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[CITE: 42USC294d]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
 
           Part D--Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages
 
Sec. 294d. Quentin N. Burdick program for rural 
        interdisciplinary training
        

(a) Grants

    The Secretary may make grants or contracts under this section to 
help entities fund authorized activities under an application approved 
under subsection (c) of this section.

(b) Use of amounts

                           (1) In general

        Amounts provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be 
    used by the recipients to fund interdisciplinary training projects 
    designed to--
            (A) use new and innovative methods to train health care 
        practitioners to provide services in rural areas;
            (B) demonstrate and evaluate innovative interdisciplinary 
        methods and models designed to provide access to cost-effective 
        comprehensive health care;
            (C) deliver health care services to individuals residing in 
        rural areas;
            (D) enhance the amount of relevant research conducted 
        concerning health care issues in rural areas; and
            (E) increase the recruitment and retention of health care 
        practitioners from rural areas and make rural practice a more 
        attractive career choice for health care practitioners.

                             (2) Methods

        A recipient of funds under subsection (a) of this section may 
    use various methods in carrying out the projects described in 
    paragraph (1), including--
            (A) the distribution of stipends to students of eligible 
        applicants;
            (B) the establishment of a post-doctoral fellowship program;
            (C) the training of faculty in the economic and logistical 
        problems confronting rural health care delivery systems; or
            (D) the purchase or rental of transportation and 
        telecommunication equipment where the need for such equipment 
        due to unique characteristics of the rural area is demonstrated 
        by the recipient.

                         (3) Administration

        (A) In general

            An applicant shall not use more than 10 percent of the funds 
        made available to such applicant under subsection (a) of this 
        section for administrative expenses.

        (B) Training

            Not more than 10 percent of the individuals receiving 
        training with funds made available to an applicant under 
        subsection (a) of this section shall be trained as doctors of 
        medicine or doctors of osteopathy.

        (C) Limitation

            An institution that receives a grant under this section 
        shall use amounts received under such grant to supplement, not 
        supplant, amounts made available by such institution for 
        activities of the type described in subsection (b)(1) of this 
        section in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the 
        grant is received.

(c) Applications

    Applications submitted for assistance under this section shall--
        (1) be jointly submitted by at least two eligible applicants 
    with the express purpose of assisting individuals in academic 
    institutions in establishing long-term collaborative relationships 
    with health care providers in rural areas; and
        (2) designate a rural health care agency or agencies for 
    clinical treatment or training, including hospitals, community 
    health centers, migrant health centers, rural health clinics, 
    community behavioral and mental health centers, long-term care 
    facilities, Native Hawaiian health centers, or facilities operated 
    by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal 
    organization or Indian organization under a contract with the Indian 
    Health Service under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 
    450f et seq.].

(d) Definitions

    For the purposes of this section, the term ``rural'' means 
geographic areas that are located outside of standard metropolitan 
statistical areas.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, Sec. 754, as added Pub. L. 105-392, 
title I, Sec. 103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3547.)

                       References in Text

    The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is 
title I of Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended, 
which is classified principally to part A (Sec. 450f et seq.) of 
subchapter II of chapter 14 of Title 25, Indians. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 450 of Title 25 and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 766, as added Pub. L. 102-408, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 
106 Stat. 2047, authorized grants and contracts for development of 
advanced training of allied health professionals, prior to the general 
amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-392.
    Another prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 731, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94-484, title IV, 
Sec. 401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2258; amended Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95-83, 
title III, Sec. 307(c)(1), (2), 91 Stat. 389, 390; Dec. 19, 1977, Pub. 
L. 95-215, Sec. 4(a)-(d), (e)(6), 91 Stat. 1505, 1506; Dec. 17, 1980, 
Pub. L. 96-538, title IV, Sec. 402, 94 Stat. 3192; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. 
L. 97-35, title XXVII, Sec. 2728, 95 Stat. 918; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 
99-129, title II, Secs. 208(a), (b)(1), (2), (c)(1), (d), (i), 
211(a)(2), 99 Stat. 529-532, 539; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100-607, title 
VI, Sec. 602(e), (f), 102 Stat. 3123; Apr. 6, 1991, Pub. L. 102-25, 
title III, Sec. 374, 105 Stat. 95; July 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102-325, title 
IV, Sec. 427(b)(2), 106 Stat. 549, related to eligibility of borrowers 
and terms of insurance, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 102-408. See section 292d of this title.
    Another prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 744, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88-129, Sec. 2(b), 77 Stat. 
173; amended Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-290, Sec. 4(e), 79 Stat. 1057; 
Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89-751, Sec. 5(a), 80 Stat. 1230; Aug. 16, 1968, 
Pub. L. 90-490, title I, Sec. 121(d), 82 Stat. 778; July 9, 1971, Pub. 
L. 92-52, Sec. 1(c), 85 Stat. 144; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92-157, title 
I, Sec. 105(e)(3), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 451, provided for loans to schools 
to capitalize health professions student loan funds, prior to repeal by 
Pub. L. 94-484, title IV, Sec. 406(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2268.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 294f, 294g of this title.
