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‘‘(3) SCIENTISTS.—Scientists or other medical, 
dental, or nursing personnel utilized by the Track 
under an agreement described in paragraph (1) may 
be appointed to any position within the Track and 
may be permitted to perform such duties within the 
Track as the Surgeon General may approve. 
‘‘(4) VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—A person who pro-
vides voluntary services under the authority of sub-
paragraph (E) of paragraph (1) shall be considered 
to be an employee of the Federal Government for the 
purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to com-
pensation for work-related injuries, and to be an em-
ployee of the Federal Government for the purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. Such 
a person who is not otherwise employed by the Fed-
eral Government shall not be considered to be a Fed-
eral employee for any other purpose by reason of the 
provision of such services. 
‘‘SEC. 273. STUDENTS; SELECTION; OBLIGATION. 
‘‘(a) STUDENT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Medical, dental, physician 
assistant, pharmacy, behavioral and mental health, 
public health, and nursing students at the Track shall 
be selected under procedures prescribed by the Sur-
geon General. In so prescribing, the Surgeon General 
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shall consider the recommendations of the National 
Health Care Workforce Commission. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In developing admissions pro-
cedures under paragraph (1), the Surgeon General 
shall ensure that such procedures give priority to ap-
plicant medical, dental, physician assistant, phar-
macy, behavioral and mental health, public health, 
and nursing students from rural communities and 
underrepresented minorities. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACT AND SERVICE OBLIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) CONTRACT.—Upon being admitted to the 
Track, a medical, dental, physician assistant, phar-
macy, behavioral and mental health, public health, or 
nursing student shall enter into a written contract 
with the Surgeon General that shall contain— 
‘‘(A) an agreement under which— 
‘‘(i) subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Surgeon General agrees to provide the stu-
dent with tuition (or tuition remission) and 
a student stipend (described in paragraph 
(2)) in each school year for a period of 
years (not to exceed 4 school years) deter-
mined by the student, during which period 
the student is enrolled in the Track at an 
affiliated or other participating health pro-
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fessions institution pursuant to an agree-
ment between the Track and such institu-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the 
student agrees— 
‘‘(I) to accept the provision of 
such tuition and student stipend to the 
student; 
‘‘(II) to maintain enrollment at 
the Track until the student completes 
the course of study involved; 
‘‘(III) while enrolled in such 
course of study, to maintain an accept-
able level of academic standing (as de-
termined by the Surgeon General); 
‘‘(IV) if pursuing a degree from a 
school of medicine or osteopathic medi-
cine, dental, public health, or nursing 
school or a physician assistant, phar-
macy, or behavioral and mental health 
professional program, to complete a 
residency or internship in a specialty 
that the Surgeon General determines is 
appropriate; and 
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‘‘(V) to serve for a period of time 
(referred to in this part as the ‘period 
of obligated service’) within the Com-
missioned Corps of the Public Health 
Service equal to 2 years for each school 
year during which such individual was 
enrolled at the College, reduced as pro-
vided for in paragraph (3); 
‘‘(B) a provision that any financial obliga-
tion of the United States arising out of a con-
tract entered into under this part and any obli-
gation of the student which is conditioned there-
on, is contingent upon funds being appropriated 
to carry out this part; 
‘‘(C) a statement of the damages to which 
the United States is entitled for the student’s 
breach of the contract; and 
‘‘(D) such other statements of the rights and 
liabilities of the Secretary and of the individual, 
not inconsistent with the provisions of this part. 
‘‘(2) TUITION AND STUDENT STIPEND.— 
‘‘(A) TUITION REMISSION RATES.—The Sur-
geon General, based on the recommendations of 
the National Health Care Workforce Commis-
sion, shall establish Federal tuition remission 
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rates to be used by the Track to provide reim-
bursement to affiliated and other participating 
health professions institutions for the cost of edu-
cational services provided by such institutions to 
Track students. The agreement entered into by 
such participating institutions under paragraph 
(1)(A)(i) shall contain an agreement to accept as 
payment in full the established remission rate 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) 
STIPEND.—The 
Surgeon 
General, 
based on the recommendations of the National 
Health Care Workforce Commission, shall estab-
lish and update Federal stipend rates for pay-
ment to students under this part. 
‘‘(3) REDUCTIONS IN THE PERIOD OF OBLIGATED 
SERVICE.—The period of obligated service under 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(V) shall be reduced— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a student who elects to 
participate in a high-needs speciality residency 
(as determined by the National Health Care 
Workforce Commission), by 3 months for each 
year of such participation (not to exceed a total 
of 12 months); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a student who, upon 
completion of their residency, elects to practice 
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