PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 116 STAT. 1649 SEC. 307. FACILITATION OF EFFECTIVE PROVISION OF CORPS SERV- ICES. (a) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. —Section 336 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254h-l) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking "health manpower" and inserting "health professional"; and (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking "health manpower" and inserting "health professional". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. —Section 336A(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254i(8)) is amended by striking "agreements under". SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 338(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254k(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "(1) For" and inserting "For"; (2) by striking "1991 through 2000" and inserting "2002 through 2006"; and (3) by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 309. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PRO- GRAM. Section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting "behavioral and mental health professionals," after "dentists,"; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ", or an appropriate degree from a graduate program of behavioral and mental health" after "other health profession"; (3) in subsection (c)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "338D" and inserting "338E"; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking "338C" and inserting "338D"; (4) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "and" at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: "(B) the Secretary, in considering applications from individuals accepted for enrollment or enrolled in dental school, shall consider applications from all individuals accepted for enrollment or enrolled in any accredited dental school in a State; and"; (5) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— (i) in clause (iii), by striking "and" after the semicolon; (ii) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and (iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: "(iv) if pursuing a degree from a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine, to complete a residency in a specialty that the Secretary determines is consistent with the needs of the Corps; and"; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking "338D" and inserting "338E"; and
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