124 STAT. 670 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(v) An entity receiving funds under title X of the Public Health Service Act. ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section. Not to exceed $5,000,000 annually may be used for technical assistance program grants.’’. (b) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS TEACHING CAPACITY.— Section 338C(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) SERVICE IN FULL-TIME CLINICAL PRACTICE.—Except as pro- vided in section 338D, each individual who has entered into a written contract with the Secretary under section 338A or 338B shall provide service in the full-time clinical practice of such individ- ual’s profession as a member of the Corps for the period of obligated service provided in such contract. For the purpose of calculating time spent in full-time clinical practice under this subsection, up to 50 percent of time spent teaching by a member of the Corps may be counted toward his or her service obligation.’’. (c) PAYMENTS TO QUALIFIED TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS.—Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Subpart XI—Support of Graduate Medical Education in Qualified Teaching Health Centers ‘‘SEC. 340H. PROGRAM OF PAYMENTS TO TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PRO- GRAMS. ‘‘(a) PAYMENTS.—Subject to subsection (h)(2), the Secretary shall make payments under this section for direct expenses and for indirect expenses to qualified teaching health centers that are listed as sponsoring institutions by the relevant accrediting body for expansion of existing or establishment of new approved graduate medical residency training programs. ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amounts payable under this section to qualified teaching health centers for an approved graduate medical residency training program for a fiscal year are each of the following amounts: ‘‘(A) DIRECT EXPENSE AMOUNT.—The amount deter- mined under subsection (c) for direct expenses associated with sponsoring approved graduate medical residency training programs. ‘‘(B) INDIRECT EXPENSE AMOUNT.—The amount deter- mined under subsection (d) for indirect expenses associated with the additional costs relating to teaching residents in such programs. ‘‘(2) CAPPED AMOUNT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The total of the payments made to qualified teaching health centers under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) in a fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of funds appropriated under subsection (g) for such payments for that fiscal year. ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall limit the funding of full-time equivalent residents in order to ensure 42 USC 256h. Contracts.
