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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 4786

25 USC 1613.

PUBLIC LAW 100-713—NOV. 23, 1988

"(e) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this sectioned) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, "(2) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 1990, "(3) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1991, and "(4) $5,100,000 for fiscal year 1992.". (b) Subsection (c) of section 103 is amended by striking out "expenses" and inserting in lieu thereof "expenses of a grantee while attending school full time". INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE EXTERN PROGRAMS

SEC. 103. Subsection (d) of section 105 (25 U.S.C. 1614) is amended to read as follows: "(d) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section— "(1) $300,000 for fiscal year 1989, "(2) $350,000 for fiscal year 1990, "(3) $400,000 for fiscal year 1991, and "(4) $450,000 for fiscal year 1992.". INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

25 USC 1613a.

SBC. 104- (a) Section 104 is amended to read as follows: "INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIPS

"SBC. 104. (a) In order to provide health professionals to Indian communities, the Secretary, acting through the Service and in accordance with this section, shall make scholarship grants to Indians who are enrolled full time in appropriately accredited schools of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, psychol<^y, dentistry, environmental health and engineering, nursing, optometry, public health, allied health professions, and social work. Such scholarships shall be designated Indian Health Scholarships and shall be made in accordance with section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541), except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. "(b)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall determine who shall receive scholarships under subsection (a) and shall determine the distribution of such scholarships among such health professions on the basis of the relative needs of Indians for additional service in such health professions. "(2) An individual shall be eligible for a scholarship under subsection (a) in any year in which such individual is enrolled full time in a health profession school referred to in subsection (a). "(3) The active duty service obligation prescribed under section 338C of the Public Health Service Act (42 US.C. 254m) shall be met by a recipient of an Indian Health Scholarship by service— "(A) in the Indian Health Service; "(B) in a program conducted under a contract entered into under the Indian Self-Determination Act; "(C) in a program assisted under title V of this Act; or "(D) in the private prsurtice of the applicable profession if, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Secretary, such practice is situated in a physician or other health professional shortage area and addresses the health care needs of a substantial number of Indians.