PUBLIC LAW 106-525—NOV. 22, 2000 114 STAT. 2501 "(4) contain such recommendations as the Director considers appropriate. " (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2005. Such authorization of appropriations is in addition to other authorizations of appropriations that are available for the conduct and support of minority health disparities research or other health disparities research by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 401(b)(2)— 42 USC 281. (A) in subparagraph (F), by moving the subparagraph two ems to the left; and (B) by adding at the end the following subparagraph: "(G) The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities."; and (2) by striking section 404. SEC. 102. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH EDUCATION AND 42 USC 283b. TRAINING. Subpart 6 of part E of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 101(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following section: "SEC. 485F. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH EDUCATION 42 USC 287c-32. AND TRAINING. "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Center shall make Grants. awards of grants or contracts to designated biomedical and behav^ Contracts, ioral research institutions under paragraph (1) of subsection (c), or to consortia under paragraph (2) of such subsection, for the purpose of assisting the institutions in supporting programs of excellence in biomedical and behavioral research training for individuals who are members of minority health disparity populations or other health disparity populations. "(b) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.— An award may be made under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that the grant will be expended— "(1) to train members of minority health disparity populations or other health disparity populations as professionals in the area of biomedical or behavioral research or both; or "(2) to expand, remodel, renovate, or alter existing research facilities or construct new research facilities for the purpose of conducting minority health disparities research and other health disparities research. " (c) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of this section, a designated biomedical and behavioral research institution is a biomedical and behavioral research institution that— "(A) has a significant number of members of minority health disparity populations or other health disparity populations enrolled as students in the institution (including individuals accepted for enrollment in the institution); "(B) has been effective in assisting such students of the institution to complete the program of education or training and receive the degree involved;
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