38 USC § 7692 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s7692"
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title: "38 USC § 7692 - Purpose"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7692"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 76
chapter_name: "HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "SPECIALTY EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 303(a), June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1464.)"
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# § 7692. Purpose

The purpose of the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program is to assist, through the establishment of an incentive program for certain individuals employed in the Veterans Health Administration, in meeting the staffing needs of the Veterans Health Administration for physicians in medical specialties for which the Secretary determines recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 303(a), June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1464.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Needs of the VHA

> “In making determinations each year under
> 
> , United States Code, as enacted by subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consider the anticipated needs of the Veterans Health Administration during the period 2 to 6 years in the future.”

, , , provided that: