110 STAT. 3644 PUBLIC LAW 104-299—OCT. 11, 1996 "(B) TELEMEDICINE NETWORKS.— An entity described in subsection (c)(3) may not use in excess of— "(i) 40 percent of the amounts provided under a grant under this section to carry out activities under paragraph (3)(A)(iii); and "(ii) 20 percent of the amounts provided under a grant under this section to pay for the indirect costs associated with carrying out the purposes of such grant. "(3) TELEMEDICINE NETWORKS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— An entity described in subsection (c)(3), may use amounts provided under a grant under this section to— "(i) demonstrate the use of telemedicine in facihtating the development of rural health care networks and for improving access to health care services for rural citizens; "(ii) provide a baseline of information for a systematic evaluation of telemedicine systems serving rural areas; "(iii) purchase or lease and install equipment; and "(iv) operate the telemedicine system and evaluate the telemedicine system. "(B) LIMITATIONS.—An entity described in subsection (c)(3), may not use amounts provided under a grant under this section— "(i) to build or acquire real property; "(ii) purchase or install transmission equipment (such as laying cable or telephone lines, microwave towers, satellite dishes, amplifiers, and digital switching equipment); or "(iii) for construction, except that such funds may be expended for minor renovations relating to the installation of equipment; "(f) TERM OF GRANTS.— Funding may not be provided to a network under this section for in excess of a 3-year period. "(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purpose of carrying out this section there are authorized to be appropriated $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2001.". 42 USC 254b (b) TRANSITION.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services note. shall ensure the continued funding of grants made, or contracts or cooperative agreements entered into, under subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) (as such subpart existed on the day prior to the date of enactment of this Act), until the expiration of the grant period or the term of the contract or cooperative agreement. Such funding shall be continued under the same terms and conditions as were in effect on the date on which the grant, contract or cooperative agreement was awarded, subject to the availability of appropriations. SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 224(g)(4) (42 U.S.C. 233(g)(4)), by striking "under" and all that follows through the end thereof and inserting "under section 330.";
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