Rule2022-25093
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program
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Published
November 22, 2022
Effective
December 22, 2022
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Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adding new regulations that govern scholarship programs that will benefit certain health care professionals. This rulemaking implements the mandates of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 by establishing the Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP). The RCSSP provides educational assistance to individuals who pursue a graduate degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that meet the education requirements for appointment as a health care professional in one of the aforementioned fields in VA Vet Centers.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71254-71258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25093]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 17
RIN 2900-AR31
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adding new
regulations that govern scholarship programs that will benefit certain
health care professionals. This rulemaking implements the mandates of
the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement
Act of 2019 by establishing the Readjustment Counseling Service
Scholarship Program (RCSSP). The RCSSP provides educational assistance
to individuals who pursue a graduate degree in psychology, social work,
marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that meet the
education requirements for appointment as a health care professional in
one of the aforementioned fields in VA Vet Centers.
DATES: This rule is effective December 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Flora, Social Science
Specialist, Readjustment Counseling Services, 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-6525. (This is not a toll-free
telephone number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 5, 2021, VA published a proposed
rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 81094) that would establish the
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) in 38 CFR
17.545 through 17.553 pursuant to section 502 of Public Law 116-171,
the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement
Act of 2019 (the Act), enacted on October 17, 2020. The Act established
new sections 7698 through 7699B and created the RCSSP to serve as an
incentive to individuals who are pursuing a graduate degree in
psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health
counseling to fill existing vacancies in Vet Centers that are located
in areas that are designated as medically underserved populations and
in States with a per capita population of more than five percent
veterans according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and
Statistics and the Bureau of the Census (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
VA provided a 60-day comment period, which ended on January 4,
2022. VA received two comments on the proposed rule. One comment was
supportive of the rule. We thank the commenter for their support and do
not make any changes based on the comment.
The other comment was supportive of the rule but expressed concern
about the amount of funding for psychology doctoral students and the
supervision requirements in the rule. VA stated in proposed Sec.
17.549(c) that VA would fund RCSSP for social work, marriage and family
therapy, professional mental health counseling, and psychology graduate
students for a maximum of two years. The commenter suggested that VA
increase the RCSSP funding period for psychology students to be
commensurate with their increased experience, training, and value and
to account for the fact that the other occupations only require a two-
year degree whereas a psychology degree is five years, thereby leaving
psychology participants with potentially significant debt compared to
their counterparts in the other occupations. The commenter was
concerned that psychology students could be dissuaded from
participating in the RCSSP if they will still carry significant debt
after graduation.
VA has considered the issues presented by the commenter, however,
we reiterate from the proposed rule that the two-year limit on funding
is intended to equalize the award and obligated service requirements
across all four health care professions. VA believes that the two-year
limit will provide full parity across the four disciplines to all
scholarship awardees and provide for the equitable recruitment of
individuals in the four health care professions. In this regard, the
Act requires a six-year period of obligated service following the
completion of the program of study. 38 U.S.C. 7699(c)(2). Therefore, VA
believes it would be inequitable to fund two years for certain
participants and five for others when all participants will have the
same six-year period of obligated service. VA also does not believe
that the two-year period for the scholarship will dissuade psychology
graduates from participating in the RCSSP. We are not making any
changes based on this comment.
The commenter also had concerns regarding supervision. Because VA
health care professionals may be licensed in any State and not every
Vet Center employs professionals from each of the professions, proposed
Sec. 17.549(b) stated that when determining which Vet Center a
scholarship recipient would be placed to carry out their service
obligation, VA would consider the size and professional makeup of the
current Vet Center staff to ensure appropriate supervision as required
by VA professional qualification standards and for State licensure. The
commenter was concerned that the unintended result of the proposed rule
could be that the Vet Centers with the greatest need for additional
mental health professionals will be left out because of inadequate
staffing levels to supervise a scholarship recipient. The commenter
acknowledged that each participant requires supervision by another
professional in the same disciple who is also licensed in the State
they seek to gain licensure in order to obtain their license and stated
that it is important that the individual requirements of each State's
licensing board be considered when placing scholarship recipients. The
commenter further stated that any potential solution must prioritize
State licensure for the scholarship recipient
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and high-quality care for veterans. The commenter encouraged VA to
allow scholarship recipients to be supervised by another VA health care
professional or even a community health care professional if no
appropriate supervisor is available at a Vet Center. The commenter also
recommended that VA split a scholarship recipient's service obligation
between two sites; one site with appropriately licensed health care
professionals for the scholarship recipient to gain State licensure and
another in a medically underserved veteran dense community as required
in Sec. 17.549(b).
