PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 116 STAT. 1627 section, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006. "; (9) by striking subsection (m) (as redesignated by paragraph (9)(B)) and inserting the following: "(m) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary shall establish a program through which the Secretary shall provide technical and other assistance to eligible entities to assist such entities to meet the requirements of subsection (1)(3). Services provided through the program may include necessary technical and nonfinancial assistance, including fiscal and program management assistance, training in fiscal and program management, operational and administrative support, and the provision of information to the entities of the variety of resources available under this title and how those resources can be best used to meet the health needs of the communities served by the entities."; (10) in subsection (q) (as redesignated by paragraph (9)(B)), by striking "(j)(3)(G)" and inserting "(1)(3)(G)"; and (11) in subsection (s) (as redesignated by paragraph (9)(A))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "$802,124,000" and all that follows through the period and inserting "$1,340,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006. "; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking "(j)(3))" and inserting "(1)(3))"; and (II) by striking "(j)(3)(G)(ii)" and inserting "(l)(3)(Hr; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: "(B) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.— For fiscal year 2002 and each of the following fiscal years, the Secretary, in awarding grants under this section, shall ensure that the proportion of the amount made available under each of subsections (g), (h), and (i), relative to the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for that fiscal year, is equal to the proportion of the amount made available under that subsection for fiscal year 2001, relative to the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2001. ". SEC. 102. TELEMEDICINE; INCENTIVE GRANTS REGARDING COORDI- 42 USC 254c-17. NATION AMONG STATES. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to State professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which such licensing boards of various States cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL\TIONS.— For the purpose of carrying out subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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