Sec. 205. Inclusion of Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in National Health Service Corps Scholarship and loan repayment programs
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use the funds transferred under subsection
(e)to award scholarship and loan repayment contracts under sections 338A and 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l , 254l–1) to eligible individuals who agree to a period of obligated service under section 338A(f)(1) or 338B(f)(1) of such Act, as applicable, at a health facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. For purposes of selecting individuals eligible for the scholarships and loan repayment contracts under subsection (a), all health facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be deemed health professional shortage areas, as defined in section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e ). The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that a minimum of 5 scholarships or loan repayment contracts are awarded to individuals who agree to a period of obligated service at Veterans Affairs facilities in each State. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the terms of the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program shall apply to participants awarded a grant or loan repayment contract under subsection
(a)in the same manner that such terms apply to participants awarded a grant or loan repayment contract under section 338A or 338B of the Public Health Service Act. For purposes of awarding scholarships and loan repayments contracts to eligible individuals who agree to a period of obligated service at a health facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to this section, in sections 338A and 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l , 254l–1), the term primary health services shall include geriatrics. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter, from accounts of the Veterans Health Administration to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award scholarships and loan repayment contracts, as described in subsection (a). All funds so transferred shall be used exclusively for the purposes described in such subsection.
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Sec. 205
Inclusion of Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in National Health Service Corps Scholarship and loan repayment programs
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