We agree with the commenter that the requirement for recipients to
receive supervision from a licensed staff within their respective
professions who has the necessary State license, as a condition for
their own licensure, is a critical point for the consideration of the
potential location of the obligated service. VA would assist the
participants in making certain that they have all of the resources
needed to obtain a State license. We note that proposed Sec. 17.549(b)
does not require a certain level of staffing in a Vet Center, but does
require that the Vet Center have adequate staff for the purposes of
supervision of participants. This requirement will ensure that all
recipients can utilize their experience at the Vet Center toward
obtaining their desired State license.
Regarding the commentor's recommendation that the participant be
supervised by a health care professional that is not in the same health
care profession as the participant, we respectfully disagree with this
recommendation. It is both a VA and a requirement in some States for
some of the disciplines that the health care professional be supervised
by an individual within the same health care profession. Having a
supervisor that is not in the same health care profession may lead to
the participant not being able to obtain a State license and thus
making them in violation of their agreement. VA would also not allow
participants to be supervised by health care professionals in the
community as these individuals are not VA employees appointed under 38
U.S.C. 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, 7408, or title 5, U.S. Code.
We also agree with the commenter that the goal of the RCSSP is to
help fill vacancies in medically underserved communities. However, we
believe that splitting locations of assignment for the scholarship
participant would defeat the purpose of the RCSSP, which is to provide
mental health care professionals to Vet Centers that are in medically
underserved areas or in States with a per capita population of more
than five percent veterans. Splitting the locations of assignment would
reduce the amount of time a participant would provide vital health care
services to a Vet Center location in these areas. In addition, the
rapid turnover in order to accommodate two locations could negatively
impact services to veterans by undermining active case coordination. We
are not making any changes based on this comment.
The commenter also encouraged VA to advertise the VA Health
Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) to psychology students who are
newly eligible and requested VA educate Veterans Integrated Services
Network (VISN) and VA medical facility directors on the importance of
offering Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) funds to
psychologists. However, the HPSP and EDRP are beyond the scope of the
proposed rule. We are not making any changes based on this comment.
VA is making a technical correction to Sec. 17.549(b) for clarity.
Proposed paragraph (b) stated when determining which Vet Center a
scholarship recipient will be placed to carry out their service
obligation, VA will consider the priority criteria in paragraph (a) of
this section and the size and professional makeup of the current Vet
Center staff to ensure that the Vet Center staff has health care
professionals that are licensed to supervise participants of the RCSSP
from the same health care profession as required by VA professional
qualification standards for licensure for each of the four professions.
We note that the text as proposed may be confusing as to whether the
supervision of a health care professional from the same health care
profession is a VA or State requirement. To clearly provide that the
supervision is both a VA and a requirement of some States for some
disciplines, we are now stating that the supervision requirements are
required by VA professional qualification standards and a requirement
of some State licensure boards for some disciplines for each of the
four professions. No other changes to the meaning of this paragraph are
intended by this change.
VA is making a technical correction to Sec. 17.549(c)(2) for
clarity. Proposed paragraph (c)(2) stated in part that psychology
graduates are required to undergo a one-year residency at either an
American Psychology Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological
Association (CPA) accredited internship program prior to qualifying for
full time VA employment. We are clarifying that the one-year residency
at either an APA or CPA should have instead stated a one-year
internship. This technical correction will change the term residency to
internship to make the term consistent throughout paragraph (c)(2). No
other changes to the meaning of this paragraph are intended by this
change.
VA is also making technical edits to Sec. 17.553(b) for clarity.
