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PUBLIC LAW 108–161—DEC. 6, 2003

Public Law 108–161 108th Congress An Act Dec. 6, 2003 [H.R. 1367]

National Veterinary Medical Service Act. 7 USC 3101 note.

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Veterinary Medical Service Act’’. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM REGARDING VETERINARY MEDICINE.

The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1415 the following new section: 7 USC 3151a.

‘‘SEC. 1415A. VETERINARY MEDICINE LOAN REPAYMENT.

‘‘(a) PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) SERVICE IN SHORTAGE SITUATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out a program of entering into agreements with veterinarians under which the veterinarians agree to provide, for a period of time as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations. For each year of such service under an agreement under this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay an amount, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, of the principal and interest of qualifying educational loans of the veterinarians. ‘‘(2) SERVICE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into agreements of 1 year duration with veterinarians who have agreements pursuant to paragraph (1) for such veterinarians to provide services to the Federal Government in emergency situations, as determined by the Secretary, under terms and conditions specified in the agreement. Pursuant to an agreement under this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay an amount, in addition to the amount paid pursuant to the agreement in paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, of the principal and interest of qualifying educational loans of the veterinarians. ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Agreements entered into under this paragraph shall include the following:

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