106 STAT. 2046 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 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, and nutrition). 42 USC 294a. "SEC. 762. PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIAL PROJECTS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with accredited schools of public health for the costs of planning, developing, demonstrating, operating, and evaluating projects that are in furtherance of the goals established by the Secretary for the year 2000 in the area of— "(1) preventive medicine; ' ' (2) health promotion and disease prevention; "(3) improving access to and quality of health services in medically underserved communities; or "(4) reducing the incidence of domestic violence. "(b) PREFERENCES IN MAKING AWARDS.—In making awards of grants and contracts under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified schools agreeing that the project for which the award is made— "(1) will establish or strengthen field placements for students in public or nonprofit private health agencies or organizations; and "(2) will involve faculty members and students in collaborative projects to enhance public health services to medically underserved communities. "(c) PARTICIPATION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS. — The Secretary may make an award of a grant or contract under subsection (a) only if the school involved agrees that the students of the school will, through participation in the project for which the award is made, receive training in the activities carried out by the project. "(d) APPLICATION FOR AWARD. —The Secretary may make an award of a grant or contract under subsection (a) only if an application for the award is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. "(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF GOALS; RELATED REPORTS.— "(1) GOALS. — "(A) The Secretary shall establish goals for projects under subsection (a) (including goals regarding the training of students), and shall require that, as a condition of the receipt of grants and contracts under such subsection, schools carry out activities in furtherance of meeting the goals. "(B) The Secretary shall establish and implement a methodology for measuring the extent of progress that has been made toward the goals established under subparagraph (A) by schools receiving grants or contracts under subsection (a). "(2) REPORTS. —Not later than February 1, 1994, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and (IJommerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report describing the progress made by projects under subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal years toward the goals established under paragraph (1). For purposes of the report, the extent of such progress
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