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42 U.S.C. 254d: National Health Service Corps
Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-484. Changed by 7 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 5621 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a)
How it got here
2010
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(1)(A), substituted "issue waivers to individuals who have entered into a contract for obligated service under the Scholarship Program or the Loan Repayment Program under which the individuals are authorized to satisfy the requirement of obligated service t… (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(1)(B)(i), substituted "half time" for "less than full time". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i), (B)
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(1)(B)(ii), substituted "half-time service" for "less than full-time service". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(1)(B)(iii), amended subpars. (D) and (E) generally. Prior to amendment, subpars. (D) and (E) read as follows: (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i), (E)
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(1)(B)(ii), substituted "half-time service" for "less than full-time service". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(1)(C), substituted "In evaluating waivers issued under paragraph (1)" for "In evaluating a demonstration project described in paragraph (1)". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(n)(2), added pars. (5) and (6). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (j), (6)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–417 inserted before period at end ", except when such members are Commissioned Corps officers who entered into a contract with Secretary under section 254l or 254l–1 of this title after December 31, 2006 and when the Secretary determines that exercising the authority provid… (Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Act) Law text · (f)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–251, §301(a)(1), added subpar. (E). (Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–251, §301(a)(2)(A), substituted "health professions, including schools at which graduate programs of behavioral and mental health are offered," for "health professions". (Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 107–251, §301(a)(2)(B), inserted "behavioral and mental health professionals," after "dentists,". (Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 107–251, §301(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "The Secretary may reimburse applicants for positions in the Corps (including individuals considering entering into a written agreement pursuant to section 254n of this title) for ac… (Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 107–251, §301(b), added subsec. (i) and redesignated former subsec. (i) as (j). (Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002) Law text · (i), (j)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–597, §401(b)[(a)], substituted reference to health professional shortage area for reference to health manpower shortage area in pars. (1), (2), and (3)(C). · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §101(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "For the purpose of eliminating health manpower shortages in health manpower shortage areas, there is established, within the Service, the National Health Service Corps, which shall consist of—" for "There is establis… · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §401(b)[(a)], substituted reference to health professional shortage area for reference to health manpower shortage area in par. (2). · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §101(b), designated existing provision as par. (1), inserted at end "Such recruiting programs shall include efforts to recruit individuals who will serve in the Corps other than pursuant to obligated service under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program.", and added par. (2). · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §401(b)[(a)], substituted reference to health professional shortage area for reference to health manpower shortage area. · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §401(b)[(a)], substituted reference to health professional shortage area for reference to health manpower shortage area in introductory provisions and in subpar. (C). · (d)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §101(c), struck out "(not to exceed $1,000)" after "by an amount". · (d)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §401(b)[(a)], substituted reference to health professional shortage area for reference to health manpower shortage area. · (d), (e)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §101(d), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsec. (h) which read as follows: "In assigning members of the Corps to health manpower shortage areas, to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall— · (h)
- Pub. L. 101–597, §101(e), substituted "of this subpart and subpart III" for "of this subpart". · (i)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–607 substituted "osteopathic medicine" for "osteopathy". · (b)
1987
- Pub. L. 100–177, §202(b)(1), inserted reference to Loan Repayment Program. · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–177, §202(b)(2), made technical amendment to reference to section 254n of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act. · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–177, §202(b)(3), (4), inserted reference to Loan Repayment Program. · (d), (f)
- Pub. L. 100–177, §301(2), added subsec. (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i). · (h)
- Pub. L. 100–177, §§202(b)(5), 301(1), redesignated subsec. (h) as (i), added par. (2), and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. · (i)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–35, §2701(a), revised provisions and, as so revised, set out existing provisions in cls. (A) and (B), and added cl. (C). · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §2701(b), substituted "may" for "shall". · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §2701(c), inserted provisions respecting a written agreement under section 254n of this title. · (c)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §2701(d), in par. (1) inserted reference to member described in subsec. (a)(1)(C) of this section, in subpars. (1)(A) and (B) substituted "may" for "shall", and added par. (3). · (d)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §2701(e), substituted provisions relating to conversion from Corps member to commissioned officer and retirement credits, for provisions relating to school participation in development of administrative guidelines. · (g)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §2701(f), in par. (1) substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare", in par. (2) substituted "254l" for "294t", and in par. (3) inserted reference to Commonwealth with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands. · (h)
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