38 U.S.C. § 7699
Sections in this chapter
- § 7601
- § 7602
- § 7603
- § 7604
- § 7611
- § 7612
- § 7613
- § 7614
- § 7615
- § 7616
- § 7617
- § 7618
- § 7619
- § 7621
- § 7622
- § 7623
- § 7624
- § 7625
- § 7631
- § 7632
- § 7633
- § 7634
- § 7635
- § 7636
- § 7651
- § 7652
- § 7653
- § 7654
- § 7655
- § 7671
- § 7672
- § 7673
- § 7674
- § 7675
- § 7676
- § 7681
- § 7682
- § 7683
- § 7684
- § 7691
- § 7692
- § 7693
- § 7694
- § 7695
- § 7696
- § 7697
- § 7698
- § 7699
- § 7699A
- § 7699B
§ 7699. Eligibility; agreement
- (a) An individual is eligible to participate in the Program, as determined by the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department, if the individual—
- (1) is accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as described in section 7602 of this title ) in a program of study at an accredited educational institution, school, or training program leading to a terminal degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that would meet the education requirements for appointment to a position under section 7402(b) of this title ; and
- (2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (c).
- (b) In selecting individuals to participate in the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to the following individuals:
- (1) An individual who agrees to be employed by a Vet Center located in a community that is—
- (A) designated as a medically underserved population under section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3) ); and
- (B) in a State with a per capita population of veterans of more than five percent according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics and the Bureau of the Census.
- (2) An individual who is a veteran.
- (1) An individual who agrees to be employed by a Vet Center located in a community that is—
- (c) An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the Program shall (in addition to the requirements set forth in section 7604 of this title ) include the following:
- (1) An agreement by the Secretary to provide the participant with a scholarship under the Program for a specified number of school years during which the participant pursues a program of study described in subsection (a)(1) that meets the requirements set forth in section 7602(a) of this title .
- (2) An agreement by the participant to serve as a full-time employee of the Department at a Vet Center for a six-year period following the completion by the participant of such program of study (in this subchapter referred to as the “period of obligated service”).
- (d) In this section, the term “Vet Center” has the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of this title .
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