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106 STAT. 4542 PUBLIC LAW 102-573—OCT. 29, 1992 cian, certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant. "(e)(1) An individual who has entered into a written contract with the Secretary and an Indian tribe or tribal organization under subsection (d) and who— "(A) 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 regulations of the Secretary), "(B) is dismissed from such educational institution for disciplinary reasons, "(C) voluntarily terminates the training in such an educational institution for which he is provided a scholarship under such contract before the completion of such training, or "(D) fails to accept payment, or instructs the educational institution in which he is enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship under such contract, in lieu of any service obligation arising under such contract, shall be liable to the United States for the Federal share of the amount which has been paid to him, or on his behalf, under the contract. "(2) If for any reason not specified in paragraph (1), an individual breaches his written contract by failing either to begin such individual's service obligation required under such contract or to complete such service obligation, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (1) of section 108 in the manner provided for in such subsection. "(3) The Secretary may carry out this subsection on the basis of information submitted by the tribes or tribal organizations involved, or on the basis of information collected through such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. "(f) The recipient of a scholarship under subsection (b) shall agree, in providing health care pursuant to the requirements of subsection (d)(1)— "(1) not to discriminate against an individual seeking such care on the basis of the ability of the individual to pay for such care or on the basis that payment for such care will be made pursuant to the program established in title XVIII of the Social Security Act or pursuant to the program established in title XIX of such Act; and "(2) to accept assignment under section 1842(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act for all services for which payment may be made under part B of title XVTII of such Act, and to enter into an appropriate agreement with the State agency that administers the State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of such Act to provide service to individuals entitled to medical assistance under the plan. "(g) The Secretary may not make any pa3anents under subsection (a) to £m Indian tribe or tribal organization for any fiscal year subsequent to the first fiscal year of such payments unless the Secretary determines that, for the immediately preceding fiscal year, the Indian tribe or tribal organization has complied with requirements of this section.". SEC. 113. TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. Title I of the Act (as amended by section 112 of this/Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: