119 STAT. 1598
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
SEC. 3016. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5314 is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: ‘‘§ 5314. National research programs’’; (2) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking ‘‘subsections (d) and (h)(7) of section 5338 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5338(d)’’; (B) by striking ‘‘and contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other agreements’’; (C) by striking ‘‘5303–5306,’’; and (D) by striking ‘‘5317,’’; (3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘Of the amounts’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$3,000,000 to’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’; (4) by striking subsection (a)(4)(B); (5) by redesignating subsection (a)(4)(C) as subsection (a)(4)(B); (6) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: ‘‘(6) MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.— ‘‘(A) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may award demonstration grants, from funds made available under paragraph (1), to eligible entities to provide transportation services to individuals to access dialysis treatments and other medical treatments for renal disease. ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity shall be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph if the entity— ‘‘(i) meets the conditions described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or ‘‘(ii) is an agency of a State or unit of local government. ‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds received under this paragraph may be used to provide transportation services to individuals to access dialysis treatments and other medical treatments for renal disease. ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this paragraph shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, at such place, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ‘‘(ii) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities from communities with— ‘‘(I) high incidence of renal disease; and ‘‘(II) limited access to dialysis facilities. ‘‘(E) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary shall issue regulations to implement and administer the grant program established under this paragraph. ‘‘(F) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report on the results of the demonstration projects funded under this paragraph to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.’’.
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