitions, was renumbered §701 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 94–484 and transferred to section 292a of this title.

A prior section 740 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294m of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.

Sections 293e and 293f were omitted in the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 1994 .

Section 293e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §725, formerly §728, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 170 ; amended Sept. 4, 1964, Pub. L. 88–581, §3(d), 78 Stat. 919 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(i), 85 Stat. 436 ; renumbered §725, Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title III, §308(d), 90 Stat. 2257 , related to technical assistance to applicants for grants for construction of teaching facilities for medical, dental, and other health personnel, and to States or interstate planning agencies to plan programs for relieving shortages of training of health personnel.

A prior section 293e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §702, formerly §725, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 169 ; amended Sept. 4, 1964, Pub. L. 88–581, §3(c), 78 Stat. 919 ; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, §2(d), 80 Stat. 1103 ; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–751, §3(a), 80 Stat. 1230 ; Dec. 5, 1967, Pub. L. 90–174, §12(c), 81 Stat. 541 ; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515, title VI, §601(b)(2), 84 Stat. 1311 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §108(a), 85 Stat. 460 , was renumbered §702 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 94–484 and transferred to section 292b of this title.

Section 293f, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §726, formerly §729, as added Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(d), 85 Stat. 432 ; renumbered §726 and amended Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title I, §101(d), title III, §§306, 308(d), 90 Stat. 2244 , 2256, 2257; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, §2725, 95 Stat. 916 , related to loan guarantees and interest subsidies.

A prior section 293f, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §726, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 170 , provided for noninterference with administration of institutions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–484, title III, §308(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2257 .

Section 293g, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §727, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 170 ; amended Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(j)(7)(B), 85 Stat. 437 , which related to regulations, was renumbered section 724 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 94–484 and transferred to section 293d of this title.

Section 293h, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §728, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 170 ; amended Sept. 4, 1964, Pub. L. 88–581, §3(d), 78 Stat. 919 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(i), 85 Stat. 436 , which related to technical assistance, was renumbered section 726 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 94–484 and transferred to section 293e of this title.

Section 293i, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §729, as added Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(d), 85 Stat. 432 , which related to loan guarantees and interest subsidies, was renumbered section 725 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 94–484 and transferred to section 293f of this title.

¹ So in original. Probably should be followed by "and".