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38 U.S.C. § 7692 — Purpose
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The purpose of the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program is to assist, through the establishment of an incentive program for certain individuals employed in the Veterans Health Administration, in meeting the staffing needs of the Veterans Health Administration for physicians in medical specialties for which the Secretary determines recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.
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The purpose of the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program is to assist, through the establishment of an incentive program for certain individuals employed in the Veterans Health Administration, in meeting the staffing needs of the Veterans Health Administration for physicians in medical specialties for which the Secretary determines recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.
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As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary may carry out a student loan repayment program under [section 5379 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5379&num=0&edition=prelim). The program shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program (in this chapter referred to as the “Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program”).
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**(a) Eligibility.—** An individual is eligible to participate in the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program if the individual—
(1) will be eligible for appointment under [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) to work in an occupation described in [section 7692 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7692&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) owes any amount of principal or interest under a loan, the proceeds of which were used by or on behalf of that individual to pay costs relating to a course of education or training which led to a degree that qualified the individual for the position referred to in paragraph (1); and
(3) is—
(A) recently graduated from an accredited medical or osteopathic school and matched to an accredited residency program in a medical specialty described in [section 7692 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7692&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) a physician in training in a medical specialty described in [section 7692 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7692&num=0&edition=prelim) with more than 2 years remaining in such training.
**(b) Preferences.—** In selecting individuals for participation in the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program under this subchapter, the Secretary may give preference to the following:
(1) Individuals who are, or will be, participating in residency programs in health care facilities—
(A) located in rural areas;
(B) operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or the Indian Health Service; or
(C) affiliated with underserved health care facilities of the De
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Each participant in the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program who completes residency may select, from a list of medical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration provided by the Secretary, at which such facility the participant will work in a medical specialty described in [section 7692 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7692&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In General.—** In addition to any requirements under [section 5379(c) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5379/c&num=0&edition=prelim), a participant in the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program must agree, in writing and before the Secretary may make any payment to or for the participant, to—
(1) obtain a license to practice medicine in a State;
(2) successfully complete post-graduate training leading to eligibility for board certification in a specialty;
(3) serve as a full-time clinical practice employee of the Veterans Health Administration for 12 months for every $40,000 in such benefits that the employee receives, but in no case for fewer than 24 months; and
(4) except as provided in subsection (b), to begin such service as a full-time practice employee by not later than 60 days after completing a residency.
**(b) Fellowship.—** In the case of a participant who receives an accredited fellowship in a medical specialty other than a medical specialty described in [section 7692 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7692&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary, on written request of the participant, may delay the term of obligated service under subsection (a) for the participant until after the participant completes the fellowship, but in no case later than 60 days after completion of such fellowship.
**(c) Penalty.—**
(1) An employee who does not complete a period of obligated service under this section shall owe the Federal Government an amount determined in accordance with the following formula: A = B × ((T − S) ÷ T).
(2) In the formula in paragraph (1):
(A) “A” is the amount the employee owes the Federal Government.
(B) “B” is the sum of all
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 7692
of such a waiver, the total amount of education
debt repayments payable to or for that partici-
pant is the total amount of the principal and the
interest on the participant’s loans referred to in
subsection (a).
(B) A participant described in this subpara-
graph is a participant in the Program who the
Secretary determines serves in a position for
which there is a shortage of qualified employees
by reason of either the location or the require-
ments of the position.
(Added Pub. L. 105–368, title VIII, § 803(a), Nov.
11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3357; amended Pub. L. 107–135,
title I, § 102(c), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2448; Pub.
L. 111–163, title III, § 301(c), (d), May 5, 2010, 124
Stat. 1146; Pub. L. 113–146, title III, § 302(b), Aug.
7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1788; Pub. L. 113–175, title IV,
§ 408, Sept. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 1906; Pub. L. 114–58,
title VI, § 601(24), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 539;
Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 302(a), June 6, 2018, 132
Stat. 1463.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–182 substituted
‘‘$200,000’’ for ‘‘$120,000’’ and ‘‘40,000’’ for ‘‘$24,000’’.
2015—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–58 inserted period at
end.
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–175, § 408(1), added sub-
sec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Education debt re-
duction payments under the Education Debt Reduction
Program shall consist of payments to individuals se-
lected to participate in the program of amounts to re-
imburse such individuals for payments by such individ-
uals of principal and interest on loans described in sec-
tion 7682(a)(2) of this title.’’
Subsecs. (b)(1), (c). Pub. L. 113–175, § 408(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘payments to or for’’ for ‘‘payments
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