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1See References in Text note below.

§ 1616d. Advanced training and research

(a) Establishment of program

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall establish a program to enable health professionals to pursue advanced training or research in areas of study for which the Secretary

determines a need exists. In selecting participants for a program established under this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall give priority to applicants who are employed by the Indian Health Service, Indian

tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations, at the time of the submission of the

applications.

(b) Obligated service

An individual who participates in a program

under subsection (a) of this section, where the

educational costs are borne by the Service, shall

incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health

program (as defined in section 1616a(a)(2) of this

title) for a period of obligated service equal to at

least the period of time during which the individual participates in such program. In the

event that the individual fails to complete such

obligated service, the individual shall be liable

to the United States for the period of service remaining. In such event, with respect to individuals entering the program after October 29, 1992,

the United States shall be entitled to recover

from such individual an amount to be determined in accordance with the formula specified

in subsection (l) of section 1616a of this title in

the manner provided for in such subsection.

(c) Eligibility

Health professionals from Indian tribes and

tribal and Indian organizations under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination Act [25

U.S.C. 450f et seq.] shall be given an equal opportunity to participate in the program under subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, §111, as added Pub. L.

100–713, title I, §108, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4795;

amended Pub. L. 102–573, title I, §108, Oct. 29,

1992, 106 Stat. 4538; Pub. L. 103–435, §16(a), Nov.

2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4573.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in

subsec. (c), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88

Stat. 2206, as amended, which is classified principally

to part A (§450f et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 14

of this title. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450

of this title and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–435, §16(a)(1), struck out

‘‘who have worked in an Indian health program (as defined in section 1616a(a)(2) of this title) for a substantial period of time’’ after ‘‘health professionals’’ and inserted at end ‘‘In selecting participants for a program

established under this subsection, the Secretary, acting

through the Service, shall give priority to applicants

who are employed by the Indian Health Service, Indian

tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations, at the time of the submission of the applications.’’

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–435, §16(a)(2), inserted ‘‘(as defined in section 1616a(a)(2) of this title)’’ after ‘‘Indian

health program’’.

1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–573, §108(1), amended

last sentence generally. Prior to amendment, last sentence read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary shall develop

standards for appropriate recoupment for such remaining service.’’

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–573, §108(2), struck out subsec.

(d) which directed Secretary to prescribe regulations to

carry out this section.

§ 1616e. Nursing program

(a) Grants

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall provide grants to—

(1) public or private schools of nursing,

(2) tribally controlled community colleges

and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section

2397h(2) of title 20), and

(3) nurse midwife programs, and nurse practitioner programs, that are provided by any

public or private institution,

for the purpose of increasing the number of

nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners

who deliver health care services to Indians.

(b) Purposes

Grants provided under subsection (a) of this

section may be used to—

(1) recruit individuals for programs which

train individuals to be nurses, nurse midwives,

or nurse practitioners,

(2) provide scholarships to individuals enrolled in such programs that may pay the tuition charged for such program and other expenses incurred in connection with such program, including books, fees, room and board,

and stipends for living expenses,

(3) provide a program that encourages

nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners to provide, or continue to provide, health

care services to Indians,

(4) provide a program that increases the

skills of, and provides continuing education

to, nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners, or

(5) provide any program that is designed to

achieve the purpose described in subsection (a)

of this section.

(c) Application

Each application for a grant under subsection

(a) of this section shall include such information

as the Secretary may require to establish the

connection between the program of the applicant and a health care facility that primarily

serves Indians.

(d) Preference

In providing grants under subsection (a) of

this section, the Secretary shall extend a preference to—

(1) programs that provide a preference to Indians,

(2) programs that train nurse midwives or

nurse practitioners,

(3) programs that are interdisciplinary, and

(4) programs that are conducted in cooperation with a center for gifted and talented Indian students established under section

2624(a) 1 of this title.

(e) Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into

Nursing Program

The Secretary shall provide one of the grants

authorized under subsection (a) of this section