7 CFR § 3431.10 - Eligibility to participate.

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title: "7 CFR § 3431.10 - Eligibility to participate."
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title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3431.10"
section_name: "Eligibility to participate."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "VETERINARY MEDICINE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 3151a; Pub. L. 106-107 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note)."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 20243, Apr. 19, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3431.10 Eligibility to participate.

To be eligible to participate in the VMLRP, a participant must meet the following criteria:

(a) Meet the eligibility criteria of § 3431.9 for applying to the VMLRP;

(b) Be selected for participation by the Secretary pursuant to § 3431.12.

(c) Comply with all State and local regulations (including appropriate licensure where required) in the jurisdiction in which he or she proposes to practice;

(d) Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States;

(e) Sign a service agreement to provide veterinary services in one of the veterinarian shortage situations; and

(f) Comply with the terms and conditions of the Service Agreement.