PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1479 "(4) The term 'specialized training* means advanced training in a health professions specialty received in an accredited pro- gram that is b^ond the basic education required for appoint- ment as a commissioned officer with a designation as a health professional/'. (b) EXPANSION OF PROGRAM. —Section 2121 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)( by striking out "health professions schol- arship program" and inserting in lieu thereof "health profes- sions scholarship and financial assistance program"; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting "and specialized training" after "study"; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out "of the program" in the second sen- tence and inserting in lieu thereof "pursuing a course of study"; and (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence: Members pursuing specialized training shall serve on active duty in a pay grade commensurate with their educational level, as determined by appointment under sections 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this title, with full pay and allowances of that grade for a period of 14 days during each year of participation in the program.". (c) EudBiuTY.—Paragraph (1) of section 2122(a) of such title is amended by striking out "in a course of study" and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting in lieu thereof "in a course of study or selected to receive specialized training;". (d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. — (1) Section 2127 of such title is amend- ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) A person participating as a member of the program in special- Grants. ized training shall be paid an annual grant of $15,0()() in addition to the stipend under section 2121(d) of this title. The amount of the grant shall be increased annually by the Secretary of Defense, effective July 1 of each year, in the same manner as provided for stipends. ". (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: "§ 2127. Scholarships and financial assistance: payments*'. (3) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 105 of such title is amended to read as follows: "2127. Scholarships and financial assistance: paymmts.". (e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION. —Not later than March 1, 1990, 10 USC 2127 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed ^°^- Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the manner in which the new authority provided by this section is implemented. (f) REPORT ON SUCCESS OF FINANCIAL ASSKTANCE PROGRAM. — (1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report— (A) evaluating the success of the financial assistance program established by ^is section; and (B) describing the number of participants in the program receiving specialized training payments under subsection (e) of section 21^ of title 10, Unital States Code (as added by sub- section (d)) and the projected number of officers to be gained, by
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