116 STAT. 1652 PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: Deadline. "(2) The Secretary may terminate a contract with an individual under section 338B if, not later than 45 days before the end of the fiscal year in which the contract was entered into, the individual— "(A) submits a written request for such termination; and "(B) repays all amounts paid on behalf of the individual under section 338B(g)."; and (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); (4) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking "only if such discharge is granted after the expiration of the five-year period" and inserting "only if such discharge is granted after the expiration of the 7-year period"; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, there shall be no limitation on the period within which suit may be filed, a judgment may be enforced, or an action relating to an offset or garnishment, or other action, may be initiated or taken by the Secretary, the Attorney General, or the head of another Federal agency, as the case may be, for the repayment of the amount due from an individual under this section.". 42 USC 2540 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection note. (a)(4) shall apply to any obligation for which a discharge in bankruptcy has not been granted before the date that is 31 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 314. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 338H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 338H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $146,250,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006. "(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS.— Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall obligate not less than 10 percent for the purpose of providing contracts for— "(1) scholarships under this subpart to individuals who have not previously received such scholarships; or "(2) scholarships or loan repayments under the Loan Repay- ment Program under section 338B to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. "(c) SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENTS. — With respect to certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician assistant, the Secretary shall, from amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, obligate not less than a total of 10 percent for contracts for both scholarships under the Scholarship Program under section 338A and loan repayments under the Loan Repayment Program under section 338B to individuals who are entering the first year of a course of study or program described in section 338A(b)(l)(B) that leads to such a certification or individuals who are eligible for the loan repa5niient program as specified in section 338B(b) for a loan related to such certification.".
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