medical and dental school in financial distress

medical and dental school in financial distress Sec. 102. (a) Section 772 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f–2) is amended— (1) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Sums appropriated under section 770 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, for grants under this section to assist any such schools which are in serious financial straits to meet their costs of operation shall remain available to make such grants until June 30, 1972.”; and (2) by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 772.” and by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) The Congress finds and declares that the Nation’s economy, welfare, and security are adversely affected by the acute financial crisis which threatens the survival of medical and dental schools which provide the highest quality of teaching, medical and dental research, and delivery of health care for the Nation. The Secretary shall determine the need for emergency financial assistance to such medical and dental schools and shall report to the Congress on or before June 30,84 Stat. 1344 1971, his determinations of such need and his recommendations for such administrative and legislative action as he determines is necessary to meet such, needs.”. (b) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall apply only with respect to appropriations under section 770 of the Public Health Service Act made after the date of the enactment of t his Act.