102 STAT. 4792
Taxes.
Employment and unemployment.
Discrimination, prohibition.
Contracts.
PUBLIC LAW 100-713—NOV. 23, 1988
"(B) Any arrangement made by the Secretary for the iwalring of loan repayments in accordance with this subsection shall provide that any repayments for a year of obligated service shall be made no later than the end of the fiscal year in which the individual completes such year of service. "(3) In addition to payments made under paragraph (2), in any case in which payments on behalf of an individual under the Loan Repayment Program result in an increase in Federal, State, or local income tax liability for such individual, the Secretary may, on the request of such individual, make payments to such individual in a reasonable amount, as determined by the Secretary, to reimburse such individual for all or part of the increased tax liability of the individual. "(4) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the holder of any loan for which payments are made under the Loan Repayment Program to establish a schedule for the making of such payments.
- Qi) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals who
have entered into written contracts with the Secretary under this section, while undergoing academic training, shall not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Department of Health and Human Services. "(i) The Secretary shall conduct recruiting programs for the Loan Repayment Program and other Service manpower programs at educational institutions training health professionals or specialists identified in subsection (a). "0) Section 214 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 215) shall not apply to individuals during their period of obligated service under the Losm Repayment Program. "(k) The Secretary shall ensure that the staffing needs of Indian health programs administered by any Indian tribe or tribal or Indian organization receive consideration on an equal basis with programs that are administered directly by the Service. "GXD An individual who has entered into a written contract with the Secretary under this section and who— "(A) is enrolled in the final year of a course of study and who— "(i) fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing in the educational institution in which he is enrolled (such level determined by the educational institution under r^ulations of the Secretary); 'Xii) voluntarily terminates such enrollment; or "(iii) is dismissed froia such educational institution before completion of such course of study; or "(B) is enrolled in a graduate training pn^ram, fails to complete such training program, and does not receive a waiver from the Secretary under subsection (b)(l)(B)(ii), shall be liable, in lieu of any service obligation arising under such contract, to the United States for the amount which has been paid on such individual's behalf under the contract. "(2) If, for any reason not specified in paragraph (1), an individual breaches his written contract under this section by failing either to b ^ ^, or complete, such individual's period of obligated service in accordance with subsection (f), the United States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount to be determined in accordance with the following formula: A=3Z(t-s/t)
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