38 U.S.C. § 8211 — Declaration of purpose

Page 1380 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 8211 1976—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94–581, § 116(1), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94–581, §§ 116(1), 210(f)(1), redesig- nated former subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted ‘‘steps the Administrator has taken’’ for ‘‘steps he has taken’’. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 94–581, § 116(1), redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g). Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94–581, § 116(2), added subsec. (h). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title. SHORT TITLE For short title of Pub. L. 92–541, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1101, which enacted this chapter, see Short Title of 1972 Amendments note set out under section 101 of this title. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2- year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. SUBCHAPTER I—PILOT PROGRAM FOR AS- SISTANCE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS § 8211. Declaration of purpose The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize the Secretary to implement a pilot program under which the Secretary may provide assist- ance in the establishment of new State medical schools at colleges or universities which are pri- marily supported by the States in which they are located if such schools are located in prox- imity to, and operated in conjunction with, De- partment medical facilities. (Added Pub. L. 92–541, § 2(a), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1102, § 5071; amended Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 210(f)(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2865; renumbered § 8211, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(2)(B), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5071 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83 substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Adminis- trator’’ in two places and substituted ‘‘Department’’ for ‘‘Veterans’ Administration’’. 1976—Pub. L. 94–581 substituted ‘‘the Administrator’’ for ‘‘he’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title. § 8212. Authorization of appropriations (a) There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and a like sum for each of the six suc- ceeding fiscal years. Sums appropriated pursu- ant to this section shall be used for making grants pursuant to section 8213 of this title. (b) Sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall remain available until the end of the sixth fiscal year following the fis- cal year for which they are appropriated. (Added Pub. L. 92–541, § 2(a), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1102, § 5072; renumbered § 8212 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(2)(B), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(2)(B), renumbered section 5072 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted ‘‘8213’’ for ‘‘5073’’. § 8213. Pilot program assistance (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may enter into an agreement to provide to any college or university which is pri- marily supported by the State in which it is lo- cated (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as ‘‘institution’’) the following assistance to en- able such institution to establish a new medical school: (1) The extension, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or repair of buildings and struc- tures (including, as part of a lease made under paragraph (1), the provision of equipment) pro- vided under paragraph (1) to the extent nec- essary to make them suitable for use as med- ical school facilities. (2) The making of grants to assist the insti- tution to pay the cost of the salaries of the faculty of such school during the initial 12- month period of operation of the school and the next six such 12-month periods, but pay- ment under this paragraph may not exceed an amount equal to— (A) 90 percent of the cost of faculty sala- ries during the first 12-month period of oper- ation, (B) 90 percent of such cost during the sec- ond such period, (C) 90 percent of such cost during the third such period, (D) 80 percent of such cost during the fourth such period, (E) 70 percent of such cost during the fifth such period, (F) 60 percent of such cost during the sixth such period, and (G) 50 percent of such cost during the sev- enth and eighth such periods. (b)(1) The Secretary may not enter into any agreement under subsection (a) of this section