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[CITE: 25USC1613]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                     CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
 
           SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 1613. Health professions preparatory scholarship program 
        for Indians
        

(a) Requirements

    The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall make scholarship 
grants to Indians who--
        (1) have successfully completed their high school education or 
    high school equivalency; and
        (2) have demonstrated the capability to successfully complete 
    courses of study in the health professions.

(b) Purposes and duration of grants; preprofessional and pregraduate 
        education

    Scholarship grants made pursuant to this section shall be for the 
following purposes:
        (1) Compensatory preprofessional education of any grantee, such 
    scholarship not to exceed two years on a full-time basis (or the 
    part-time equivalent thereof, as determined by the Secretary).
        (2) Pregraduate education of any grantee leading to a 
    baccalaureate degree in an approved course of study preparatory to a 
    field of study in a health profession, such scholarship not to 
    exceed 4 years (or the part-time equivalent thereof, as determined 
    by the Secretary).

(c) Covered expenses

    Scholarship grants made under this section may cover costs of 
tuition, books, transportation, board, and other necessary related 
expenses of a grantee while attending school.

(d) Basis for denial of assistance

    The Secretary shall not deny scholarship assistance to an eligible 
applicant under this section solely on the basis of the applicant's 
scholastic achievement if such applicant has been admitted to, or 
maintained good standing at, an accredited institution.

(e) Eligibility for assistance under other Federal programs

    The Secretary shall not deny scholarship assistance to an eligible 
applicant under this section solely by reason of such applicant's 
eligibility for assistance or benefits under any other Federal program.

(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 103, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1403; Pub. 
L. 96-537, Sec. 3(b), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3174; Pub. L. 100-713, 
title I, Sec. 102, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4785; Pub. L. 102-573, title 
I, Sec. 102(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4530.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(b)(1), amended par. 
(2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``have 
demonstrated the capability to successfully complete courses of study in 
schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, 
optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, or allied health 
professions.''
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(b)(2), inserted before 
period at end ``on a full-time basis (or the part-time equivalent 
thereof, as determined by the Secretary)''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(b)(3), amended par. (2) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``Pregraduate 
education of any grantee leading to a baccalaureate degree in an 
approved premedicine, predentistry, preosteopathy, preveterinary 
medicine, preoptometry, or prepodiatry curriculum, such scholarship not 
to exceed four years.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(b)(4), struck out ``full 
time'' after ``while attending school''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(b)(5), amended subsec. (e) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this section--
        ``(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1989,
        ``(2) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 1990,
        ``(3) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1991, and
        ``(4) $5,100,000 for fiscal year 1992.''
    1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-713, Sec. 102(b), inserted ``of a 
grantee while attending school full time'' after ``expenses''.
    Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 100-713, Sec. 102(a), added subsecs. (d) 
and (e) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: ``There 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of this section: 
$800,000 for fiscal year 1978, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and 
$1,300,000 for fiscal year 1980. There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $3,510,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1981, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1982, $4,620,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and 
$5,300,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984.''
    1980--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-537, Sec. 3(b)(1), substituted 
provisions specifying in pars. (1) and (2), purposes for which 
scholarship grants could be made, for provisions that the scholarship 
grant shall be for a period not to exceed two academic years, which 
years shall be for compensatory preprofessional education of the 
grantee.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-537, Sec. 3(b)(2), substituted provisions 
authorizing appropriation of specific amounts for fiscal years ending 
Sept. 30, 1981, Sept. 30, 1982, Sept. 30, 1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, for 
provisions authorizing appropriations of such amounts as may be 
specifically authorized by an act enacted after Sept. 30, 1976.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1603 of this title.
