106 STAT. 4536 PUBLIC LAW 102-573—OCT. 29, 1992

inserting in lieu thereof the following: "a health profes-
sion"; and

(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting "and" at the end

of subparagraph (D), by striking out paragraphs (3) and

(4), and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

"(3) submit to the Secretary an application for a contract

described in subsection (f).".

(b) PRIORITY.—Section 108(d) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a(d))
is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking out "The" and inserting
"Consistent with paragraph (3), the"; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
"(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), of the total amounts

appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995
for loan repayment contracts under this section, the Secretary
shall provide that—

"(i) not less than 25 percent be provided to applicants

who are nurses, nurse practitioners, or nurse midwives;

and

"(ii) not less than 10 percent be provided to applicants

who are mental health professionals (other than applicants

described in clause (i)).

"(B) The requirements specified in clause (i) or clause (ii)
of subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary does not
receive the number of applications from the individuals
described in clause (i) or clause (ii), respectively, necessary
to meet such requirements.".

(c) BECOMING A PARTICIPANT.—Paragraph (1) of section 108(e)
(25 U.S.C. 1616a(e)) is amended to read as follows:

"(1) An individual becomes a participant in the Loan Repayment
Program only upon the Secretary and the individual entering into
a written contract described in subsection (f).".

(d) EXTENSION OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.—Paragraph (2)(A) of
section 108(e) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(e)) is amended by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ", including extensions resulting in
an aggregate period of obligated service in excess of 4 years".

(e) CLARIFICATION REGARDING UNDERGRADUATE LOANS.—Para-
graph (1) of section 108(g) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(g)) is amended in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking out "loans
received by the individual for—" and inserting in lieu thereof "loans
received by the individual regarding the undergraduate or graduate
education of the individual (or both), which loans were made for—".

(f) PAYMENT.—Section 108(g)(2)(A) (25 U.S.C. 1616a(g)(2)(A))
is amended to read as follows:

"(2)(A) For each year of obligated service that an individual
contracts to serve under subsection (f) the Secretary may pay up
to $35,000 (or an amount equal to the amount specified in section
338B(g)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act) on behalf of the
individual for loans described in paragraph (1). In making a deter-
mination of the amount to pay for a year of such service by an
individual, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which each
such determination—

"(i) affects the ability of the Secretary to maximize the

number of contracts that can be provided under the Loan

Repayment Program from the amounts appropriated for such

contracts;