OBLIGATED SERVICE.

SEC. 306. OBLIGATED SERVICE. Section 338C (as redesignated by section 201(2) of this Act) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out “338C” and inserting in lieu thereof “338D”; and (B) by inserting “or 338B” after “338A”; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “or 338B(f)(1)(B)(iv)” after “388A(f)(1)(B)(iv)”; (3) in subsection (b), by striking out paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: “(5)(A) In the case of the Scholarship Program, with respect to an individual receiving a degree from a school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, or pharmacy, the date referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be the date on which the individual completes the training required for such degree, except that— “(i) at the request of such an individual with whom the Secretary has entered into a contract under section 338A prior to October 1, 1985, the Secretary shall defer such date until the end of the period of time (not to exceed the number of years specified in subparagraph (B) or such greater period as the Secretary, consistent with the needs of the Corps, may au-101 STAT. 1005thorize) required for the individual to complete an internship, residency, or other advanced clinical training; and “(ii) at the request of such an individual with whom the Secretary has entered into a contract under section 338A on or after October 1, 1985, the Secretary may defer such date in accordance with clause (i). “(B)(i) In the case of the Scholarship Program, with respect to an individual receiving a degree from a school of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry, the number of years referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 3 years. “(ii) In the case of the Scholarship Program, with respect to an individual receiving a degree from a school of veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, or pharmacy, the number of years referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 1 year. “(C) No period of internship, residency, or other advanced clinical training shall be counted toward satisfying a period of obligated service under this subpart. “(D) In the case of the Scholarship Program, with respect to an individual receiving a degree from an institution other than a school referred to in subparagraph (A), the date referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be the date on which the individual completes the academic training of the individual leading to such degree. “(E) In the case of the Loan Repayment Program, if an individual is required to provide obligated service under such Program, the date referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4)— “(i) shall be the date determined under subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) in the case of an individual who is enrolled in the final year of a course of study; “(ii) shall, in the case of an individual who is enrolled in an approved graduate training program in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, or other health profession, be the date the individual completes such training program; and “(iii) shall, in the case of an individual who has a degree in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, or other health profession and who has completed graduate training, be the date the individual enters into an agreement with the Secretary under section 338B.”; and (4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out “338C” and inserting in lieu thereof “338D”.