§294b. Preventive medicine; dental public health

(a) In general

The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, and dentistry to meet the costs of projects-

(1) to plan and develop new residency training programs and to maintain or improve existing residency training programs in preventive medicine and dental public health; and

(2) to provide financial assistance to residency trainees enrolled in such programs.

(b) Administration

(1) Amount

The amount of any grant under subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the Secretary.

(2) Application

No grant may be made under subsection (a) of this section unless an application therefor is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. Such an application shall be in such form, submitted in such manner, and contain such information, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.

(3) Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a) of this section, the applicant must demonstrate to the Secretary that it has or will have available full-time faculty members with training and experience in the fields of preventive medicine or dental public health and support from other faculty members trained in public health and other relevant specialties and disciplines.

(4) Other funds

Schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, and public health may use funds committed by State, local, or county public health officers as matching amounts for Federal grant funds for residency training programs in preventive medicine.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §763, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2047 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 294b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §729, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2258 ; amended Dec. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–215, §4(e)(5), 91 Stat. 1506 ; Sept. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–76, title II, §201, 93 Stat. 582 ; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, §2727, 95 Stat. 917 ; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99–129, title II, §208(g)(1), 99 Stat. 531 ; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, §§628(5), 629(b)(2), 102 Stat. 3145 , 3146, related to limitations on individually insured loans and loan insurance, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. See section 292b of this title.

Another prior section 294b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §742, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 172 ; amended Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, §4(c), 79 Stat. 1057 ; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, §3(e), 80 Stat. 1103 ; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–751, §5(b), 80 Stat. 1232 ; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, §121(b), 82 Stat. 778 ; July 9, 1971, Pub. L. 92–52, §1(a), 85 Stat. 144 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §105(a), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 449 , 451; Aug. 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–385, §2(a), 88 Stat. 741 ; Apr. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–278, title XI, §1105(a), 90 Stat. 416 ; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title I, §101(e), title IV, §§404, 406(d), 90 Stat. 2244 , 2267, 2268, which related to authorization of appropriations, was transferred to section 294o of this title.

A prior section 763 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295b of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–129.

Another prior section 763 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295b of this title prior to the general revision of part D of this subchapter by Pub. L. 91–696.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 295j of this title; title 20 section 1092a.