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other health care activity which is in furtherance of the purposes of this section. " (C) Any person who receives health care or services provided under this section shall be charged for such care or service on a fee-for-service or other basis at a rate established by the Secretary, pursuant to regulations, to recover the reasonable cost of providing such care or service; except that if such person is determined under regulations of the Secretary to be unable to pay such charge, the Secretary shall provide for the furnishing of such care or service at a reduced rate or without charge. If a Federal agency, an agency of a State or local government, or other third party would be responsible for all or part of the cost of the care or service provided under this section if such care or service had not been provided under this section, the Secretary shall collect, on a fee-for-service or other basis, from such agency or third party the portion of such cost for which it would be so responsible. Any funds collected by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and shall be disregarded in determining (i) the amounts of appropriations to be requested under subsection (h), and (ii) the amounts to be made available from appropriations made under such subsection to carry out this section." (c) Section 329(c) of such Act is amended (1) by striking out "Service" and inserting in lieu thereof "Corps" and (2) by inserting at the end thereof the following: "The Secretary may reimburse applicants for positions in the Corps for actual expenses incurred in traveling to and from their place of residence to an area in which they would be assigned for the purpose of evaluating such area with regard to being assigned in such area. The Secretary shall not reimburse an applicant for more than one such trip." {d) Section 329(d) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "Service" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Corps", and by inserting before the period at the end of such sentence the following: ", except that if such area is being served (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) by a hospital or other health care delivery facility of the Service, the Secretary shall, in addition to such other arrangements as the Secretary may make to insure the availability in such area of care and services by Corps personnel, arrange for the utilization of such hospital or facility by Corps personnel in providing care and services in such area but only to the extent that such utilization will not impair the delivery of care and treatment through such hospital or facility to persons who are entitled to care and treatment through such hospital or facility"; (2) by striking out "If there are no such facilities in such area" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "If there are no health facilities in or serving such area"; (3) by adding after the second sentence the following new sentence: "In providing such care and services, the Secretary may (A) make such arrangements as he determines are necessary for the use of equipment and supplies of the Service and for the lease or acquisition of other equipment and supplies, and (B) secure the temporary services of nurses and allied health professionals."; and (4) by inserting " (1) " after " (d) " and by adding at the end the following: "(2) The Secretary shall conduct at medical and nursing schools and other schools of the health professions and training centers for the allied health professions, recruiting programs for the Corps. Such

Charges.

Applicants, travel expenses. 84 Stat. 1868. 42 USC 254b.

Recruiting programs.

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