42 U.S.C. § 247b-7 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 247b-7. Loan repayment program

(1)Authority

Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may carry out a program of entering into contracts with appropriately qualified health professionals under which such health professionals agree to conduct prevention activities or preparedness and response activities, including rapid response to public health emergencies and significant public health threats, as employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay, for each year of such service, not more than $50,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health professionals.

(2)Limitation

The Secretary may not enter into an agreement with a health professional pursuant to paragraph (1) unless such professional--

(1)In general

For the purpose of carrying out this section, except as described in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 2002.

(2)Epidemic Intelligence Service program

For purposes of carrying out this section with respect to qualified health professionals serving in the Epidemic Intelligence Service, as authorized under section 247b-8 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.