Sec. 111. ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH
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## Sec. 111 ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH **[**[25 U.S.C. 1616d](/us/usc/t25/s1616d)**]** ###
(a)The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program to enable health professionals to pursue advanced training or research in areas of study for which the Secretary determines a need exists. In selecting participants for a program established under this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall give priority to applicants who are employed by the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations, at the time of the submission of the applications. ###
(b)An individual who participates in a program under subsection (a), where the educational costs are borne by the Service, shall incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health program (as defined in section 108(a)(2)) for a period of obligated service equal to at least the period of time during which the individual participates in such program. In the event that the individual fails to complete such obligated service, the individual shall be liable to the United States for the period of service remaining. In such event, with respect to individuals entering the program after the date of the enactment of the Indian Health Amendments of 1992, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount to be determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection
(l)of section 108 in the manner provided for in such subsection. ###
(c)Health professionals from Indian tribes and tribal and Indian organizations under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination Act shall be given an equal opportunity to participate in the program under subsection (a).
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