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"(b) QUENTIN N. BURDICK AMERICAN INDIANS

2 INTO PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM.-The Secretary shall pro

3 vide funds under subsection (a) to develop and maintain 4 a program at the University of North Dakota to be known 5 as the 'Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into Psy6 chology Program'. Such program shall, to the maximum 7 extent feasible, coordinate with the Quentin N. Burdick 8 American Indians Into Nursing Program authorized under 9 section 115, the Quentin N. Burdick Indians into Health 10 Program authorized under section 117, and existing uni11 versity research and communications networks.

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"(c) REQUIREMENTS.

"(1) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary shall promulgate regulations pursuant to this Act for the competitive awarding of funds under this section.

"(2) PROGRAM.-Applicants for funds under this section shall agree to provide a program which, at a minimum

"(A) provides outreach and recruitment for health professions to Indian communities including elementary, secondary and accredited and accessible community colleges that will be

served by the program;

"(B) incorporates a program advisory board comprised of representatives from the

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tribes and communities that will be served by

the program;

"(C) provides summer enrichment programs to expose Indian students to the various fields of psychology through research, clinical, and experimental activities;

"(D) provides stipends to undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a career in psychology;

"(E) develops affiliation agreements with tribal community colleges, the Service, university affiliated programs, and other appropriate accredited and accessible entities to enhance the education of Indian students;

"(F) utilizes, to the maximum extent feasible, existing university tutoring, counseling and student support services; and

"(G) employs, to the maximum extent fea

sible, qualified Indians in the program.

"(d) ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION.-The active duty

21 service obligation prescribed under section 338C of the 22 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m) shall be met 23 by each graduate who receives a stipend described in sub24 section (c)(2)(C) that is funded under this section. Such 25 obligation shall be met by service

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"(1) in the Indian Health Service;

"(2) in a program conducted under a funding

agreement contract entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;

"(3) in a program assisted under title V; or

"(4) in the private practice of psychology if, as

determined by the Secretary, in accordance with

guidelines promulgated by the Secretary, such practice is situated in a physician or other health professional shortage area and addresses the health care needs of a substantial number of Indians.

12 "SEC. 107. INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE EXTERN PROGRAMS. 13 "(a) IN GENERAL.-Any individual who receives a 14 scholarship pursuant to section 105 shall be entitled to 15 employment in the Service, or may be employed by a pro16 gram of an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban In17 dian organization, or other agency of the Department as 18 may be appropriate and available, during any nonacademic 19 period of the year. Periods of employment pursuant to this 20 subsection shall not be counted in determining the fulfill21 ment of the service obligation incurred as a condition of 22 the scholarship.

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"(b) ENROLLEES IN COURSE OF STUDY.-Any indi

24 vidual who is enrolled in a course of study in the health 25 professions may be employed by the Service or by an In

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1 dian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organiza2 tion, during any nonacademic period of the year. Any such 3 employment shall not exceed 120 days during any calendar

4 year.

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"(c) HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS.-Any individual who

6 is in a high school program authorized under section 7 103(a) may be employed by the Service, or by a Indian 8 tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, 9 during any nonacademic period of the year. Any such em10 ployment shall not exceed 120 days during any calendar

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12 "(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.-Any employ13 ment pursuant to this section shall be made without re14 gard to any competitive personnel system or agency per15 sonnel limitation and to a position which will enable the 16 individual so employed to receive practical experience in 17 the health profession in which he or she is engaged in 18 study. Any individual so employed shall receive payment 19 for his or her services comparable to the salary he or she 20 would receive if he or she were employed in the competitive 21 system. Any individual so employed shall not be counted 22 against any employment ceiling affecting the Service or 23 the Department.

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1 ❝SEC. 108. CONTINUING EDUCATION ALLOWANCES.

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"In order to encourage health professionals, including 3 for purposes of this section, community health representa4 tives and emergency medical technicians, to join or con5 tinue in the Service or in any program of an Indian tribe, 6 tribal organization, or urban Indian organization and to 7 provide their services in the rural and remote areas where 8 a significant portion of the Indian people reside, the Sec9 retary, acting through the area offices, may provide allow10 ances to health professionals employed in the Service or 11 such a program to enable such professionals to take leave 12 of their duty stations for a period of time each year (as 13 prescribed by regulations of the Secretary) for professional 14 consultation and refresher training courses.

15 "SEC. 109. COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE PRO

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"(a) IN GENERAL.-Under the authority of the Act

18 of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) (commonly known 19 as the Snyder Act), the Secretary shall maintain a Com20 munity Health Representative Program under which the 21 Service, Indian tribes and tribal organizations

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"(1) provide for the training of Indians as com

munity health representatives; and

"(2) use such community health representatives

in the provision of health care, health promotion,

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