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federal share Sec. 402. (a) Subsection (a) of section 706 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292e) is amended by striking out “except that in no event may such amount exceed 50 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “but such amount may not, except as provided in paragraph (2), exceed 50 per centum”. (b) Such subsection (a) of section 706 is further amended by inserting “(1)” after “(a)” and adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) The maximum amount of any grant shall be 66⅔ per centum instead of the maximum under paragraph (1) in the case of any class or classes of projects which the Secretary determines have such special national or regional significance as to warrant a larger grant than is permitted under paragraph (1); but not more than 25 per centum of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 704 for any fiscal year shall be available for grants in excess of 50 per centum with respect to such class or classes of projects.”