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38 U.S.C. § 7698 — Requirement for program
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As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary shall carry out a scholarship program under this subchapter. The program shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (in this subchapter referred to as the “Program”).
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As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary shall carry out a scholarship program under this subchapter. The program shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (in this subchapter referred to as the “Program”).
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**(a) In General.—** An individual is eligible to participate in the Program, as determined by the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department, if the individual—
(1) is accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as described in [section 7602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7602&num=0&edition=prelim)) in a program of study at an accredited educational institution, school, or training program leading to a terminal degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that would meet the education requirements for appointment to a position under [section 7402(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7402/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (c).
**(b) Priority.—** In selecting individuals to participate in the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to the following individuals:
(1) An individual who agrees to be employed by a Vet Center located in a community that is—
(A) designated as a medically underserved population under section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254b/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(B) in a State with a per capita population of veterans of more than five percent according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics and the Bureau of the Census.
(2) An individual who is a veteran.
**(c) Agreement.—** An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the Program shall (in addition to the requirements set forth in [section 7604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-tit
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**(a) In General.—** Each participant in the Program shall provide service as a full-time employee of the Department at a Vet Center (as defined in [section 7699(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7699/d&num=0&edition=prelim)) for the period of obligated service set forth in the agreement of the participant entered into under [section 7604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7604&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Determination of Service Commencement Date.—**
(1) Not later than 60 days before the service commencement date of a participant, the Secretary shall notify the participant of that service commencement date.
(2) The date specified in paragraph (1) with respect to a participant is the date for the beginning of the period of obligated service of the participant.
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**(a) Liquidated Damages.—**
(1) A participant in the Program (other than a participant described in subsection (b)) who fails to accept payment, or instructs the educational institution in which the participant is enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship under the agreement entered into under [section 7604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7604&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be liable to the United States for liquidated damages in the amount of $1,500.
(2) Liability under paragraph (1) is in addition to any period of obligated service or other obligation or liability under such agreement.
**(b) Liability During Program of Study.—**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), a participant in the Program shall be liable to the United States for the amount which has been paid to or on behalf of the participant under the agreement if any of the following occurs:
(A) The participant fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing in the educational institution in which the participant is enrolled (as determined by the educational institution under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).
(B) The participant is dismissed from such educational institution for disciplinary reasons.
(C) The participant voluntarily terminates the program of study in such educational institution before the completion of such program of study.
(2) Liability under this subsection is in lieu of any service obligation arising under the agreement.
**(c) Liability During Period of Obligated Service.—**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), if a participant in the Program does not complete the period of obligated service of the participant, the United States shall be entitled to recover from
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 7699
(4) except as provided in subsection (b), to
begin such service as a full-time practice em-
ployee by not later than 60 days after com-
pleting a residency.
(b) FELLOWSHIP.—In the case of a participant
who receives an accredited fellowship in a med-
ical specialty other than a medical specialty de-
scribed in section 7692 of this title, the Sec-
retary, 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 fol-
lowing 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 payments to or for
the participant under the Specialty Education
Loan Repayment Program.
(C) ‘‘T’’ is the number of months in the pe-
riod of obligated service of the employee.
(D) ‘‘S’’ is the number of whole months of
such period of obligated service served by the
employee.
(Added Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 303(a), June 6,
2018, 132 Stat. 1465; amended Pub. L. 116–61, § 6(8),
Sept. 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 1117.)
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AMENDMENTS
2019—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 116–61 struck out second
closing parenthesis before period at end.
§ 7697. Relationship to Educational Assistance
Program
Assistance under the Specialty Education
Loan Repayment Program may be in addition to
other assistance available to individuals under
the Educational Assistance Program.
(Ad
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