loans, in accordance with this section, to increase the num-
ber of qualified nursing faculty. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—Each agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) shall require that the eligible indi-
vidual shall serve as a full-time member of the faculty of 
an accredited school of nursing for a total period, in the 
aggregate, of at least four years during the six-year period 
beginning on the later of— 
‘‘(1) the date on which the individual receives 
a master’s or doctorate nursing degree from an ac-
credited school of nursing; or 
‘‘(2) the date on which the individual enters 
into an agreement under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENT PROVISIONS.—Agreements entered 
into pursuant to subsection (a) shall be entered into on 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may deter-
mine, except that— 
‘‘(1) not more than ten months after the date 
on which the six-year period described under sub-
section (b) begins, but in no case before the indi-
vidual starts as a full-time member of the faculty of 
an accredited school of nursing, the Secretary shall 
begin making payments, for and on behalf of that 
individual, on the outstanding principal of, and in-
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terest on, any loan of that individual obtained to pay 
for such degree; 
‘‘(2) for an individual who has completed a 
master’s degree in nursing— 
‘‘(A) payments may not exceed $10,000 
per calendar year; and 
‘‘(B) total payments may not exceed 
$40,000; and 
‘‘(3) for an individual who has completed a doc-
torate degree in nursing— 
‘‘(A) payments may not exceed $20,000 
per calendar year; and 
‘‘(B) total payments may not exceed 
$80,000. 
‘‘(d) BREACH OF AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any agree-
ment made under subsection (a), the individual is 
liable to the Federal Government for the total 
amount paid by the Secretary under such agree-
ment, and for interest on such amount at the max-
imum legal prevailing rate, if the individual fails to 
meet the agreement terms required under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) WAIVER OR SUSPENSION OF LIABILITY.— 
In the case of an individual making an agreement 
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for purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide for the waiver or suspension of liability 
under such paragraph if compliance by the indi-
vidual with the agreement involved is impossible or 
would involve extreme hardship to the individual or 
if enforcement of the agreement with respect to the 
individual would be unconscionable. 
‘‘(3) DATE CERTAIN FOR RECOVERY.—Subject 
to paragraph (2), any amount that the Federal Gov-
ernment is entitled to recover under paragraph (1) 
shall be paid to the United States not later than the 
expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the date 
the United States becomes so entitled. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts recovered under 
paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary for 
making loan repayments under this section and shall 
remain available for such purpose until expended. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means 
an individual who— 
‘‘(1) is a United States citizen, national, or law-
ful permanent resident; 
‘‘(2) holds an unencumbered license as a reg-
istered nurse; and 
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‘‘(3) has either already completed a master’s or 
doctorate nursing program at an accredited school of 
nursing or is currently enrolled on a full-time or 
part-time basis in such a program. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to carry out this Act. Such sums shall re-
main available until expended.’’. 
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