Current as of: February 2010 (a) In general
(1) Authority for program
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall carry out a
program of entering into contracts with appropriately qualified
health professionals under which such health professionals agree
to conduct research, as employees of the Food and Drug
Administration, in consideration of the Federal Government
agreeing to repay, for each year of such service, not more than
$20,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of
such health professionals.
(2) Limitation
The Secretary may not enter into an agreement with a health
professional pursuant to paragraph (1) unless such professional -
(A) has a substantial amount of educational loans relative to
income; and
(B) agrees to serve as an employee of the Food and Drug
Administration for purposes of paragraph (1) for a period of
not less than 3 years.
(b) Applicability of certain provisions
With respect to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment
Program established in subpart III of part D of title III of the
Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.], the provisions
of such subpart shall, except as inconsistent with subsection (a)
of this section, apply to the program established in such
subsection in the same manner and to the same extent as such
provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment Program.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.Legislative History ________________________________________________________________________
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