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42 U.S.C. § 254Q

Section 254q · Authorization of appropriations

Current version, with additions and removals from the November 16, 1990 version.

Current — March 23, 2010
As of November 16, 1990
(a) Report

The Secretary shall report on March 1 of each year to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on—

(1) the number of providers of health care who will be needed for the Corps during the 5 fiscal years beginning after the date the report is filed; and

(2) the number—

(A) of scholarships the Secretary proposes to provide under the Scholarship Program during such 5 fiscal years;

(B) of individuals for whom the Secretary proposes to make loan repayments under the Loan Repayment Program during such 5 fiscal years; and

(C) of individuals who have no obligation under section 254m of this title and who the Secretary proposes to have as members of the Corps during such 5 fiscal years,

in order to provide such number of health care providers.

(b) Funding
(1) Authorization of appropriations
(a) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $63,900,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 2000.

(2) Reservation of amounts

For the purpose of carrying out this section,1 there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:

(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 254f of this title during the prior fiscal year, relative to the number of individuals residing in such areas during the previous fiscal year.

(A) Scholarships for new participants
(b) Scholarships for new participants
Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall obligate not less than 30 percent for the purpose of providing contracts for scholarships under this subpart to individuals who have not previously received such scholarships.
Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) of this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall obligate not less than 10 percent for the purpose of providing contracts for—

(B) Scholarships for first-year study in certain fields

(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 254l–1 of this title 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, of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, obligate not less than 10 percent for the purpose of providing contracts for scholarships under this subpart to individuals who are entering the first year of study in a course of study or program described in subsection 1 254l(b)(1)(B) of this title that leads to such a certification. Amounts obligated under this subparagraph shall be in addition to amounts obligated under subparagraph (A).
With respect to certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician assistant, the Secretary shall, from amounts appropriated under subsection (a) of this section for a fiscal year, obligate not less than a total of 10 percent for contracts for both scholarships under the Scholarship Program under section 254l of this title and loan repayments under the Loan Repayment Program under section 254l–1 of this title to individuals who are entering the first year of a course of study or program described in section 254l(b)(1)(B) of this title that leads to such a certification or individuals who are eligible for the loan repayment program as specified in section 254l–1(b) of this title for a loan related to such certification.
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