program Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280h ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 399Z–3. Early childhood educator loan assistance program (a) Authority The Secretary may carry out a program of entering into contracts with eligible early childhood educators under which such educators agree to serve for a period of 5 years as early childhood educators with a qualified employer, in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay, for each year of such service, not more than $6,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such educators. (b) Recertification An eligible early childhood educator seeking to continue to receive payments under this section shall submit on an annual basis to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require to certify that the educator is continuing to meet the criteria to be considered an eligible educator. (c) Maximum amount of loan The total amount of payments received by an eligible early childhood educator under this section may not exceed the total amount of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such educator. (d) Applicability of certain provisions The following provisions of the National Health Service Corps Loan Assistance Program established in subpart III of part D shall apply to the program established under this section in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan Assistance Program: (1) Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 338B(c) (relating to application information, understandability, and availability). (2) Section 338B(c)(4) (relating to recruitment and retention). (3) Section 338B(d) (relating to factors considered in providing contracts). (4) Section 338(e) (relating to the approval required for participation). (5) Section 338B(f) (relating to contents of contracts). (6) Section 338B(g) (relating to payments, including repayment schedule and tax liability). (e) Report to Congress Not later than 5 years after