‘‘(5) EXTREME
HARDSHIP.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in any case of extreme 
hardship or for other good cause shown, the Sec-
retary may waive, in whole or in part, the right of 
the United States to recover funds made available 
under this section. 
‘‘(6) 
BANKRUPTCY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, with respect to a recipient of 
an Indian Health Scholarship, no obligation for pay-
ment may be released by a discharge in bankruptcy 
under title 11, United States Code, unless that dis-
charge is granted after the expiration of the 5-year 
period beginning on the initial date on which that 
payment is due, and only if the bankruptcy court 
finds that the nondischarge of the obligation would 
be unconscionable. 
‘‘SEC. 105. AMERICAN INDIANS INTO PSYCHOLOGY PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Service, shall make grants of not more than 
$300,000 to each of 9 colleges and universities for the pur-
pose of developing and maintaining Indian psychology ca-
reer recruitment programs as a means of encouraging In-
dians to enter the behavioral health field. These programs 
shall be located at various locations throughout the coun-
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try to maximize their availability to Indian students and 
new programs shall be established in different locations 
from time to time. 
‘‘(b) QUENTIN N. BURDICK PROGRAM GRANT.—The 
Secretary shall provide a grant authorized under sub-
section (a) to develop and maintain a program at the Uni-
versity of North Dakota to be known as the ‘Quentin N. 
Burdick American Indians Into Psychology Program’. 
Such program shall, to the maximum extent feasible, co-
ordinate with the Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Pro-
grams authorized under section 117(b), the Quentin N. 
Burdick American Indians Into Nursing Program author-
ized under section 115(e), and existing university research 
and communications networks. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue regu-
lations pursuant to this Act for the competitive awarding 
of grants provided under this section. 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS OF GRANT.—Applicants under this 
section shall agree to provide a program which, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(1) provides outreach and recruitment for 
health professions to Indian communities including 
elementary, secondary, and accredited and accessible 
community colleges that will be served by the pro-
gram; 
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‘‘(2) incorporates a program advisory board 
comprised of representatives from the tribes and 
communities that will be served by the program; 
‘‘(3) provides summer enrichment programs to 
expose Indian students to the various fields of psy-
chology through research, clinical, and experimental 
activities; 
‘‘(4) provides stipends to undergraduate and 
graduate students to pursue a career in psychology; 
‘‘(5) develops affiliation agreements with tribal 
colleges and universities, the Service, university af-
filiated programs, and other appropriate accredited 
and accessible entities to enhance the education of 
Indian students; 
‘‘(6) to the maximum extent feasible, uses exist-
ing university tutoring, counseling, and student sup-
port services; and 
‘‘(7) to the maximum extent feasible, employs 
qualified Indians in the program. 
‘‘(e) ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—The 
active duty service obligation prescribed under section 
338C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m) 
shall be met by each graduate who receives a stipend de-
scribed in subsection (d)(4) that is funded under this sec-
tion. Such obligation shall be met by service— 
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