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PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

added by subsection (a), may not obligate the United States to make a payment for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 712. ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (a) CRITICALLY NEEDED WARTIME SKILLS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

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PERMITTED.—Section 2122 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— , (1) by inserting "(a)" before "To be eligible"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) The Secretary of Defense may require, as part of the agreement under subsection (a)(2), that a person must agree to accept, if offered, residency training in a health profession skill which has been designated by the Secretary as a critically needed wartime skill.". (b) 2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS TARGETED FOR CRITICALLY NEEDED WARTIME SKILLS.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2124 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "except that" and all that follows through the end of the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "except that— "(1) the total number of persons so designated in all of the programs authorized by this subchapter shall not, at any time, exceed 6,000; and «(2) of the total number of persons so designated, at legist 2,500 shall be persons— "(A) who are in the final two years of their course of study; and "(B) who have agreed to accept, if offered, residency training in a health profession skill which has been designated by the Secretary as a critically needed wartime (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1989. SEC. 713. EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE (a) COVERAGE OF CERTAIN LOANS TO NURSES.—Subsection (a)(3)

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section 2172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "or under part B of title VIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 297 et seq.)^ after "seq.)^'. e-ji

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(b) EXTENSION OF DATE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (d)

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of such section is amended by striking out "October 1, 1988" and inserting in lieu theieof "October 1, 1990". SEC. 714. CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR OFFICERS APPOINTED WITH HEALTH PROFESSIONS EXPERIENCE

(a) REGULAR COMPONENTS.—Section 5330)X1XB) of title 10, United States Code, is simended— (1) by inserting "(i)" after "(B)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(ii) Credit for experience in a health profession (other than lars t)8li PI medicine or dentistry), if such experience will be directly used .'3? n by the armed force concerned.". gcMvOK ' ' (b) ARMY RESERVE.—Section 3353(b)(l)(B) of such title is >

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