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 PUBLIC LAW 101-597 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3025 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 Loan Repayment 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 Loan Repayment 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.". (d) PRIORITY IN MAKING AWARDS.— Section 338B(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541-l(d)) is amended to read as follows: "(d)(1) Subject to section 333A, in providing contracts under the Loan Repayment 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 Loan Repayment Program, the Secretary shall give priority— "(A) to any application for such a contract submitted by an individual whose training is in a health profession or specialty determined by the Secretary to be needed by the Corps; "(B) to any application for such a contract submitted by an individual who has (and whose spouse, if any, has) characteristics that increase the probability that the individual will continue to serve in a health manpower shortage area after the period of obligated service pursuant to subsection (f) is completed; and ' "(C) subject to subparagraph (B), to any application for such a contract submitted by an individual who is from a disadvantaged background.". (e) CONTENTS OF CONTRACT. — Section 338B(f)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541-l(fK2)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", including extensions resulting in an aggregate period of obligated service in excess of 4 years". (f) PAYMENTS.— (1) CLARIFICATION REGARDING UNDERGRADUATE LOANS. —Section 338B(g)(l) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541-l(g)(l)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking "loans received by the individual for—' and inserting the following: "loans received by the individual regarding the undergraduate or graduate education of the individual (or both), which loans were made for—". (2) ANNUAL AMOUNT OF REPAYMENTS. —Section 338B(g)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541-l(g)(2)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A)—

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