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‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE
GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall carry out a program to make competitive 
grants to qualified entities that carry out programs 
or activities described in paragraph (2) for the pur-
pose of developing, implementing, and sustaining 
veterinary services. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligi-
ble to receive a grant described in paragraph (1), a 
qualified entity shall carry out programs or activities 
that the Secretary determines will— 
‘‘(A) 
substantially 
relieve 
veterinarian 
shortage situations; 
‘‘(B) support or facilitate private veteri-
nary practices engaged in public health activi-
ties; or 
‘‘(C) support or facilitate the practices of 
veterinarians who are participating in or have 
successfully completed a service requirement 
under section 1415A(a)(2). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PROCESSES AND PREFERENCES.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND
INPUT 
PROCESSES.—In administering the grant program 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) use an appropriate application and 
evaluation process, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) seek the input of interested persons. 
‘‘(2) GRANT
PREFERENCES.—In selecting re-
cipients of grants to be used for any of the purposes 
described in paragraphs (2) through (6) of sub-
section (d), the Secretary shall give a preference to 
qualified entities that provide documentation of co-
ordination with other qualified entities, with respect 
to any such purpose. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PREFERENCES.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary may develop 
additional preferences by taking into account the 
amount of funds available for grants and the pur-
poses for which the grant funds will be used. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 
Sections 1413B, 1462(a), 1469(a)(3), 1469(c), and 
1470 apply to the administration of the grant pro-
gram under this section. 
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN 
SHORTAGE
SITUATIONS
AND
SUPPORT
VETERINARY 
SERVICES.—A qualified entity may use funds provided by 
grants under this section to relieve veterinarian shortage 
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situations and support veterinary services for the following 
purposes: 
‘‘(1) To assist veterinarians with establishing or 
expanding practices for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) equipping veterinary offices; 
‘‘(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead 
costs of the practices, as determined by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(C) establishing mobile veterinary facili-
ties in which a portion of the facilities will ad-
dress education or extension needs. 
‘‘(2) To promote recruitment (including for pro-
grams in secondary schools), placement, and reten-
tion of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, stu-
dents of veterinary medicine, and students of veteri-
nary technology. 
‘‘(3) To allow veterinary students, veterinary in-
terns, externs, fellows, and residents, and veterinary 
technician students to cover expenses (other than 
the types of expenses described in 1415A(c)(5)) to 
attend training programs in food safety or food ani-
mal medicine. 
‘‘(4) To establish or expand accredited veteri-
nary education programs (including faculty recruit-
ment and retention), veterinary residency and fellow-
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ship 
programs, 
or 
veterinary 
internship 
and 
externship programs carried out in coordination with 
accredited colleges of veterinary medicine. 
‘‘(5) To assess veterinarian shortage situations 
and the preparation of applications submitted to the 
Secretary for designation as a veterinarian shortage 
situation under section 1415A(b). 
‘‘(6) To provide continuing education and ex-
tension, including veterinary telemedicine and other 
distance-based education, for veterinarians, veteri-
nary technicians, and other health professionals 
needed to strengthen veterinary programs and en-
hance food safety. 
‘‘(e) 
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Grants 
provided 
under this section for the purpose specified in 
subsection (d)(1) shall be subject to an agree-
ment between the Secretary and the grant re-
cipient that includes a required term of service 
for the recipient, as established by the Sec-
retary. 
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‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 
term of service under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider only— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the grant awarded; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the specific purpose of the grant. 
‘‘(2) BREACH REMEDIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 
paragraph (1) shall provide remedies for any 
breach of the agreement by the grant recipient, 
including repayment or partial repayment of the 
grant funds, with interest. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may grant 
a waiver of the repayment obligation for breach 
of contract if the Secretary determines that the 
grant recipient demonstrates extreme hardship 
or extreme need. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECOV-
ERED.—Funds recovered under this paragraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be credited to the account avail-
able to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(f) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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