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38 U.S.C. § 7698 — Requirement for program
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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.)
Editorial Notes
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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Page 1285
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.)
Editorial Notes
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.
(Added Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 303(a), June 6,
2018, 132 Stat. 1466.)
SUBCHAPTER
IX—READJUSTMENT
COUN-
SELING
SERVICE
SCHOLARSHIP
PRO-
GRAM
§ 7698. Requirement for program
As part of the Educational Assistance Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall carry out a scholar-
ship program under this subchapter. The pro-
gram shall be known as the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service
Scholarship Program (in this subchapter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’).
(Added Pub. L. 116–171, title V, § 502(a), Oct. 17,
2020, 134 Stat. 815.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 116–171, title V, § 502(c), Oct. 17, 2020, 134 Stat.
818, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall begin awarding scholarships under subchapter IX
of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, as added
by subsection (a), for programs of study beginning not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act [Oct. 17, 2020].’’
§ 7699. Eligibility; agreement
(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual is eligible to
participate in the Program, as determined by
the Readjustment Counseling Service of the De-
partment, if the individual—
(1) is accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as
described in section 7602 of this title) in a pro-
gram of study at an accredited educational in-
stitution, 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 edu-
cation requirements for appointment to a po-
sition under section 7402(b) of this title; and
(2) enters into an agreement with the Sec-
retary under subsection (c).
(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting individuals to par-
ticipate 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)); and
(B) in a State with a per capita population
of veterans of more than five percent accord-
ing 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) include the fol-
lowing:
(1) An agreement by the Secretary to pro-
vide the participant with a scholarship under
the Program for a specified number of school
years during which the participant pursues a
program of study described in subsection (a)(1)
that meets the requirements set forth in sec-
tion 7602(a) of this title.
(2) An agreement by the participant to serve
as a full-time employee of the Department at
a Vet Center for a six-year period following
the completion by the participant of such pro-
gram of study (in this subchapter referred to
as the ‘‘period of obligated service’’).
(d) VET CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the
term ‘‘Vet Center’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 1712A(h) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 116–171, title V, § 502(a), Oct. 17,
2020, 134 Stat. 815.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to begin awarding
scholarships under this subchapter for programs of
study beginning no later than one year after Oct. 17,
2020, see section 502(c) of Pub. L. 116–171, set out as a
note under section 7698 of this title.
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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) “Health center” defined**
(1) **In general** — For purposes of this section, the term “health center” means an entity that serves a population that is medically underserved, or a special medically underserved population comprised of migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, the homeless, and residents of public housing, by providing, either through the staff and supporting resources of the center or through contracts or cooperative arrangements—
(A) required primary health services (as defined in subsection (b)(1)); and
(B) as may be appropriate for particular centers, additional health services (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) necessary for the adequate support of the primary health services required under subparagraph (A);
for all residents of the area served by the center (hereafter referred to in this section as the “catchment area”).
(2) **Limitation** — The requirement in paragraph (1) to provide services for all residents within a catchment area shall not apply in the case of a health center receiving a grant only under subsection (g), (h), or (i).
**(b) Definitions** For purposes of this section:
(1) **Required primary health services**
(A) *In general* — The term “required primary health services” means—
(i) basic health services which, for purposes of this section, shall consist of—
(I) health services related to family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, or gynecology that are furnished by physicians and where appropriate, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives;
(II) diagnostic laboratory and radiologic services;
(III) preventive health services, including—
(aa) prenatal and perinatal services;
(bb) appropriate cancer screening;
(cc) well-chil
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 254b
Health Service for the year in which such pro-
ceeds are received.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 327A, formerly
§ 328, as added Pub. L. 90–174, § 7, Dec. 5, 1967, 81
Stat. 539; renumbered § 327A, Pub. L. 95–626, title
I, § 113(a)(2), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3562; amended
Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, § 629(a)(1), Nov. 4, 1988,
102 Stat. 3146.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1988—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100–607 inserted ‘‘schools
of osteopathic medicine,’’ after ‘‘schools of medicine,’’
and ‘‘professions’’ after ‘‘health’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF
SHARING MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
Pub. L. 102–394, title II, § 204, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat.
1811, provided that: ‘‘Funds advanced to the National
Institutes of Health Management Fund from appropria-
tions in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Acts shall be available
for the expenses of sharing medical care facilities and
resources pursuant to section 327A of the Public Health
Service Act [42 U.S.C. 254a].’’
Similar provisions were contained in the following
prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 102–170, title II, § 204, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat.
1126.
Pub. L. 101–517, title II, § 204, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.
2208.
Pub. L. 101–166, title II, § 205, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.
1177.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(h) [title II, § 205], Dec. 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 1329–256, 1329–274.
Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(i) [H.R. 5233, title II, § 205], Oct. 18,
1986, 100 Stat. 1783–287, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(i) [H.R.
5233, title II, § 205], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–287.
Pub. L. 99–178, title II, § 205, Dec.
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