42 U.S.C. § 254l
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 254l, National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/475281
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The Secretary shall establish the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program to assure, with respect to the provision of primary health services pursuant to section 254d(a)(2) of this title—
To be eligible to participate in the Scholarship Program, an individual must—
In disseminating application forms and contract forms to individuals desiring to participate in the Scholarship Program, the Secretary shall include with such forms—
Subject to section 254f–1 of this title, in providing contracts under the Scholarship Program—
In providing contracts under the Scholarship Program, the Secretary shall give priority—
The written contract (referred to in this subpart) between the Secretary and an individual shall contain—
an agreement that—
subject to paragraph (2), the individual agrees—
to serve for a time period (hereinafter in the subpart referred to as the “period of obligated service”) equal to—
A scholarship provided to a student for a school year under a written contract under the Scholarship Program shall consist of—
payment to, or (in accordance with paragraph (2)) on behalf of, the student of the amount (except as provided in section 292k 3 of this title) of—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals who have entered into written contracts with the Secretary under this section, while undergoing academic training, shall not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Department.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An Act to amend the conditions for schools receiving capitation grants under section 770 of such Act, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Services Research, Health Statistics, and Health Care Technology Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A joint resolution to amend the Public Health Services Act and related health laws to correct printing and other technical errors.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Professions Training Assistance Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Omnibus Extension of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991
- National Health Service Corps Revitalization Amendments of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002House: 392–5Senate: no recorded tally
- Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act of 2003House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally