116 STAT. 1650 PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 (6) by striking subsection (i). SEC. 310. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PRO- GRAM. Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541- 1) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting "behavioral and mental health professionals," after "dentists,"; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "(including mental health professionals)"; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: "(A) have a degree in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession, or an appropriate degree from a graduate program of behavioral and mental health, or be certified as a nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant;"; (3) in subsection (e), by striking "(1) IN GENERAL.— ^"; and (4) by striking subsection (i). SEC. 311. OBLIGATED SERVICE. Section 3380 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "section 338A(f)(l)(B)(iv)" and inserting "section 338A(f)(l)(B)(v)"; and (B) in paragraph (5)— (i) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: "(5)(A) In the case of the Scholarship Program, the date referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be the date on which the individual completes the training required for the degree for which the individual receives the scholarship, except that— "(i) for an individual receiving such a degree after September 30, 2000, from a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine, such date shall be the date the individual completes a residency in a specialty that the Secretary determines is consistent with the needs of the Corps; and "(ii) at the request of an individual, the Secretary may, consistent with the needs of the Corps, defer such date until the end of a period of time required for the individual to complete advanced training (including an internship or residency). "; (ii) by striking subparagraph (D); (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (iv) in clause (i) of subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by clause (iii)) by striking "subparagraph (A), (B), or (D)" and inserting "subparagraph (A)"; and (2) by striking subsection (e). SEC. 312. PRIVATE PRACTICE. Section 338D of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254n) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: "(b)(1) The written agreement described in subsection (a) shall—
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