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From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000] [Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between   January 23, 2000 and December 4, 2001]
                42 USC 295m                    TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE                       CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE                  SUBCHAPTER V--HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION                          Part F--General Provisions   Sec. 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, dentistry, veterinary  medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, or public health or  any training center for allied health personnel, or graduate program in  clinical psychology, unless the application for the grant, loan  guarantee, or interest subsidy payment contains assurances satisfactory  to the Secretary that the school or training center will not  discriminate on the basis of sex in the admission of individuals to its  training programs. The Secretary may not enter into a contract under  this subchapter 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 admits only female students to that      of an institution 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, Sec. 794, as added Pub. L. 102-408,  title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2063.)                               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 classified to  section 294h-3 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91-519.   
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