116 STAT. 1660 PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 the Secretary is satisfied that the consortium represented by the entity has made reasonable and demonstrable progress in meeting the goals and measurable objectives set forth in the entity's grant application for the preceding fiscal year. "(g) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— With respect to activities for which a grant under this section is authorized, the Secretary may award such a grant only if the applicant for the grant, and each of the participating providers, agree that the grantee and each such provider will maintain its expenditures of non-Federal funds for such activities at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures during the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the applicant is applying to receive such grant. "(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— The Secretary may, either directly or by grant or contract, provide any entity that receives a grant under this section with technical and other nonfinancial assistance necessary to meet the requirements of this section. Deadline. "(i) EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.—Not later than September 30, 2005, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the extent to which projects funded under this section have been successful in improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for uninsured and underinsured individuals in the communities or geographic areas served by such projects, including whether the projects resulted in the provision of better quality health care for such individuals, and whether such care was provided at lower costs, than would have been provided in the absence of such projects, "(j) DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY. —The Secretary may make demonstration awards under this section to historically black health professions schools for the purposes of— "(1) developing patient-based research infrastructure at historically black health professions schools, which have an affiliation, or affiliations, with any of the providers identified in subsection (b)(1)(B); "(2) establishment of joint and collaborative programs of medical research and data collection between historically black health professions schools and such providers, whose goal is to improve the health status of medically underserved populations; or "(3) supporting the research-related costs of patient care, data collection, and academic training resulting from such affiliations. "(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRLVTIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006. " (1) DATE CERTAIN FOR TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.— Funds may not be appropriated to carry out this section after September 30, 2006.". SEC. 403. EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF DENTAL SERVICES. Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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