# Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Interim final rule and request for comments. · Published 2009-07-09 · Effective 2009-07-09 · 74 FR 32788
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-15596
- **Category:** plant-animal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 32788
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 3431
- **Publication date:** 2009-07-09
- **Effective date:** 2009-07-09
## Abstract

This interim final rule establishes the process and procedures for designating veterinarian shortage situations, specifically for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Service Act (NVMSA) and administered by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. CSREES will designate geographic and practice areas that have a shortage of food supply veterinarians in order to carry out the VMLRP goals of strengthening the nation's animal health infrastructure and supplementing the Federal response during animal health emergencies. CSREES will carry out NVMSA by entering into educational loan repayment agreements with veterinarians who agree to provide veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations for a determined period of time. CSREES is establishing Subpart A for the designation of the veterinarian shortage situations and Subpart B for the administration of the VMLRP.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/07/09/E9-15596/veterinary-medicine-loan-repayment-program-vmlrp)
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