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42 U.S.C. § 254k — Authorization of appropriations
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**(a)** For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
**(b)** An appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be made at any time before that fiscal year and may be included in an Act making an appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for another fiscal year; but no funds may be made available from any appropriation under such authorization for obligation under sections 254d through 254h, section 254i, and [section 254j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254j&num=0&edition=prelim) before the fiscal year for which such appropriation is authorized.
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**(a)** For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
**(b)** An appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be made at any time before that fiscal year and may be included in an Act making an appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for another fiscal year; but no funds may be made available from any appropriation under such authorization for obligation under sections 254d through 254h, section 254i, and [section 254j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254j&num=0&edition=prelim) before the fiscal year for which such appropriation is authorized.
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**(a) Conditions necessary for assignment of Corps personnel to area; contents of application for assignment; assignment to particular facility; approval of applications**
(1) The Secretary may assign members of the Corps to provide, under regulations promulgated by the Secretary, health services in or to a health professional shortage area during the assignment period only if—
(A) a public or private entity, which is located or has a demonstrated interest in such area makes application to the Secretary for such assignment;
(B) such application has been approved by the Secretary;
(C) the entity agrees to comply with the requirements of [section 254g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254g&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(D) the Secretary has (i) conducted an evaluation of the need and demand for health manpower for the area, the intended use of Corps members to be assigned to the area, community support for the assignment of Corps members to the area, the area’s efforts to secure health manpower for the area, and the fiscal management capability of the entity to which Corps members would be assigned and (ii) on the basis of such evaluation has determined that—
(I) there is a need and demand for health manpower for the area;
(II) there has been appropriate and efficient use of any Corps members assigned to the entity for the area;
(III) there is general community support for the assignment of Corps members to the entity;
(IV) the area has made unsuccessful efforts to secure health manpower for the area;
(V) there is a reasonable prospect of sound fiscal management, including efficient collection of fee-for-service, third-party, and other appropriate funds, by the entity with respect
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**(a) Establishment; appointment of members** There is established a council to be known as the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Council”). The Council shall be composed of not more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary. The Council shall consult with, advise, and make recommendations to, the Secretary with respect to his responsibilities in carrying out this subpart (other than section 254r 11 See References in Text note below. of this title), and shall review and comment upon regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this subpart.
**(b) Term of members; compensation; expenses**
(1) Members of the Council shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member shall be removed, except for cause.
(2) Members of the Council (other than members who are officers or employees of the United States), while attending meetings or conferences thereof or otherwise serving on the business of the Council, shall be entitled to receive for each day (including traveltime) in which they are so serving compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary (but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule); and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business all members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim) for persons in the Government Servi
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**(a) Consideration of individual characteristics of members in making assignments** In making an assignment of a Corps member to an entity that has had an application approved under [section 254f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall, subject to making the assignment in accordance with [section 254f–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f-1&num=0&edition=prelim), seek to assign to the entity a Corps member who has (and whose spouse, if any, has) characteristics that increase the probability that the member will remain in the health professional shortage area involved after the completion of the period of service in the Corps.
**(b) Counseling on service in Corps**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (3), offer appropriate counseling on service in the Corps to individuals during the period of membership in the Corps, particularly during the initial period of each assignment.
(2) **Career advisor regarding obligated service**
(A) In the case of individuals who have entered into contracts for obligated service under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program, counseling under paragraph (1) shall include appropriate counseling on matters particular to such obligated service. The Secretary shall ensure that career advisors for providing such counseling are available to such individuals throughout the period of participation in the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program.
(B) With respect to the Scholarship Program, counseling under paragraph (1) shall include counseling individuals during the period in which the individuals are pursuing an educational degree in the health profession in
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**(a) Application for release of obligations; conditions** The Secretary shall, to the extent permitted by, and consistent with, the requirements of applicable State law, release an individual from all or part of his service obligation under [section 254m(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254m/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or under section 234 11 See References in Text note below. of this title (as in effect on September 30, 1977) if the individual applies for such a release under this section and enters into a written agreement with the Secretary under which the individual agrees to engage for a period equal to the remaining period of his service obligation in the full-time private clinical practice (including service as a salaried employee in an entity directly providing health services) of his health profession—
(1) in the case of an individual who received a scholarship under the Scholarship Program or a loan repayment under the Loan Repayment Program and who is performing obligated service as a member of the Corps in a health professional shortage area on the date of his application for such a release, in the health professional shortage area in which such individual is serving on such date or in the case of an individual for whom a loan payment was made under the Loan Repayment Program and who is performing obligated service as a member of the Corps in a health professional shortage area on the date of the application of the individual for such a release, in the health professional shortage area selected by the Secretary; or
(2) in the case of any other individual, in a health professional shortage area (designated under [section 254e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim
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**(a) Persons entitled; conditions** The Secretary may, out of appropriations authorized under [section 254k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254k&num=0&edition=prelim), make one loan to a Corps member who has agreed in writing—
(1) to engage in the private full-time clinical practice of the profession of the member in a health professional shortage area (designated under [section 254e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254e&num=0&edition=prelim)) for a period of not less than 2 years which—
(A) in the case of a Corps member who is required to complete a period of obligated service under this subpart, begins not later than 1 year after the date on which such individual completes such period of obligated service; and
(B) in the case of an individual who is not required to complete a period of obligated service under this subpart, begins at such time as the Secretary considers appropriate;
(2) to conduct such practice in accordance with [section 254n(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254n/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) to such additional conditions as the Secretary may require to carry out this section.
Such a loan shall be used to assist such individual in meeting the costs of beginning the practice of such individual’s profession in accordance with such agreement, including the costs of acquiring equipment and renovating facilities for use in providing health services, and of hiring nurses and other personnel to assist in providing health services. Such loan may not be used for the purchase or construction of any building.
**(b) Amount of loan; maximum interest rate**
(1) The amoun
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 254k
to the expiration of the term for which the
member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
pointed for the remainder of such term. No
member shall be removed, except for cause.
(2) Members of the Council (other than mem-
bers who are officers or employees of the United
States), while attending meetings or conferences
thereof or otherwise serving on the business of
the Council, shall be entitled to receive for each
day (including traveltime) in which they are so
serving compensation at a rate fixed by the Sec-
retary (but not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade
GS–18 of the General Schedule); and while so
serving away from their homes or regular places
of business all members may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for
persons in the Government Service employed
intermittently.
(c) Termination
Section 1013 of title 5 shall not apply with re-
spect to the Council.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 337, as added Pub.
L. 94–484, title IV, § 407(b)(3), Oct. 12, 1976, 90
Stat. 2277; amended Pub. L. 96–32, § 7(g), July 10,
1979, 93 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2707,
Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 97–414, § 8(f),
Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2061; Pub. L. 103–183, title
VII, § 706(b), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2241; Pub. L.
111–148, title X, § 10501(n)(3), Mar. 23, 2010, 124
Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(229), Dec. 27,
2022, 136 Stat. 4331.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 254r of this title, referred to in subsec. (a),
was in the original a reference to section 338G of act
July 1, 1944, which was renumbered section 338I by Pub.
L. 100–177
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