PUBLIC LAW 103-43—JUNE 10, 1993 107 STAT. 183 "(B) agrees to serve as an employee of the National Institutes of Health for purposes of paragraph (1) for a period of not less than 3 years. "(b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. —W ith respect to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in subpart III of part D of title III, the provisions of such subpart shall, except as inconsistent with subsection (a) of this section, apply to the program established in such subsection (a) in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in such subpart.". Subtitle D—Scholarship and Loan Repay- ment Programs Regarding Professional Skills Needed by Certain Agencies SEC. 1631. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated by section 141(a)(2) of this Act and as amended by section 1621 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 487C the following sections: "UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REGARDING PROFESSIONS NEEDED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES "SEC. 487D. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. — 42 USC 288-4. "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to section 487(a)(1)(C), the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, may carry out a program of entering into contracts with individuals described in paragraph (2) under which— "(A) the Director of NIH agrees to provide to the individuals scholarships for pursuing, as undergraduates at accredited institutions of higher education, academic programs appropriate for careers in professions needed by the National Institutes of Health; and "(B) the individuals agree to serve as employees of the National Institutes of Health, for the period described in subsection (c), in positions that are needed by the National Institutes of Health and for which the individuals are qualified. "(2) INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. — The individuals referred to in paragraph (1) are individuals who— "(A) are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as fulltime undergraduates at accredited institutions of higher education; and "(B) are from disadvantaged backgroimds. "(b) FACILITATION OF INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN CAREERS AT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.— In providing employment to individuals pursuant to contracts \inder subsection (a)(1), the Director of NIH shall carry out activities to facilitate the interest of the individuals in pursuing careers as employees of the National Institutes of Health. "(c) PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.—
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