§294. Public health traineeships

(a) In general

The Secretary may make grants to accredited schools of public health, and to other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited for the provision of graduate or specialized training in public health, for the purpose of assisting such schools and institutions in providing traineeships to individuals described in subsection (b)(3) of this section.

(b) Certain requirements

(1) Application for grant

No grant for traineeships may be made under subsection (a) of this section unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such application shall be in such form, be submitted in such manner, and contain such information, as the Secretary by regulation may prescribe. Traineeships under such a grant shall be awarded in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe. The amount of any such grant shall be determined by the Secretary.

(2) Use of grant

Traineeships awarded under grants made under subsection (a) of this section shall provide for tuition and fees and such stipends and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses and dependency allowances) for the trainees as the Secretary may deem necessary.

(3) Eligible individuals

The individuals referred to in subsection (a) of this section are individuals who are pursuing a course of study in a health professions field in which there is a severe shortage of health professionals (which fields include the fields of epidemiology, environmental health, biostatistics, toxicology, nutrition, and maternal and child health).

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §761, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2045 ; amended June 10, 1993, Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, §2014(e), 107 Stat. 217 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 294, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §727, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2257 ; amended Dec. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–215, §4(e)(1), 91 Stat. 1506 , stated purpose of and authorized appropriations for Federal program of student loan insurance, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. See sections 292 and 292p of this title.

Another prior section 294, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §740, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 170 ; amended Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88–654, §1(a), (b), 78 Stat. 1086 ; Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, §§2(b), 4(a), (f)(1), (2), 79 Stat. 1056 to 1058; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, §3(a), (b), 80 Stat. 1103 ; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–751, §5(c)(1), 80 Stat. 1232 ; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I §121(a)(1), (2), (5)(B), 82 Stat. 777 , 778; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §105(e)(1), (4), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 451 ; Aug. 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–385, §2(b), 88 Stat. 741 ; Apr. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–278, title XI, 1105(b), 90 Stat. 416 ; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §402, 90 Stat. 2266 , which related to loan agreements for the establishment of student loan funds, was transferred to section 294m of this title.

A prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294cc of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.

Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–129.

Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295 of this title prior to the general revision of part D of this subchapter by Pub. L. 91–696.

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103–43 substituted "nutrition, and maternal and child health" for "and nutrition".