Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/977

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PUBLIC LAW 101-527—NOV. 6, 1990 104 STAT. 2329 makes grants to community organizations located in health manpower shortage areas in order to assist the organizations with the costs of entering into contracts under which— "(1) the community organizations agree to provide scholarships to individuals for attendance at hesdth professions schools; and "(2) the individuals agree to provide, in the health manpower shortage areas in which the community organizations are located, primary health care for— "(A) a number of years equal to the number of years for which the scholarships are provided, or for a period of 2 years, whichever period is greater; or "(B) such greater period of time as the individuals and the community organizations may agree. " (d) REQUIREMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— With respect to the costs of providing any scholarship pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that— "(A) 40 percent of the costs of the scholarship will be paid from the grant made under subsection (a) to the State; and "(B) 60 percent of such costs will be paid from non- Federal contributions made in cash by both the State and the community organization through which the scholarship is provided, subject to— "(i) the State making available through such contributions not less than 15 percent, nor more than 25 percent, of such costs; and "(ii) the community organization making available through such contributions not less than 35 percent, nor more than 45 percent, of such costs. "(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBU- TIONS.— The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that, in determining the amount of non-Federal contributions that have been provided in cash for purposes of paragraph (1), the State will not include any amounts provided by the Federal Government to the State or community organization involved, or to any other entity. "(3) USE OF DONATIONS.—Non-Federal contributions required in paragraph (1) may be provided directly by the State and community organization involved, and may be provided through donations from public and private entities. "(e) SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING SCHOLARSHIP CONTRACT. — The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that the State will make a grant to a community organization for a contract described in subsection (c) only if— "(1) the individual who is to receive the scholarship under the contract is a resident of the health manpower shortage area in which the community organization is located; "(2) the individual is enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in a health professions school that is approved by the Secretary for purposes of this section; "(3) the individual agrees to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing at the school (as determined by the school in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary for purposes of section 338A(fKlXBXiii));