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PUBLIC LAW 92-157-NOV. 18, 1971
"(i) APPLICATIONS FOR N E W SCHOOLS.—In the case of a new school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, or podiatry, which applies for a grant under this section in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which it will admit its first class, the enrollment for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) shall be the number of full-time students which the Secretary determines, on the basis of assurances provided by the school, will be enrolled in the school, in the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the grant is made. " (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
"(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $213,000 000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $238,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for grants under this section to schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry. "(2) There are authorized to be appropriated $34,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $37,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $41,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for grants under this section to schools of veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry. "(3) No funds appropriated under any provision of this Act (other than this subsection) may be used to make grants under this section. "STAKT-UP ASSISTANCE
"SEC. 771. (a)(1) I n the case of any new school of medicine, osteopathy or dentistry which begins instruction after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary may, after taking into account— " (A) the ability of such school to use a grant under this section to (i) accelerate the date it will begin instruction, or (ii) increase the number of students in its entering class, and " (B) the other resources available to such school, make a grant to such school for each year such school is a new school (as determined under paragraph (4)). No school may receive a grant under this subsection unless the Secretary estimates that the number of full-time students enrolled in its first academic year of operation will exceed twenty-three. "(2) The Secretary shall determine the amount of any grant under this subsection; but no such grant to any school may exceed— " (A) in the case of the year preceding the first year in which such school has students enrolled, an amount equal to the product of $10,000 and the number of full-time students which the Secretary estimates will enroll in such school in such first year; " (B) in the case of the first year in which such school has students enrolled, an amount equal to the product of $7,500 and the number of full-time students enrolled in such school in such year; " (C) in the case of the second year in which such school has students enrolled, an amount equal to the product of $5,000 and the number of full-time students enrolled in such school in such year; " (D) in the case of the third year in which such school has students enrolled, an amount equal to the product of $2,500 and the number of full-time students enrolled in such school in such year. Estimates by the Secretary under this subsection of the number of full-time students enrolled in a school may be made on the basis of assurances provided by the school. "(3) The Secretary shall give special consideration to each application of a school for grant assistance under this subsection which contains or is reasonably supported by assurances, that, because of the
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