Sec. 338H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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## SEC. 338H AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS **[**254q**]** ###

(a)Authorization of Appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section43, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following: 43The reference to “this section” in section 338H(a) probably should be a reference to “this subpart”. ####

(1)For fiscal year 2010, $320,461,632. ####

(2)For fiscal year 2011, $414,095,394. ####

(3)For fiscal year 2012, $535,087,442. ####

(4)For fiscal year 2013, $691,431,432. ####

(5)For fiscal year 2014, $893,456,433. ####

(6)For fiscal year 2015, $1,154,510,336. ####

(7)For fiscal year 2016, and each subsequent fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the preceding fiscal year adjusted by the product of— #####

(A)one plus the average percentage increase in the costs of health professions education during the prior fiscal year; and #####

(B)one plus the average percentage change in the number of individuals residing in health professions shortage areas designated under section 333 during the prior fiscal year, relative to the number of individuals residing in such areas during the previous fiscal year. ###

(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 Repayment 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)(1)(B) that leads to such a certification or individuals who are eligible for the loan repayment program as specified in section 338B(b) for a loan related to such certification.