Sec. 618. HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PROGRAM TO OBTAIN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS
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## SEC. 618 HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PROGRAM TO OBTAIN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS ###
(a)Availability of Stipend for Registered Nurses in Critical Specialties Subsection
(d)of section 16201 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) > > is eligible for appointment as a Reserve officer for service in a reserve component in a Nurse Corps or as a nurse; and” > ; and ####
(2)in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) > > the participant shall not be eligible to receive such stipend before being appointed as a Reserve officer for service in the Ready Reserve in a Nurse Corps or as a nurse;” > . ###
(b)Service Required in Selected Reserve Such section is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “the Ready Reserve” and inserting “the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)(2), by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(D) > > the participant shall agree to serve, upon successful completion of the program, one year in the Selected Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, for which the stipend is provided.” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (d)(2), by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(D) > > the participant shall agree to serve, upon successful completion of the program, one year in the Selected Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, for which the stipend is provided.” > ; and ####
(4)in subsection (e)(2)(D), by striking “the Ready Reserve” and inserting “the Selected Reserve”. ###
(c)Amount of Stipend Subsection
(g)of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(g) Amount of Stipend > > The amount of a stipend under an agreement under subsection (b), (c), (d), or
(f)shall be the stipend rate in effect for participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program under section 2121(d) of this title.” > . ## Subtitle C Travel and Transportation Allowances