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[CITE: 42USC254q]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 
                       Part D--Primary Health Care
 
       subpart iii--scholarship program and loan repayment program
 
Sec. 254q. Report and authorization of appropriations


(a) Report

    The Secretary shall report on March 1 of each year to the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on--
        (1) the number of providers of health care who will be needed 
    for the Corps during the 5 fiscal years beginning after the date the 
    report is filed; and
        (2) the number--
            (A) of scholarships the Secretary proposes to provide under 
        the Scholarship Program during such 5 fiscal years;
            (B) of individuals for whom the Secretary proposes to make 
        loan repayments under the Loan Repayment Program during such 5 
        fiscal years; and
            (C) of individuals who have no obligation under section 254m 
        of this title and who the Secretary proposes to have as members 
        of the Corps during such 5 fiscal years,

in order to provide such number of health care providers.

(b) Funding

                 (1) Authorization of appropriations

        For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are 
    authorized to be appropriated $63,900,000 for fiscal year 1991, and 
    such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 
    through 2000.

                     (2) Reservation of amounts

        (A) Scholarships for new participants

            Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
        year, the Secretary shall obligate not less than 30 percent for 
        the purpose of providing contracts for scholarships under this 
        subpart to individuals who have not previously received such 
        scholarships.

        (B) Scholarships for first-year study in certain fields

            With respect to certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse 
        midwife, or physician assistant, the Secretary shall, of the 
        amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
        obligate not less than 10 percent for the purpose of providing 
        contracts for scholarships under this subpart to individuals who 
        are entering the first year of study in a course of study or 
        program described in subsection \1\ 254l(b)(1)(B) of this title 
        that leads to such a certification. Amounts obligated under this 
        subparagraph shall be in addition to amounts obligated under 
        subparagraph (A).
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``section''.
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(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 338H, formerly Sec. 338G, as 
added Pub. L. 100-177, title II, Sec. 203, Dec. 1, 1987, 101 Stat. 999; 
renumbered Sec. 338H and amended Pub. L. 101-597, title II, Secs. 204, 
205, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3027, 3028.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 254q, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 
Sec. 338G, formerly title VII, Sec. 756, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 
94-484, title IV, Sec. 408(b)(1), 90 Stat. 2288; renumbered Sec. 338F 
and amended Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97-35, title XXVII, Sec. 2709(a), 
(g), 95 Stat. 908, 912; renumbered Sec. 338G, Dec. 1, 1987, Pub. L. 100-
177, title II, Sec. 201(2), 101 Stat. 992, authorized appropriations for 
fiscal years 1978 to 1987, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-177, Sec. 203.
    A prior section 338H of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 
338I by Pub. L. 101-597 and is classified to section 254q-1 of this 
title.


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-597, Sec. 205(a), substituted ``March 
1'' for ``January 20'' and ``5 fiscal years'' for ``3 fiscal years'' 
wherever appearing.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-597, Sec. 205(b), amended subsec. (b) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
scholarships and loan repayments under this subpart.''

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by 
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 
of Title 2, The Congress.
