grants to improve the quality of training for allied health professions

grants to improve the quality of training for allied health professions Sec. 202. (a) Effective with respect to appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, section 792 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 295h–1(a)) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended to read as follows: “Basic Improvement Grants “Sec. 792. (a) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the fecal year ending June 30, 1971, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for basic improvement grants under this subsection.” (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (A) by striking out the subsection heading, (B) by striking out “(b)(1)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(2)” (C) by striking out “paragraph (2)” and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraph (3)”, (D) by striking out “June 30, 1970” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1973”, and (E) by striking out “(2)” in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof “(3)”. (3) Subsection (c) is repealed and the following new subsections are inserted immediately before subsection (d): “Special Improvement Grants “(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for special improvement grants to assist training centers for allied84 Stat. 1345 health professions in projects for the provision, maintenance, or improvement of the specialized functions which the center serves. “Special Projects for Experimentation, Demonstration, and Institutional Improvement “(c) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for grants and contracts for special projects under this subsection. “(2) The Secretary is authorized, from sums available therefor from appropriations made under this subsection and subsection (b), to make grants to public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and institutions, and to enter into contracts with individuals, agencies, organizations, and institutions, for special projects related to training or retraining of allied health personnel, including— “(A) planning, establisliing, demonstrating, or developing new programs, or modifying or expanding existing programs, including interdisciplinary training programs; “(B) developing, demonstrating, or establishing special programs, or adapting existing programs, to reach special groups such as returning veterans with experience in a health field, the economically or culturally deprived, or persons reentering any of the allied health fields; “(C) developing, demonstrating, or evaluating new or unproved teaching methods or curriculums; “(D) developing, demonstrating, or establishing interrelationships among institutions which will facilitate the training, retraining, or utilization of allied health manpower; “(E) developing, demonstrating, or evaluating new types of health manpower; “(F) developing, demonstrating, or evaluating techniques for appropriate recognition (including equivalency and proficiency testing mechanisms) of previously acquired training or experience; and “(G) developing, demonstrating, or evaluating new or improved means of recruitment, retraining, or retention of allied health manpower.” (b) Effective with respect to grants from appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, subsection (d) of section 792 is amended— (A) by striking out “basic or special improvement” in paragraph (1); (B) by inserting “in the case of a basic or special improvement grant,” immediately after “(A)” in paragraph (2)(A); and (C) by striking out “for grants under subsection (c)” in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof “for special improvement grants under subsection (b) and for special project grants under subsection (c) ”. (c) Effective with respect to grants from appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, section 795(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 295h–4) is amended by striking out “as applied to any training center for allied health professions” and inserting in lieu thereof “, as applied to any training center for allied health professions or to any private agency, organization, or institution.”. (d) Effective with respect, to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, section 794 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 295h–3) is repealed.