Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/560

 102 STAT. 522

PUBLIC LAW 100-322—MAY 20, 1988

38 USC 4314.

"§ 4314. Part-time Students "In the case of a participant who is a part-time student— "(1) the maximum amount of the stipend payable to the participant shall be reduced in accordance with the proportion that the number of credit hours carried by such participant bears to the number of credit hours required to be carried by a full-time student in the course of education or training being pursued by the participant; "(2) a stipend may not be paid for any month during which the participant is not actually attending the course of training in which the participant is enrolled; and "(3) the Administrator may extend the period for which a scholarship may be awarded to the participant to a maximum of six school years if the Administrator determines that the extension would be in the best interest of the United States.

38 USC 4315.

"§ 4315. Status of participants "Participants in the Scholarship Program shall not by reason of their participation in such program (1) be considered to be employees of the Federal Government, or (2) be counted against any personnel ceiling affecting the Department of Medicine and Surgery.

38 USC 4316.

"§ 4316. Obligated service "(a) Each participant in the Scholarship Program shall provide service as a full-time employee of the Veterans' Administration for the period of obligated service provided in the agreement of the participant entered into under section 4303 of this title. Such service shall be provided in the full-time clinical practice of such participant's profession or in another health-care position in an assignment or location determined by the Administrator. "GJXD Not later than 60 days before the participant's service commencement date, the Administrator shall notify the participant of that service commencement date. That date is the date for the beginning of the participant's period of obligated service. "(2) As soon as possible after the participant's service commencement date, the Administrator shall— "(A) in the case of a participant who is not a full-time employee in the Department of Medicine and Surgery, appoint such participant as such an employee; and "(B) in the case of a participant who is an employee in the Department of Medicine and Surgery but is not serving in a position for which such participant's course of education or training prepared such participant, assign such participant to such a position. "(3)(A)(i) In the case of a participant receiving a degree from a school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, or podiatry, the participant's service commencement date is the date upon which the participant becomes licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, or podiatry, as the case may be, in a State. However, the Administrator may, at the request of such participant, defer such date until the end of the period of time required for the participant to complete an internship or residency or other advanced clinical training. If the participant requests such a deferral, the Administrator shall notify the participant that such deferral

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