Proposed paragraph (b) stated that ``except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, a participant of the RCSSP will be liable to the
United States for the amount that has been paid to or on behalf of the
participant under the agreement if any of the following occurs:
Liability under paragraph (b) of this section is in lieu of any service
obligation arising under the agreement.'' We are eliminating the
reference to paragraph (b) in the last sentence of this paragraph
because liability applies to all of Sec. 17.553. In addition, we are
moving the last sentence of paragraph (b) to now be the first sentence
of the paragraph for clarity. Paragraph (b) will now state that
liability under this section is in lieu of any service obligation
arising under the agreement. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of
this section, a participant of the RCSSP will be liable to the United
States for the amount that has been paid to or on behalf of the
participant under the agreement if any of the following occurs. No
other changes to the meaning of this paragraph are intended by this
change.
Based on the rationale set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
to the proposed rule and in this final rule, VA is adopting the
proposed rule with the technical changes discussed in this rule.
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, when
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, and other advantages; distributive impacts;
and equity). Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review) emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that
this rule is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order
12866. The Regulatory Impact Analysis associated with this rulemaking
can be found as a supporting document at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Secretary hereby certifies that this final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-
612). The RCSSP will solely be operated and administered within VA.
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the initial and final
regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 do
not apply.
Unfunded Mandates
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C.
1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and
benefits before issuing any rule that may result in the expenditure by
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for
inflation) in any one year. This final rule would have no such effect
on State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private sector.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires
that VA consider the impact of paperwork and other information
collection burdens imposed on the public. According to the 1995
amendments to the Paperwork Reduction Act (5 CFR 1320.8(b)(2)(vi)), an
agency may not collect or sponsor the collection of information, nor
may it impose an information collection requirement unless it displays
a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
This final rule includes provisions constituting a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 that require
approval by the OMB. Accordingly, under 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), VA has
submitted a copy of this rulemaking action to OMB for review. OMB
assigns control numbers to collections of information it approves. VA
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. Sections 17.548 and 17.551 contain a new collection of
information. OMB has filed a comment on the information collection that
was submitted in conjunction with the proposed rule in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.11(c) with a control number of 2900-0899. If OMB does not
approve the collection of information as requested, VA will immediately
remove the provisions containing a collection of information or take
such other action as is directed by OMB.
This information would be collected for applicants who wish to
participate in the RCSSP. The information would also be collected for
those individuals who are selected to participate in the RCSSP and who
must sign an agreement between VA and the eligible individual. This
agreement would hold the eligible individual accountable for upholding
the terms and conditions of the agreement and alert the eligible
individual of the consequences of a breach in the agreement.
VA estimates that there will be 50 applicants per year with five
selected participants from the 50 applicants. The estimated average
burden per response for applicants is three hours and for selected
participants is 1.6 hours. VA estimates the annual cost to all
respondents will be $4,277 per year (158 burden hours x $27.07 per
hour). VA used the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) median hourly wage
for hourly wage for ``all occupations'' of $27.07 per hour. This
information is available at <a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#13-0000">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#13-0000</a>.
Assistance Listing
There are no Assistance Listing numbers and titles for this final
rule.
Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to Subtitle E of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (known as the Congressional Review Act) (5 U.S.C.
801 et seq.), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this rule as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17
Administrative practice and procedure, Health care, Health
facilities, Health professions, Scholarships and fellowships.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on October 27, 2022, and authorized the undersigned to sign
and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Consuela Benjamin,
Regulations Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of Veterans
Affairs amends 38 CFR part 17 as set forth below:
PART 17--MEDICAL
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1. The general authority citation for part 17 continues, and an entry
for Sec. Sec. 17.545 through 17.553 is added in numerical order, to
read as follows:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections.
* * * * *
Sections 17.545 through 17.553 are also issued under 38 U.S.C.
7698, 7699, 7699A, and 7699B.
* * * * *
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2. Add an undesignated center heading and Sec. Sec. 17.545 through
17.553 immediately following Sec. 17.539 to read as follows:
Sec.
* * * * *
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program
17.545 Purpose.
17.547 Eligibility.
17.548 Application procedures.
17.549 Award procedures.
17.551 Agreement and obligated service.
17.553 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
* * * * *
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program
Sec. 17.545 Purpose.
The purpose of Sec. Sec. 17.545 through 17.553 is to establish the
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) as part of
VA's Educational Assistance Program. For purposes of the RCSSP, the
term Vet Center has the meaning given that term in 38 U.S.C. 1712A(h).
