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 102 STAT. 518

PUBLIC LAW 100-322—MAY 20, 1988 "SUBCPIAPTER I—GENERAL

38 USC 4301.

"§ 4301. Establishment of program; purpose "(a) There is hereby established a program to be known as the Veterans' Administration Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the 'Educational Assistance Program'). The program consists of— "(1) the scholarship program provided for in subchapter II of this chapter, and "(2) the tuition reimbursement program provided for in subchapter III of this chapter. "(b) 'The purpose of the Educational Assistance Program is to assist in providing an adequate supply of trained health-care personnel for the Veterans' Administration and the Nation.

38 USC 4302.

"§ 4302. Eligibility "(a)(1) To be eligible to participate in the Educational Assistance Program, an individual must be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled as a student at a qualifying educational institution in a course of education or training that is approved by the Administrator and that leads toward completion of a degree in a field of education or training for which a scholarship may be awarded under subchapter II of this chapter or for which tuition reimbursement may be provided under subchapter III of this chapter. "(2) A qualifying educational institution for purposes of this section is an educational institution that is in a State and that (as determined by the Administrator) is an accredited institution. "(b) An individual is not eligible to apply to participate in the Educational Assistance Program if the individual is obligated under any other Federal program to perform service after completion of the course of education or training of such individual referred to in subsection (a) of this section.

38 USC 4303. contracts.

"§ 4303. Application and acceptance "(a) To apply to participate in the Educational Assistance Program, an individual shall submit to the Administrator an application for such participation together with an f ^ e e m e n t described in section 4304 of this title under which the participant agrees to serve a period of obligated service in the Department of Medicine and Surgery as provided in the agreement in return for payment of educational assistance as provided in the agreement. "(b)(l) An individual becomes a participant in the Educational Assistance Program upon the Administrator's approval of the individual's application and the Administrator's acceptance of the agreement. "(2) Upon the Administrator's approval of an individual's participation in the program, the Administrator shall promptly notify the mdividual of that approval. Such notice shall be in writing. "(c)(1) In distributing application forms and agreement forms to individuals desiring to participate in the Educational Assistance Program, the Administrator shall include with such forms the following: "(A) A fair summary of the rights and liabilities of an individual whose application is approved (and whose agreement is accepted) by the Administrator, including a clear explanation of

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