§ 254o-1. Fund regarding use of amounts recovered for contract breach to replace services lost as result of breach
(a)
Establishment of Fund
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the National Health Service Corps Member Replacement Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Fund”). The Fund shall consist of such amounts as may be appropriated under subsection (b) of this section to the Fund. Amounts appropriated for the Fund shall remain available until expended.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations to Fund
For each fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund an amount equal to the sum of—
(1)
the amount collected during the preceding fiscal year by the Federal Government pursuant to the liability of individuals under section
254o of this title for the breach of contracts entered into under section
254l or
254l–1 of this title;
(2)
the amount by which grants under section
254q–1 of this title have, for such preceding fiscal year, been reduced under subsection (g)(2)(B) of such section; and
(c)
Use of Fund
(1)
Payments to certain health facilities
Amounts in the Fund and available pursuant to appropriations Act may, subject to paragraph (2), be expended by the Secretary to make payments to any entity—
(2)
Purpose of payments
An entity receiving payments pursuant to paragraph (1) may expend the payments to recruit and employ a health professional to provide primary health services to patients of the entity, or to enter into a contract with such a professional to provide the services to the patients.
(d)
Investment
(1)
In general
The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such amounts of the Fund as such Secretary determines are not required to meet current withdrawals from the Fund. Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. For such purpose, such obligations may be acquired on original issue at the issue price, or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.