EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

SEC. 408. EDUCATION AND TRAINING. (a) Food and Drug Administration.—Chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), as amended by section 407, is further amended by adding at the end the following section: “SEC. 742. EDUCATION. “(a) In General.—The Secretary shall conduct training and education programs for the employees of the Food and Drug Administration relating to the regulatory responsibilities and policies established by this Act, including programs for— “(1) scientific training; “(2) training to improve the skill of officers and employees authorized to conduct inspections under section 704; “(3) training to achieve product specialization in such inspections; and “(4) training in administrative process and procedure and integrity issues. “(b) Intramural Fellowships and Other Training Programs.—The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, may, through fellowships and other training programs, conduct and support intramural research training for predoctoral and postdoctoral scientists and physicians.”. (b) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.— (1) In general.—Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317F (42 U.S.C. 247b-7) the following: “SEC. 317G. FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. “The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish fellowship and training programs to be conducted by such Centers to train individuals to develop skills in epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory analysis, and other disease detection and prevention methods. Such programs shall be designed to enable health professionals and health personnel trained under such programs to work, after receiving such training, in local, State, national, and international efforts toward the prevention and control of diseases, injuries, and disabilities. Such fellowships and training may be administered through the use of either appointment or nonappointment procedures.”. (2) Effective date.—The amendment made by this subsection is deemed to have taken effect July 1, 1995.