42 U.S.C. § 295m — Prohibition against discrimination on

Page 1079 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 295n Services and Congress with respect to nationwide sup- ply and distribution of allied health personnel, current and future shortages of personnel, priority research needs within allied health professions, Federal policies relating to personnel and research as well as under- graduate and graduate financing, concerted efforts on part of allied health facilities and educational institu- tions to address such matters, and needs with respect to nationwide data bases concerning supply and dis- tribution of allied health personnel, and (2) encour- aging entities providing allied health education to vol- untarily achieve recommendations of Commission, and further provided for composition of Commission, date certain for appointments to Commission, resources for Commission activities, an interim progress report due not later than Oct. 1, 1993, a final report due not later than Apr. 1, 1994, and termination of Commission 60 days after submission of final report. STUDY REGARDING SHORTAGE OF CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND RURAL COMMUNITIES Pub. L. 102–408, title III, § 303, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2083, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the shortage of clinical laboratory tech- nologists, to conduct a study for the purpose of deter- mining whether there are special or unique factors af- fecting the supply of clinical laboratory technologists in medically underserved and rural communities, and assessing alternative routes for certification of the competence of individuals to serve as such tech- nologists, with consideration of the role of entities pro- viding such certifications, and, not later than Oct. 1, 1993, complete the study and submit to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and to Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Sen- ate, a report describing the findings made as result of the study. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MEDICAL LICENSURE Pub. L. 102–408, title III, § 307, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2086, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish National Advisory Council on Medical Li- censure to advise Secretary on American Medical Asso- ciation’s system of verifying and maintaining informa- tion regarding qualifications of individuals to practice medicine, as well as advice regarding establishment and operation of any similar system, provided for ac- tivities of Council, including review of private creden- tials verification system and recommendations on how it could be improved, as well as review of State proce- dures for licensing individuals licensed in other States and procedures for licensing international medical graduates, provided for composition of Council and ap- pointment of members, required submission of an in- terim report to Congress not later than Sept. 30, 1993, and a final report with recommendations not later than Sept. 30, 1995, provided for termination of Council not later than Sept. 30, 1995, or upon submission of final re- port, whichever is earlier, and further directed Sec- retary, in cooperation with Council to submit to Con- gress, not later than Sept. 30, 1994, study of not less than 10 States for purposes of determining average time required for States to process licensure applica- tions of domestic and international medical graduates as well as percentages of domestic and international li- censure applications approved. § 295l. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 106(a)(2)(C), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3557 Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 793, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2061; amended Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 313(a)(6), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3507, required development, publica- tion, dissemination, and biennial report to Congress on statistics respecting public and community health per- sonnel. A prior section 793 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295h–1c of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. Another prior section 793 of act July 1, 1944, was re- numbered section 794 by Pub. L. 97–35 and classified to section 295h–2 of this title. § 295m. Prohibition against discrimination on basis of sex The Secretary may not make a grant, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy payment under this subchapter to, or for the benefit of, any school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, den- tistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, phar- macy, podiatric medicine, or public health or any training center for allied health personnel, or graduate program in clinical psychology, un- less the application for the grant, loan guar- antee, or interest subsidy payment contains as- surances satisfactory to the Secretary that the school or training center will not discriminate on the basis of sex in the admission of individ- uals to its training programs. The Secretary may not enter into a contract under this sub- chapter with any such school or training center unless the school, training center, or graduate program furnishes assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that it will not discriminate on the basis of sex in the admission of individuals to its training programs. In the case of a school of medicine which— (1) on October 13, 1992, is in the process of changing its status as an institution which ad- mits only female students to that of an insti- tution which admits students without regard to their sex, and (2) is carrying out such change in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary, the provisions of the preceding sentences of this section shall apply only with respect to a grant, contract, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy to, or for the benefit of such a school for a fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1979. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 794, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2063.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 794 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295h–2 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. Another prior section 794 of act July 1, 1944, was clas- sified to section 294h–3 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–519. § 295n. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 101(b)(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3537 Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 795, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2063; amended Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 313(a)(7), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3507, related to obligated service re- garding certain programs. A prior section 795 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295h–4 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. Another prior section 795 of act July 1, 1944, was clas- sified to section 295h–4 of this title prior to the general amendment of part G of this subchapter by Pub. L. 94–484. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SAVINGS PROVISION Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 101(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3537, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by