§ 285t–2. Loan repayment program for minority health disparities research

(a) In general

The Director of the Institute shall establish a program of entering into contracts with qualified health professionals under which such health professionals agree to engage in minority health disparities research or other health disparities research in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay, for each year of engaging in such research, not more than $35,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health professionals.

(b) Service provisions

The provisions of sections 254l–1, 254m, and 254o of this title shall, except as inconsistent with subsection (a) of this section, apply to the program established in such subsection to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in subpart III of part D of subchapter II of this chapter.

(c) Requirement regarding health disparity populations

The Director of the Institute shall ensure that not fewer than 50 percent of the contracts entered into under subsection (a) of this section are for appropriately qualified health professionals who are members of a health disparity population.

(d) Priority

With respect to minority health disparities research and other health disparities research under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall ensure that priority is given to conducting projects of biomedical research.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464z–5, formerly § 485G, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 103, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2503; amended Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(46), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3688; renumbered § 464z–5 and amended Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10334(c)(1)(D)(i), (iii), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 973.)

Codification

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 287c–33 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 111–148.

Amendments

Amendments

2010—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10334(c)(1)(D)(iii), substituted “Institute” for “Center”.

2007—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–482 struck out subsec. (e) which related to authorization and availability of appropriations.

Effective Date Of Amendment

Effective Date of 2007 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.