§ 1614. — Indian health service extern programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1614]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1614. Indian health service extern programs
(a) Employment of scholarship grantees during nonacademic periods
Any individual who receives a scholarship grant pursuant to section
1613a of this title shall be entitled to employment in the Service
during any nonacademic period of the year. Periods of employment
pursuant to this subsection shall not be counted in determining the
fulfillment of the service obligation incurred as a condition of the
scholarship grant.
(b) Employment of medical and other students during nonacademic periods
Any individual enrolled in a course of study in the health
professions may be employed by the Service during any nonacademic period
of the year. Any such employment shall not exceed one hundred and twenty
days during any calendar year.
(c) Employment without regard to competitive personnel system or agency
personnel limitation; compensation
Any employment pursuant to this section shall be made without regard
to any competitive personnel system or agency personnel limitation and
to a position which will enable the individual so employed to receive
practical experience in the health profession in which he or she is
engaged in study. Any individual so employed shall receive payment for
his or her services comparable to the salary he or she would receive if
he or she were employed in the competitive system. Any individual so
employed shall not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting
the Service or the Department of Health and Human Services.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 105, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1404; Pub.
L. 95-83, title III, Sec. 307(n)(2), Aug. 1, 1977, 91 Stat. 393; Pub. L.
96-537, Sec. 3(c), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3174; Pub. L. 100-713, title
I, Sec. 103, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4786; Pub. L. 102-573, title I,
Secs. 102(e), 117(b)(2), title IX, Sec. 902(2)(B), Oct. 29, 1992, 106
Stat. 4532, 4544, 4591.)
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(e)(1), substituted
``section 1613a of this title'' for ``section 254r of title 42''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(e)(2), substituted ``course
of study in the health professions'' for ``school of medicine,
osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry,
pharmacy, public health, nursing, or allied health professions''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 902(2)(B), substituted
``Department of Health and Human Services'' for ``Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 117(b)(2), struck out subsec. (d)
which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1989 to 1992.
1988--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-713 amended subsec. (d) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: ``There are authorized
to be appropriated for the purpose of this section: $600,000 for fiscal
year 1978, $800,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year
1980. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$990,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $1,140,000 for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $1,310,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1983, and $1,510,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1984.''
1980--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-537 substituted provisions authorizing
appropriations of specific amounts for fiscal years ending Sept. 30,
1981, Sept. 30, 1982, Sept. 30, 1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, for provisions
authorizing appropriation of such amounts as may be specifically
authorized by an act enacted after Sept. 30, 1976.
1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-83 substituted reference to ``section
294y-1 of title 42'' for reference to ``section 104'' meaning section
104 of Pub. L. 94-437, which added section 234(i)(2) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
