AUTHORITY TO REPAY LOANS OF CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE

SEC. 701. AUTHORITY TO REPAY LOANS OF CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE (a) Expansion of Education Loans That Qualify for Repayment.—Subsection (a) of section 2172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof , and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed through a recognized financial or educational institution if that loan was used to finance education regarding a health profession that the Secretary of Defense determines to be critically needed in order to meet identified wartime combat medical skill shortages.”. (b) Extension of Authority.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out “October 1, 1990” and inserting in lieu thereof “October 1, 1992”. (c) Technical Amendments.—(1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking out “a portion of” in paragraph (1). (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out “portion of” in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof “amount of”. (d) Report on Loan Repayments.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report— (A) evaluating the loan repayment program for certain health professionals established under section 2172 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by this section); and (B) containing a legislative proposal to establish a comprehensive and coordinated program in the military departments to repay education loans for health professionals who serve on active duty or in a reserve component. 103 STAT. 1468 (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than January 15, 1990.