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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE · Part G— Awards and Training · § 288–2

§ 288–2. Extramural loan repayment program

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The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall, as appropriate and based on workforce and scientific priorities, carry out a program through the subcategories listed in subsection (b)(1) (or modified subcategories as provided for in subsection (b)(2)), of entering into contracts with qualified health professionals under which such health professionals agree to conduct research in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay, for each year of such research, not more than $50,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health professionals.
In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director of the National Institutes of Health— shall continue to focus on— contraception or infertility research; pediatric research, including pediatric pharmacological research; minority health disparities research; clinical research; and clinical research conducted by appropriately qualified health professional 1 who are from disadvantaged backgrounds; and may focus on an area of emerging scientific or workforce need. The Director of the National Institutes of Health may eliminate one or more subcategories provided for in paragraph
(1)due to changes in workforce or scientific needs related to biomedical research. The Director may establish other subcategory areas based on workforce and scientific priorities if the total number of subcategories does not exceed the number of subcategories listed in paragraph (1). The Director of the National Institutes of Health may not enter into a contract with a health professional pursuant to subsection
(a)unless such professional has a substantial amount of education loans relative to income (as determined pursuant to guidelines issued by the Director). The provisions of sections 254 l –1, 254m, and 254 o of this title shall, except as inconsistent with subsection
(a)of this section, apply to the program established in subsection
(a)to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in subpart III of part D of subchapter II. Amounts available for carrying out this section shall remain available until the expiration of the second fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year for which the amounts were made available. ( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title IV, § 487B, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title X, § 1002 , June 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 166 ; amended Pub. L. 105–392, title IV, § 410(b) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3589 ; Pub. L. 110–154, § 1(b)(8) , Dec. 21, 2007 , 121 Stat. 1827 ; Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title II, § 2022(b) , Dec. 13, 2016 , 130 Stat. 1053 .)
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  • Pub. L. 103-43
  • 107 Stat. 166
  • Pub. L. 105-392
  • 112 Stat. 3589
  • Pub. L. 110-154
  • 121 Stat. 1827
  • 130 Stat. 1053
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§ 288–2
Extramural loan repayment program
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103-43
Stat.107 Stat. 166
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105-392
Stat.112 Stat. 3589
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-154
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