§ 1615. — Continuing education allowances.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1615]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1615. Continuing education allowances
(a) Discretionary authority; scope of activities
In order to encourage physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health
professionals to join or continue in the Service and to provide their
services in the rural and remote areas where a significant portion of
the Indian people resides, the Secretary, acting through the Service,
may provide allowances to health professionals employed in the Service
to enable them for a period of time each year prescribed by regulation
of the Secretary to take leave of their duty stations for professional
consultation and refresher training courses.
(b) Limitation
Of amounts appropriated under the authority of this subchapter for
each fiscal year to be used to carry out this section, not more than
$1,000,000 may be used to establish postdoctoral training programs for
health professionals.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 106, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1404; Pub.
L. 100-713, title I, Sec. 105, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4787; Pub. L.
102-573, title I, Secs. 104(a), 115, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4533,
4543.)
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 104(a), inserted
``nurses,'' after ``physicians, dentists,''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 115, amended subsec. (b)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ``There are
authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this section--
``(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1989,
``(2) $526,300 for fiscal year 1990,
``(3) $553,800 for fiscal year 1991, and
``(4) $582,500 for fiscal year 1992.''
1988--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-713 amended subsec. (b) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ``There are authorized
to be appropriated for the purpose of this section: $100,000 for fiscal
year 1978, $200,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $250,000 for fiscal year
1980. For fiscal years 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984 there are authorized
to be appropriated for the purpose of this section such sums as may be
specifically authorized by an Act enacted after this chapter.''
