NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

SEC. 309. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “behavioral and mental health professionals,” after “dentists,”; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting “, or an appropriate degree from a graduate program of behavioral and mental health” after “other health profession”; (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “338D” and inserting “338E”; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “338C” and inserting “338D”; (4) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: “(B) the Secretary, in considering applications from individuals accepted for enrollment or enrolled in dental school, shall consider applications from all individuals accepted for enrollment or enrolled in any accredited dental school in a State; and”; (5) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— (i) in clause (iii), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (ii) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and (iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: “(iv) if pursuing a degree from a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine, to complete a residency in a specialty that the Secretary determines is consistent with the needs of the Corps; and”; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking “338D” and inserting “338E”; and 116 STAT. 1650 (6) by striking subsection (i).