PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2079 "(c) PAYMENT BY DUE DATE.—Notwithstanding the requirement of completion of practice specified in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, on or before the due date thereof, pay any loan or loan installment which may fall due within the period of service for which the borrower may receive payments under this subsection, upon the declaration of such borrower, at such times and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe (and supported by such other evidence as the Secretary may reasonably require), that the borrower is then serving as described by subsection (a)(3), and that the borrower will continue to so serve for the period required (in the absence of this subsection) to entitle the borrower to have made the payments provided by this subsection for such period; except that not more than 85 percent of the principal of any such loan shall be paid pursuant to this subsection.
- (d) BREACH OF AGREEMENT.— The Secretary may make pay-
ments under subsection (a) on behalf of an individual only if the agreement under such subsection provides that section 860(c) is applicable to the individual. "(e) PREFERENCES REGARDING PARTICIPANTS. — In entering into agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference— "(1) to qualified applicants with the greatest financial need; and "(2) to qualified applicants that, with respect to health facilities described in such subsection, agree to serve in such health facilities located in geographic areas with a shortage of and need for nurses, as determined by the Secretary. " (f) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section: "(1) The term "community health center" has the meaning given such term in section 33(Ka). "(2) The term "migrant health center" has the meaning given such term in section 329(a)(l). "(3) The term "rural health clinic" has the meaning given such term in section 1861(aaX2) of the Social Security Act. "(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— For the purpose of pa3nnents under agreements entered into under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.". (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— With respect to section 836(h) 42 USC 297b of the Public Health Service Act, as in effect prior to the date "°*®" of the enactment of this Act, any agreement entered into under such section that is in effect on the day before such date remains in effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement, notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 212. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NURSES EDUCATION; REVIEW COMMITTEE. Section 851 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking "Advisory" and all that follows through "consisting" and inserting the following: "National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (in this section referred to as the 'Council'), consisting"; and (2) in the heading for the section, by striking "NURSES EDUCATION;" and inserting "NURSE EDUCATION AND PRACTICE;".
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