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 106 STAT. 4536 PUBLIC LAW 102-573—OCT. 29, 1992 inserting in lieu thereof the following: "a health profession"; and (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting "sind" at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4), and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) submit to the Secretary an application for a contract described in subsection if).". (b) PRIORITY.—Section 108(d) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out "The" and inserting "Consistent with paragraph (3), the"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), of the total amounts appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 for loan repayment contracts under this section, the Secretary shall provide that— "(i) not less than 25 percent be provided to applic£mts who are nurses, nurse practitioners, or nurse midwives; and "(ii) not less than 10 percent be provided to applicants who are mental health professionals (other than applicants described in clause (i)). "(B) The requirements specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary does not receive the number of applications from the individueds described in clause (i) or clause (ii), respectively, necessary to meet such requirements.". (c) BECOMING A PARTICIPANT.— Paragraph (1) of section 108(e) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) An individual becomes a participant in the Loan Repa3anent Program only upon the Secretary and the individual entering into a written contract described in subsection (f).". (d) EXTENSION OF OBLIGATED SERVICE. — Paragraph (2)(A) of section 108(e) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(e)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", including extensions resulting in an aggregate period of obligated service in excess of 4 years". (e) CLARIFICATION REGARDING UNDERGRADUATE LOANS.— Paragraph (1) of section 108(g) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(g)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking out "loans received by the individual for—" and inserting in lieu thereof "loans received by the individual regarding the undergraduate or graduate education of the individual (or both), which loans were made for—". if) PAYMENT. — Section 108(g)(2)(A) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(g)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: "(2)(A) For each year of obligated service that an individual contracts to serve under subsection (f) the Secretary may pay up to $35,000 (or an amount equal to the amount speeded in section 338B(g)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act) on behalf of the individual for loans described in paragraph (1). In making a determination of the amount to pay for a year of such service by an individual, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which each such determination— "(i) affects the ability of the Secretary to maximize the number of contracts that can be provided under the Loan Repa3ment Program from the amounts appropriated for such contracts;

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