Sec. 17.547 Eligibility.
An individual is eligible to participate in the RCSSP if the
individual meets the following requirements:
(a) Is accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled on a full-
time basis in a program of study at an accredited educational
institution, school, or training program leading to a terminal
doctorate degree in psychology, or a terminal masters degree in social
work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that
would meet the education requirements for appointment to a position in
one of those fields under 38 U.S.C. 7402(b); and
(b) Enters into an agreement with the Secretary under Sec. 17.551.
Sec. 17.548 Application procedures.
(a) Availability. VA will make awards under the RCSSP only when VA
determines it is necessary to assist in alleviating shortages of
psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, or
mental health counseling
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professionals in Vet Centers. VA's determination of the number of RCSSP
scholarships to be awarded in a fiscal year is subject to the
availability of appropriations.
(b) Application-general. Each individual desiring a RCSSP
scholarship must submit an accurate and complete application, including
a signed written acceptance agreement.
(c) VA's duties. VA will notify applicants prior to acceptance in
the RCSSP of the following information:
(1) A fair summary of the rights and liabilities of an individual
whose application is approved by VA and whose acceptance agreement is
consummated by VA; and
(2) A full description of the terms and conditions that apply to
participation in the RCSSP and service in VA.
(The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information
collection requirements in this section under control number 2900-
0899.)
Sec. 17.549 Award procedures.
(a) Priority. In selecting individuals to participate in the RCSSP,
VA will give priority to the following individuals:
(1) An individual who agrees to be employed by Vet Centers located
in communities that are:
(i) Designated as a medically underserved population under section
330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)); and
(ii) In States with a per capita population of more than five
percent veterans according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis
and Statistics and the Bureau of the Census.
(2) A veteran.
(b) Placement criteria. When determining which Vet Center a
scholarship recipient will be placed to carry out their service
obligation, VA will consider the priority criteria in paragraph (a) of
this section and the size and professional makeup of the current Vet
Center staff to ensure that the Vet Center staff has health care
professionals that are licensed to supervise participants of the RCSSP
from the same health care profession as required by VA professional
qualification standards and a requirement of some State licensure
boards for some disciplines for each of the four professions.
(c) Amount of funds. VA will provide a scholarship to individuals
who participate in the RCSSP to cover the actual costs of such
individuals obtaining a terminal degree in psychology, social work,
marriage and family therapy, or professional mental health counseling
for a maximum of two years. If a participant completes their terminal
degree in less than two years, the period of obligated service remains
unchanged.
(1) Social work, marriage and family therapy, and professional
mental health counseling are master level programs that require
approximately a two-year period for achieving the terminal degree. VA
will fund RCSSP social work, marriage and family therapy, and
professional mental health counseling participants for a maximum of two
years.
(2) Psychology is a doctoral level program requiring approximately
five years for completion of the terminal academic degree. In addition,
psychology graduates are required to undergo a one-year internship at
either an American Psychology Association (APA) or Canadian
Psychological Association (CPA) accredited internship program prior to
qualifying for full time VA employment. VA will fund psychology
participants for the last two years of their five-year academic
training to obtain a terminal doctorate degree. VA will not provide
funding for the one-year APA or CPA internship under the RCSSP.
(d) Payment of funds. All such payments to scholarship participants
are exempt from Federal taxation. The payments will consist of the
actual cost of:
(1) Tuition and required fees;
(2) Other educational expenses, including books and laboratory
equipment; and
(3) A monthly stipend, for the duration of the scholarship award.
The Secretary may determine the amount of the stipend paid to
participants, but that amount may not exceed the maximum amount
provided for in 38 U.S.C. 7613(b).
Sec. 17.551 Agreement and obligated service.
(a) Agreement. Each participant who accepts funds from the RCSSP
will enter into an agreement with VA where the participant agrees to
the following:
(1) Maintain enrollment, attendance, and an acceptable level of
academic standing as defined by the school;
(2) Obtain a terminal degree in psychology, social work, marriage
and family therapy, or professional mental health counseling; and
(3) Be employed as a full-time VA employee at a Vet Center for a
period of six-years as a psychologist, social worker, marriage and
family therapist, or professional mental health counselor following the
completion of such program of study.
