PUBLIC LAW 102-573—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4531

"(2) Pregraduate education of any grantee leading to a
baccalaureate degree in an approved course of study pre-
paratory to a field of study in a health profession, such scholar-
ship not to exceed 4 years (or the part-time equivalent thereof,
as determined by the Secretary).";

(4) in subsection (c), by striking out "full time"; and

(5) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

"(e) The Secretary shall not deny scholarship assistance to
an eligible applicant under this section solely by reason of such
applicant's eligibility for assistance or benefits under any other
Federal program.".

(c) HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIPS.—Section 104 of the
Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking out "Indian communities" and inserting
in lieu thereof the following: "Indians, Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, and urban Indian organizations";

(B) by striking out "full time" and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "full or part time"; and

(C) by striking out "of medicine" and all that follows
through "social work" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: "and pursuing courses of study in the health
professions";

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) by striking out "full time" and inserting in
lieu thereof "full or part time"; and

(ii) by striking out "health profession school" and
inserting in lieu thereof "course of study";

(B) in paragraph (3)—

(i) by striking "(3)" and inserting "(3)(A)";
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C),
and (D) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively;
and

(iii) by inserting at the end the following new
subparagraphs:

"(B) A recipient of an Indian Health Scholarship may, at the
election of the recipient, meet the active duty service obligation
prescribed under section 338C of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254m) by service in a program specified in subparagraph
(A) that>-

"(i) is located on the reservation of the tribe in which
the recipient is enrolled; or

"(ii) serves the tribe in which the recipient is enrolled.
"(C) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary, in making
assignments of Indian Health Scholarship recipients required to
meet the active duty service obligation prescribed under section
338C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m), shall
give priority to assigning individuals to service in those programs
specified in subparagraph (A) that have a need for health profes-
sionals to provide health care services as a result of individuals
having breached contracts entered into under this section."; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
"(4) In the case of an individual receiving a scholarship under

this section who is enrolled part time hi an approved course of
study—