§294n. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

(a) Schools; centers

(1) In general

The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts to assist public and nonprofit private entities and schools and academic health science centers in meeting the costs of projects-

(A) to train the faculty of schools of, and graduate departments or programs of, medicine, nursing, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, public health, allied health, and mental health practice to teach health professions students to provide for the health care needs of individuals with HIV disease;

(B) to train practitioners to provide for the health care needs of such individuals;

(C) with respect to improving clinical skills in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of such disease, to educate and train the health professionals and clinical staff of schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and dentistry; and

(D) to develop and disseminate curricula and resource materials relating to the care and treatment of individuals with such disease and the prevention of the disease among individuals who are at risk of contracting the disease.

(2) Preference in making grants

In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified projects which will-

(A) train, or result in the training of, health professionals who will provide treatment for minority individuals with HIV disease and other individuals who are at high risk of contracting such disease; and

(B) train, or result in the training of, minority health professionals and minority allied health professionals to provide treatment for individuals with such disease.

(3) Application

No grant or contract may be made under paragraph (1) unless an application is submitted to the Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing such information, as the Secretary may prescribe.

(b) Dental schools

(1) In general

The Secretary may make grants to assist dental schools and programs described in section 294o(b)(4)(B) of this title with respect to oral health care to patients with HIV disease.

(2) Application

Each dental school or program described in section 294o(b)(4)(B) of this title may annually submit an application documenting the unreimbursed costs of oral health care provided to patients with HIV disease by that school or hospital during the prior year.

(3) Distribution

The Secretary shall distribute the available funds among all eligible applicants, taking into account the number of patients with HIV disease served and the unreimbursed oral health care costs incurred by each institution as compared with the total number of patients served and costs incurred by all eligible applicants.

(4) Maintenance of effort

The Secretary shall not make a grant under this subsection if doing so would result in any reduction in State funding allotted for such purposes.

(c) Definitions

For purposes of this section:

(1) The term "HIV disease" means infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, and includes any condition arising from such infection.

(2) The term "human immunodeficiency virus" means the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

(1) Schools; centers

For the purpose of grants under subsection (a) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $23,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.

(2) Dental schools

For the purpose of grants under subsection (b) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §776, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2050 ; amended Oct. 27, 1992, Pub. L. 102–531, title III, §313(a)(4), 106 Stat. 3507 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 294n, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §741, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 171 ; amended Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88–654, §1(c), (d), 78 Stat. 1086 ; Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, §4(b), (f)(3), (4), (g)(1), 79 Stat. 1057 , 1058; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, §3(c), (d), 80 Stat. 1103 ; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–751, §4, 80 Stat. 1230 ; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, §121(a)(3), (4), (5)(A), 82 Stat. 777 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §105(b)–(d), (e)(4), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 449–451 ; Oct. 27, 1972, Pub. L. 92–585, §4, 86 Stat. 1293 ; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §§403(a), (b), (d), 407(d)(1), 90 Stat. 2266 , 2267, 2279; Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95–83, title III, §307(e)(1), (2), 91 Stat. 390 ; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, §2735, 95 Stat. 920 ; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99–129, title II, §209(a)(2), (3), (b), (c)(1), (d)–(f), 99 Stat. 532 , 534; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, §§603(b), (c), 628(8), 629(b)(2), 102 Stat. 3125 , 3145, 3146; Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–597, title IV, §401(b)[(a)], 104 Stat. 3035 , outlined provisions for loans from a student loan fund, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. See section 292r of this title.

A prior section 776 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295f–6 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 94–484.

Amendments

1992-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–531, which directed the substitution of "No grant" for "no grant" in par. (3), could not be executed because the words "no grant" did not appear in par. (3).

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–531 effective immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 102–408, see section 313(c) of Pub. L. 102–531, set out as a note under section 292y of this title.