(4) Psychologists must complete a one-year internship at either an
American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological
Association (CPA) accredited program. Obtaining an APA or CPA
accredited internship requires that an individual participate in the
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)
process. If a scholarship participant does not participate in an APA or
CPA accredited internship, they are in breach of their agreement.
(b) Obligated service--(1) Determination of service commencement
date. VA will notify the participant of the commencement date of the
period of obligated service no later than 60 days before such date.
(2) Commencement date of obligated service--(i) General. A
participant's period of obligated service will begin on the date the
participant begins full-time permanent employment at a Vet Center as a
psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
professional mental health counselor, but no later than 180 days after
the date that the participant completes a terminal degree in one of the
identified disciplines. Psychology participants will commence their
period of obligated service no later than 180 days after completion of
their one-year APA or CPA internship, which requires completion of all
academic requirements to obtain a terminal doctorate degree.
(ii) Independent practice. Upon receipt of the terminal degree,
participants will enter VA employment at the entry level until full
licensure at the independent practice level has been attained.
Independent practice licensure is a requirement for all scholarship
participants. Non-licensed psychologists, social workers, marriage and
family therapists, and professional mental health counselors are
required to serve under the supervision of a licensed health care
professional of their profession and must be independently licensed by
a State within the time frame specified in VA qualification standards.
(iii) VA monitoring of participants. VA will actively assist and
monitor participants to ensure State licenses are obtained in a minimal
amount of time following graduation and the required period of
supervision for their profession. If a participant fails to obtain
their terminal degree or fails to obtain licensure in a State at the
independent practice level no later than 180 days after the required
period of supervision for their profession, the participant is
considered to be in breach of the acceptance agreement.
(3) Location and position of obligated service. VA reserves the
right to make
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final decisions on the location and position of the obligated service.
A participant who receives an RCSSP must be willing to relocate to
another geographic location to carry out their service obligation in
accordance with the participant's agreement. The requirement for
participants to receive supervision from a licensed staff within their
respective professions, as a condition for their own licensure, is a
critical point for the consideration of the potential location of the
obligated service.
(The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information
collection requirements in this section under control number 2900-
0899.)
Sec. 17.553 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
(a) Liquidated damages. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
section, a participant of the RCSSP who fails to accept payment or
instructs the educational institution in which the participant is
enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship
under the agreement entered into under Sec. 17.551 will be liable to
the United States for liquidated damages in the amount of $1,500.
(b) Liability during program of study. Liability under this section
is in lieu of any service obligation arising under the agreement.
Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, a participant of
the RCSSP will be liable to the United States for the amount that has
been paid to or on behalf of the participant under the agreement if any
of the following occurs:
(1) The participant fails to maintain an acceptable level of
academic standing in the educational institution in which the
participant is enrolled, as determined by the educational institution;
(2) The participant is dismissed from the educational institution
for disciplinary reasons; or
(3) The participant voluntarily terminates the program of study in
the educational institution before the completion of the program of
study for which the RCSSP was awarded.
(c) Liability during period of obligated service. Except as
provided in paragraph (d) of this section, if a participant of the
RCSSP does not complete their period of obligated service, the United
States will be entitled to recover from the participant an amount
determined in accordance with the following formula: A = 3[Phi](t-s/t),
where:
(1) `A' is the amount the United States is entitled to recover;
(2) `[Phi]' is the sum of:
(i) The amounts paid under this subchapter to or on behalf of the
participant, and
(ii) The interest on such amounts, which would be payable if at the
time the amounts were paid they were loans bearing interest at the
maximum legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer of the
United States.
(3) `t' is the total number of months in the period of obligated
service of the participant; and
(4) `s' is the number of months of such period served by the
participant.
(d) Limitation on liability for reductions-in-force. Liability will
not arise under paragraph (c) of this section if the participant fails
to maintain employment as a VA employee due to a staffing adjustment.
(e) Repayment period. The participant will pay the amount of
damages that the United States is entitled to recover under this
section in full to the United States no later than one year after the
date of the breach of the agreement.
[FR Doc. 2022-25093 Filed 11-21-22; 8:45 am]
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