Sec. 1001. Improvements to Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of Department of Veterans Affairs
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Subsection (b)(4) of section 3320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (A)(i)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , or a dual degree program that includes such an undergraduate college degree, after undergraduate college degree ; by striking subclause (IX); and by redesignating subclauses
(X)and
(XI)as subclauses
(IX)and (X), respectively; in subparagraph (B)— by inserting covered clinical training program for health care professionals or a before program of education ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: is an individual who has earned a graduate degree in a field referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) and is enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals. . Subsection
(c)of such section is amended to read as follows: If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year to provide additional benefits under this section to all eligible individuals, the Secretary may give priority to the following eligible individuals: Individuals who require the most credit hours described in subsection (b)(4). Individuals who are entitled to educational assistance under this chapter by reason of paragraph (1), (2), (8), or
(9)of section 3311(b) of this title. The Secretary shall give priority to individuals under paragraph
(1)in the following order: Individuals who are enrolled in a program of education leading to an undergraduate degree in a field referred to in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i). Individuals who are enrolled in a program of education leading to a teaching certificate. Individuals who are enrolled in a dual-degree program leading to both an undergraduate and graduate degree in a field referred to in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i). Individuals who have earned an undergraduate degree and are enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals. Individuals who have earned a graduate degree and are enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals. . Subsection
(d)of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any additional benefits under this section may not be counted toward the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits an individual's receipt of allowance or assistance. . Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In this section, the term covered clinical training program means any clinical training required by a health care professional to be licensed to practice in a State or locality. .