Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7692 Purpose
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 76 — HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER VIII — SPECIALTY EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › § 7692
Summary
Creates a loan-repayment incentive to help VHA hire and keep doctors in hard-to-fill specialties the Secretary identifies.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §7692
Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Needs of the VHA Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 303(c), June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1467, provided that: “In making determinations each year under section 7692 of title 38, 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.”
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 7692
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102