ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PRO-GRAM

SEC. 725. ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PRO-GRAM (a) Specialized Training Defined.—Section 2120 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:103 STAT. 1479 “(4) The term ‘specialized training’ means advanced training in a health professions specialty received in an accredited program that is beyond the basic education required for appointment as a commissioned officer with a designation as a health professional.”. (b) Expansion of Program.—Section 2121 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out “health professions scholarship program” and inserting in lieu thereof “health professions scholarship and financial assistance program”; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting “and specialized training” after “study”; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out “of the program” in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “pursuing a course of study”; and (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence: “Members pursuing specialized training shall serve on active duty in a pay grade commensurate with their educational level, as determined by appointment under sections 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this title, with full pay and allowances of that grade for a period of 14 days during each year of participation in the program.”. (c) Eligibility.— Paragraph (1) of section 2122(a) of such title is amended by striking out “in a course of study” and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting in lieu thereof “in a course of study or selected to receive specialized training;”. (d) Financial Assistance.— (1) Section 2127 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) A person participating as a member of the program in specialized training shall be paid an annual grant of $15,000 in addition to the stipend under section 2121(d) of this title. The amount of the grant shall be increased annually by the Secretary of Defense, effective July 1 of each year, in the same manner as provided for stipends.”. (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 2127. Scholarships and financial assistance: payments”. (3) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 105 of such title is amended to read as follows: “2127. Scholarships and financial assistance: payments.”. (e) Report on Implementation.—Not later than March 1, 1990, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the manner in which the new authority provided by this section is implemented. (f) Report on Success of Financial Assistance Program.—(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 success of the financial assistance program established by this section; and (B) describing the number of participants in the program receiving specialized training payments under subsection (e) of section 2127 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (d)) and the projected number of officers to be gained, by 103 STAT. 1480specialty, as a result of the program for each military department. (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than March 1, 1991. (g) Delay in Targeting Scholarships for Critically Needed Wartime Skills.—Paragraph (2) of section 2124 of such title is amended by inserting “after September 30, 1991,” after “(2)”. (h) Clerical Amendments.—(1) Section 2120 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program”. (2) The subchapter heading of subchapter I of chapter 105 of such title is amended to read as follows: “SUBCHAPTER I—HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE SERVICE”. (3) The item relating to such subchapter in the table of subchapters at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read as follows: “I. Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program for Active Service 2120”.