Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/1097

 PUBLIC LAW 96-330—AUG. 26, 1980

94 STAT. 1047

"(e) The Administrator, in cooperation with and with the consent of the heads of other relevant departments and agencies and with the consent of the participant or individual involved, may permit— "(1) any period of obligated service required to be performed under this subchapter to be performed in another Federal department or agency or in the Armed Forces; and "(2) any period of obligated service required to be performed in another Federal department or agency or in the Armed Forces under another Federal health personnel scholarship program to be performed in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. "§4145. Exemption of scholarship payments from taxation "Notwithstanding any other law, any payment to, or on behalf of, a participant in the Scholarship Program for tuition, education expenses, or a stipend under this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation.

38 USC 4145.

"§ 4146, Program subject to availability of appropriations "The authority of the Administrator to make payments under this subchapter is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purposes.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

38 USC 4146.

"SUBCHAPTER IV—VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM "Sec. "4141. "4142. "4143. "4144. "4145. "4146.

Establishment of program; purpose; duration. Eligibility; application; written contract. Obligated service. Breach of contract; liability; waiver. Exemption of scholarship payments from taxation. Program subject to availability of appropriations.".

(b) Effective October 1, 1980, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program established by the amendments made by subsection (a).

Effective date. 38 USC 4146 note.

LIMITATION ON SPECIAL PAY TO PERSONS SERVING OBLIGATED SERVICE UNDER THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

SEC. 202. Section 4118 (as amended by sections 102,103, and 104) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) A physician or dentist serving a period of obligated service pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter is not eligible for incentive special pay under this section during the first three years of such obligated service and may only be paid primary special pay under this section at the discretion of the Administrator upon the recommendation of the Chief Medical Director.".

Ante, p. 1035.

Ante, p. 1041.

REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

SEC. 203. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit a report on the implementation of the Veterans' Administration Health Professional Scholarship Program to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include a report on the formulation of regulations

Report to congressional committees.

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