25 U.S.C. § 1614 — Indian health service extern programs

(a) Employment of scholarship grantees during non­academic periods Any individual who receives a scholarship grant under section 1613a of this title must be entitled to employment in the Service^* during any nonacademic period of the year. Periods of employment under this subsection must not be counted in determining the fulfillment of the service obligation incurred as a condition of the scholarship grant. (b) Employment of medical and other students during nonacademic periods Any individual enrolled in a course of study in the health professions may be employed by the Service during any nonacademic period of the year. Any such employment must not exceed one hundred and twenty days during any calendar year. (c) Employment without regard to competitive personnel system or agency personnel limitation; compensation Any employment under this section must be made without regard to any competitive personnel system or agency personnel limitation and to a position which will enable the individual so employed to receive practical experience in the health profession^* in which he or she is engaged in study. Any individual so employed must receive payment for his or her services comparable to the salary he or she would receive if he or she were employed in the competitive system. Any individual so employed must not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Service or the Department of Health and Human Services.