107 STAT. 1796 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 (3) A member who is discharged or released from service under other than honorable conditions shall not be eligible to participate in the program. "(c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall select members to participate in the program established under subsection (a) on the basis of applications submitted to the Secretary not later than one year after the date of the discharge or release of the members from active duty or, in the case of^ an applicant becoming educationally qualified for teacher placement assistance in accordcmce with subsection (b)(2), not later than one year after the date on which the applicant becomes educationallv qualified. An application shall be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary may require. "(2) The Secretary may not select a member to participate in the program unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations for the placement program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under subsection (d) with respect to that member. "(3)(A) The Secretary shall provide under the program for identifying, during each fiscal year in the period referred to in subjection (b)(l)(A), noncommissioned officers who, on or before the end of such fiscal year, will have completed 10 or more years of continuous active duty, who have the potential to perform competently in employment positions with health care providers, but who do not satisfy the minimum educational qualification criterion under subsection (b)(l)(B) for placement assistance. "(B) The Secretary shall inform noncommissioned officers identified under subparagraph (A) of the opportunity to qualify in accordance with siibsection (b)(2) for placement assistance under the program. "(d) GRANTS TO FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT. —(1) The Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement with a health care provider to assist eligible members selected under subsection (c) to obtain suitable employment with the health care provider. Under such an agreement, a health care provider shall agree to employ a participant in the program on a full-time basis for at least five years. "(2) Under an agreement referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall agree to pay to the health care provider involved an amount based upon the basic salary paid by the health care provider to the participant. The rate of payment by the Secretary shall be as follows: "(A) For the first year of employment, 50 percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $25,000. "(B) For the second year of employment, 40 percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $10,000. "(C) For the third year of employment, 30 percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $7,500. "(D) For the fourth year of employment, 20 percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $5,000. "(E) For the fifth year of employment, 10 percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $2,500. "(3) Payments required under paragraph (2) may be made by the Secretary in such installments as the Secretary may determine.
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