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subparagraph (B),’’ and ‘‘described in subparagraph

(A)’’ for ‘‘prescribed under section 254m of title 42’’.

Pub. L. 104–313, §2(b)(1)(B), redesignated subpar. (C) as

(D).

Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 104–313, §2(b)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘the period of obligated service described in

paragraph (3)(A) shall be equal to the greater of—’’ for

‘‘the period of obligated service specified in section

254l(f)(1)(B)(iv) of title 42 shall be equal to the greater

of—’’ in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(4)(C). Pub. L. 104–313, §2(b)(2)(B), made

technical amendment to reference in original act which

appears in text as reference to section 254l(g)(1)(B) of

title 42.

Subsec. (b)(5)(C) to (F). Pub. L. 104–313, §2(b)(3), added

subpars. (C) to (F).

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(1)(C), substituted ‘‘accredited schools and pursuing courses of

study in the health professions’’ for ‘‘accredited schools

of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, psychology, dentistry, environmental health and engineering, nursing,

optometry, public health, allied health professions, and

social work’’.

Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(1)(A), (B), substituted ‘‘Indians, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations’’ for ‘‘Indian communities’’ and

‘‘full or part time’’ for ‘‘full time’’.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘full or part time’’ for ‘‘full time’’ and ‘‘course

of study’’ for ‘‘health profession school’’.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(2)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated

former subpars. (A) to (D) as cls. (i) to (iv), respectively, and added subpars. (B) and (C).

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(2)(C), added par.

(4).

Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 102–573, §103, added par. (5).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(3), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read

as follows: ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term ‘Indian’ has the same meaning given that term by subsection (c) of section 1603 of this title, including all individuals described in clauses (1) through (4) of that

subsection.’’

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(c)(4), struck out subsec. (d) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years

1989 to 1992.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT

Section 102(d) of Pub. L. 102–573 provided that: ‘‘The

amendments made by subsection (c)(1)(C) and subsection (c)(2)(B) [amending this section] shall apply

with respect to scholarships granted under section 104

of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act [this section] after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct.

29, 1992].’’

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1614, 1616a,

1616a–1, 1616m of this title.

§ 1614. Indian health service extern programs

(a) Employment of scholarship grantees during

nonacademic periods

Any individual who receives a scholarship

grant pursuant to section 1613a of this title shall

be entitled to employment in the Service during

any nonacademic period of the year. Periods of

employment pursuant to this subsection shall

not be counted in determining the fulfillment of

the service obligation incurred as a condition of

the scholarship grant.

(b) Employment of medical and other students

during nonacademic periods

Any individual enrolled in a course of study in

the health professions may be employed by the

Service during any nonacademic period of the

year. Any such employment shall not exceed one

hundred and twenty days during any calendar

year.

(c) Employment without regard to competitive

personnel system or agency personnel limitation; compensation

Any employment pursuant to this section

shall be made without regard to any competitive

personnel system or agency personnel limitation

and to a position which will enable the individual so employed to receive practical experience

in the health profession in which he or she is engaged in study. Any individual so employed

shall receive payment for his or her services

comparable to the salary he or she would receive

if he or she were employed in the competitive

system. Any individual so employed shall not be

counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Service or the Department of Health and

Human Services.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, §105, Sept. 30, 1976, 90

Stat. 1404; Pub. L. 95–83, title III, §307(n)(2), Aug.

1, 1977, 91 Stat. 393; Pub. L. 96–537, §3(c), Dec. 17,

1980, 94 Stat. 3174; Pub. L. 100–713, title I, §103,

Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4786; Pub. L. 102–573, title

I, §§102(e), 117(b)(2), title IX, §902(2)(B), Oct. 29,

1992, 106 Stat. 4532, 4544, 4591.)

AMENDMENTS

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(e)(1), substituted ‘‘section 1613a of this title’’ for ‘‘section 254r of

title 42’’.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–573, §102(e)(2), substituted

‘‘course of study in the health professions’’ for ‘‘school

of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, public health,

nursing, or allied health professions’’.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, §902(2)(B), substituted

‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’ for ‘‘Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’’.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–573, §117(b)(2), struck out subsec. (d) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years

1989 to 1992.

1988—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–713 amended subsec. (d)

generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the

purpose of this section: $600,000 for fiscal year 1978,

$800,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year

1980. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

out this section $990,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $1,140,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $1,310,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $1,510,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1984.’’

1980—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–537 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of specific amounts

for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1981, Sept. 30, 1982, Sept.

30, 1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, for provisions authorizing

appropriation of such amounts as may be specifically

authorized by an act enacted after Sept. 30, 1976.

1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–83 substituted reference

to ‘‘section 294y–1 of title 42’’ for reference to ‘‘section

104’’ meaning section 104 of Pub. L. 94–437, which added

section 234(i)(2) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

§ 1615. Continuing education allowances

(a) Discretionary authority; scope of activities

In order to encourage physicians, dentists,

nurses, and other health professionals to join or

continue in the Service and to provide their

services in the rural and remote areas where a