as described in subsection (a) shall be made available only to carry out this section. 612. Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart: XIII Public Health Workforce 340J. Loan Repayment Program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program to be known as the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (referred to in this section as the Program ) to assure an adequate supply of and encourage recruitment of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in local, State, territorial, and Tribal public health agencies. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual shall— (1) (A) be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a student in an accredited academic educational institution in a State or territory in the final semester or equivalent of a course of study or program leading to a public health degree, a health professions degree or certificate, or a degree in computer science, information science, information systems, information technology, or statistics and have accepted employment with a local, State, territorial, or Tribal public health agency, or a related training fellowship, as recognized by the Secretary, to commence upon graduation