[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3055 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3055

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
   To amend section 326 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit 
  continued participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional 
        Schools in the grant program authorized by that section.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) The Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools 
    identified under section 326 of the Higher Education Act may 
    receive grant funds if the Secretary of Education determines that 
    such institutions make a substantial contribution to the legal, 
    medical, dental, veterinary, or other graduate opportunity for 
    African Americans.
        (2) The health professions schools which participate under 
    section 326 train 50 percent of the Nation's African American 
    physicians, 50 percent of the Nation's African American dentists, 
    50 percent of the Nation's African American pharmacists, and 75 
    percent of the Nation's African American veterinarians.
        (3) A majority of the graduates of these schools practice in 
    poor urban and rural areas of the country providing care to many 
    disadvantaged Americans.
        (4) The survival of these schools will contribute to the 
    improved health status of disadvantaged persons, and of all 
    Americans.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF GRANT RENEWAL LIMITATION.

    Section 326(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1063b(b)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.