grant authority; authorizations

grant authority; authorizations Sec. 302. Section 720 is amended to read as follows: “grant authority; authorizations of appropriations “Sec. 720. (a) (1) The Secretary may make grants to assist in the construction of teaching facilities for the training of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, and professional public health personnel. 90 STAT. 2254 “(2) (A) The Secretary may make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in the construction of ambulatory, primary care teaching facilities for the training of physicians and dentists. “(B) For purposes of this section, the term ‘ambulatory, primary care teaching facilities’ means areas dedicated for the training of students in the diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients and primarily in the specialties of family practice, general pediatrics, general internal medicine, general dentistry, and pedodontics. Such areas may include examination rooms, clinical laboratories, libraries, classrooms, offices, and other areas for clinical or research purposes necessary for, and appropriate to, the conduct of comprehensive ambulatory, primary care training of physicians and dentists in such specialties. “(b) For payments under grants under this part there is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980. Of the sums appropriated under this subsection for any fiscal year 50 percent of such sums shall be obligated for grants under subsection (a)(1) and 50 percent of such sums shall be obligated for grants under subsection (a)(2).”.