SPECIAL PROJECTS.

SEC. 617. SPECIAL PROJECTS. Part F of title VII (42 U.S.C. 295f-2 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC 790A. SPECIAL PROJECTS. “(a) Grants.—The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, schools of public health for the costs of planning, developing, demonstrating, operating, and evaluating projects— “(1) for preventive medicine; “(2) for health promotion and disease prevention; “(3) for increasing the enrollment in such schools of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (as determined in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary under section 787(a)); and “(4) to improve access and quality in health care. “(b) Prohibitions.—The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless— “(1) an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary “(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which the grant is to be made, the application provides assurances of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and “(3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. “(c) Limitations.—The Secretary may make a grant under this subsection only— “(1) pursuant to the issuance of solicitations for such grants; and “(2) if the application for such a grant has been recommended for approval by an appropriate peer review group. “(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—For the purpose of carrying out subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1989, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1991.”.