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 107 STAT. 216 PUBLIC LAW 103-43—JUNE 10, 1993 medicine or osteopathic medicine, be increased to the extent necessary (including such $2,500) to pay the balances of loans that, from sources other than the student loan fund under section 721, were made to the individual for attendance at the school. The authority to make such an increase is subject to the school and the student agreeing that such amount (as increased) will be expended to pay such balances."; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by adding "and" after the semicolon at the end; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (c) MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.— (1) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS.— Section 723(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292s(a)), as added by section 102 of Public Law 102-408 (106 Stat. 1994), is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: "(4) WAIVERS.— "(A) With respect to the obligation of an individual under an agreement made under paragraph (1) as a student, the Secretary shall provide for the partial or total waiver or suspension of the obligation whenever compliance by the individual is impossible, or would involve extreme hardship to the individual, and if enforcement of the obligation with respect to the individual would be unconscionable. "(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the obligation of an individual shall be waived if— "(i) the status of the individual as a student of the school involved is terminated before graduation from the school, whether voluntarily or involuntarily; and "(ii) the individual does not, after such termination, resume attendance at the school or begin attendance at any other school of medicine or osteopathic medicine. "(C) If an individual resumes or begins attendance for purposes of subparagraph (B), the obligation of the individual under the agreement under paragraph (1) shall be considered to have been suspended for the period in which the individual was not in attendance. "(D) This paragraph may not be construed as authorizing the waiver or suspension of the obligation of a student to repay, in accordance with section 722, loans from student loan funds under section 721.". (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS.— Section 723(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292s(b)), as added by section 102 of Public Law 102-408 (106 Stat. 1994), is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking "1994," and inserting "1997;"; and (ii) by striking "4 years before" and inserting "3 years before"; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking "15 percent" and inserting "25 percent"; and (C) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) in clause (i), by striking "1994," and inserting " 1997,"; and

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