PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2077 The Secretary may not approve such an application unless a peer review group has recommended the application for approval. Each peer review group under this subsection shall be composed principally of indivimials who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government. This subsection shall be carried out by the Secretary acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. " (e) PREFERENCES AND REQUIRED INFORMATION IN CERTAIN PRO- GRAMS. — " (1) PREFERENCES IN MAKING AWARDS. — "(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in awarding grants or contracts under any of sections 821, 822, 830, and 831, the Secretary shall give preference to any qualified applicant that— "(i) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or "(ii) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. "(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary may not give an applicant preference if the proposal of the applicant is ranked at or below the 20th percentile of proposals that have been recommended for approval by peer review groups under subsection (d). "(2) REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary may make an award of a grant or contract under any of sections 821, 822, 830, and 831 only if the applicant for the award submits to the Secretary (through the application for the award) the following information regarding the programs of the applicant: "(A) A description of rotations or preceptorships for students that have the principal focus of providing health care to medically underserved communities. "(B) The number of faculty on admissions committees who have a clinical practice in community-based ambulatory settings in medically underserved or rural communities. "(C) With respect to individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or from medically underserved communities, the number of such individuals who are recruited for academic programs of the applicant, the number of such individuals who are admitted to such programs, and the number of such individuals who graduate from such programs. "(D) If applicable to the applicant, the number of recent graduates who have chosen careers in primary health care. "(E) The number of recent graduates whose practices are serving medically underserved communities. "(F) A description of whether and to what extent the applicant is able to operate without Federal assistance under this title. "(3) DEFINITION. —For purposes of this subsection, the term 'graduate' means, unless otherwise specified, an individual who has successfully completed all training requirements necessary
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