conditions of employment of persons appointed to positions under subsection (a)(1), including necessary training, and the customary amount and terms of pay for such positions during the period of such employment and training. (f) Obligated service (1) In general Each person appointed to a position under subsection (a)(1) shall provide service as a full-time employee of the Department for the period of obligated service provided in the agreement of the participant entered into under subsection (d). Such service shall be provided in the full-time clinical practice of such participant's profession or in another health-care position in an assignment or location determined by the Secretary. (2) Commencement date Not later than 60 days before the date on which a person commences serving in a position under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall notify the person of such date. Such date shall be the first day of the person's period of obligated service. (g) Breach of agreement: liability (1) Penalty A person appointed under this section to a position under subsection (a)(1) (other than a person who is liable under paragraph (2)) who fails to accept payment, or instructs the educational institution in which the person is enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, for a residency under the agreement entered into under subsection (d) of this title shall be liable to the United States for liquidated damages in the amount of $1,500. Such liability is in addition to any period of obligated service or other obligation or liability under the agreement. (2) Liability (A) In general A person appointed to a position under subsection (a)(1) shall be liable to the United States for the amount which has been paid to or on behalf of the person under the agreement if any of the following occurs: (i) The person is dismissed from the position for disciplinary reasons. (ii) The person voluntarily terminates the residency before the completion of such course of training. (iii) The person loses the person's license, registration,