Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/706

 104 STAT. 3022 PUBLIC LAW 101-597—NOV. 16, 1990 (D) by striking "The application form, contract form," and inserting the following: "(2) The application form, contract form,"; and (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) The Secretary shall distribute to health professions schools materials providing information on the Scholarship Program and shall encourage the schools to disseminate the materials to the students of the schools. "(B)(i) In the case of any health professional whose period of obligated service under the Scholarship Progreim is nearing completion, the Secretary shall encourage the individual to remain in a health manpower shortage area and to continue providing primary health services. "(ii) During the period in which a health professional is planning and making the transition to private practice from obligated service under the Scholarship Program, the Secretary may provide assistance to the professional regarding such transition if the professional is remaining in a health manpower shortage area and is continuing to provide primary health services. "(C) In the case of entities to which participants in the Scholarship Program are assigned under section 333, the Secretary shall encourage the entities to provide options with respect to assisting the participants in remaining in the health manpower shortage areas involved, and in continuing to provide primary health services, after the period of obligated service under the Scholarship Program is completed. The options with respect to which the Secretary provides such encouragement may include options regarding the sharing of a single employment position in the health professions by 2 or more health professionals, and options regarding the recruitment of couples where both of the individuals are health professionals.". (2) PuBuciTY.— Section 338A(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting before the period the following: ", including a statement of all factors considered in approving applications for participation in the Program and in making assignments for participants in the Program". Government (c) PRIORITY IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS. —Section 338A(d) of the contracts. Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254/(d)) is amended to read as follows: "(d)(1) Subject to section 333A, in providing contracts under the Scholarship Program— "(A) the Secretary shall consider the extent of the demonstrated interest of the applicants for the contracts in providing primary health services; and "(B) may consider such other factors regarding the applicants as the Secretary determines to be relevant to selecting qualified individuals to participate in such Program. "(2) In providing contracts under the Scholarship Program, the Secretary shall give priority— "(A) first, to any application for such a contract submitted by an individual who has previously received a scholarship under this section or under section 758; "(B) second, to any application for such a contract submitted by an individual who has characteristics that increase the probability that the individual will continue to serve in a health

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