BREACH OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS.

SEC. 103. BREACH OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS.Section 104(b) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a(b)) (as amended by section 102(c) of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) (A) An individual who has, on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, entered into a written contract with the Secretary under this section and who— “(i) fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing in the educational institution in which he is enrolled (such level determined by the educational institution under regulations of the Secretary), “(ii) is dismissed from such educational institution for disciplinary reasons, “(iii) voluntarily terminates the training in such an educational institution for which he is provided a scholarship under such contract before the completion of such training, or 106 STAT. 4533 “(iv) fails to accept payment, or instructs the educational institution in which he is enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship under such contract, in lieu of any service obligation arising under such contract, shall be liable to the United States for the amount which has been paid to him, or on his behalf, under the contract. “(B) If for any reason not specified in subparagraph (A) an individual breaches his written contract by failing either to begin such individual’s service obligation under this section or to complete such service obligation, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (1) of section 108 in the manner provided for in such subsection.”.