107 STAT. 184 PUBLIC LAW 103-43—JUNE 10, 1993 "(1) DURATION OF SERVICE.— For purposes of subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1), the period of service for which an individual is obligated to serve as an employee of the National Institutes of Health is, subject to paragraph (2)(A), 12 months for each academic year for which the scholarship under such subsection is provided. "(2) SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE.— "(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director of NIH may not provide a scholarship under subsection (a) unless the individual applying for the scholarship agrees that— "(i) the individual will serve as an employee of the National Institutes of Health full-time for not less than 10 consecutive weeks of each year during which the individual is attending the educational institution involved and receiving such a scholarship; "(ii) the period of service as such an employee that the individual is obligated to provide under clause (i) is in addition to the period of service as such an employee that the individual is obligated to provide under subsection (a)(1)(B); and "(iii) not later than 60 days after obtaining the educational degree involved, the individual will begin serving full-time as such an employee in satisfaction of the period of service that the individual is obligated to provide under subsection (a)(1)(B). "(B) The Director of NIH may defer the obligation of an individual to provide a period of service under subsection (a)(1)(B), if the Director determines that such a deferral is appropriate. "(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION. —For any period in which an individual provides service as an employee of the National Institutes of Health in satisfaction of the obligation of the individual under subsection (a)(1)(B) or paragraph (2)(A)(i), the individual may be appointed as such an employee without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to appointment and compensation. "(d) PROVISIONS REGARDING SCHOLARSHIP.— "(1) APPROVAL OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM.—The Director of NIH may not provide a scholarship under subsection (a) for an academic year unless— "(A) the individual applying for the scholarship has submitted to the Director a proposed academic program for the year and the Director has approved the program; and "(B) the individual agrees that the program will not be altered without the approval of the Director. "(2) ACADEMIC STANDING.—The Director of NIH may not provide a scholarship under subsection (a) for an academic year unless the individual applying for the scholarship agrees to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing, as determined by the educational institution involved in accordeuice with regulations issued by the Secretary. "(3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.— The Director of NIH may not provide a scholarship under subsection (a) for an academic year in an amount exceeding $20,000.
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