42 U.S.C. § 254q: Authorization of appropriations

For fiscal year 2010, $320,461,632. For fiscal year 2011, $414,095,394. For fiscal year 2012, $535,087,442. For fiscal year 2013, $691,431,432. For fiscal year 2014, $893,456,433. For fiscal year 2015, $1,154,510,336. one plus the average percentage increase in the costs of health professions education during the prior fiscal year; and one plus the average percentage change in the number of individuals residing in health professions shortage areas designated under section 254f of this title during the prior fiscal year, relative to the number of individuals residing in such areas during the previous fiscal year. scholarships under this subpart to individuals who have not previously received such scholarships; or scholarships or loan repayments under the Loan Repayment Program under section 254 l –1 of this title to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. With respect to certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician assistant, the Secretary shall, from amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, obligate not less than a total of 10 percent for contracts for both scholarships under the Scholarship Program under section 254 l of this title and loan repayments under the Loan Repayment Program under section 254 l –1 of this title to individuals who are entering the first year of a course of study or program described in section 254 l (b)(1)(B) of this title that leads to such a certification or individuals who are eligible for the loan repayment program as specified in section 254 l –1(b) of this title for a loan related to such certification.