20 U.S.C. § 1134n
Section 1134n · Institutional eligibility
Amended 3 times on record
Any academic department or program of an institution of higher education that offers a program of postbaccalaureate study leading to a graduate degree in an area of national need (as designated under subsection (b) of this section) may apply for a grant under this part. No department or program shall be eligible for a grant unless the program of postbaccalaureate study has been in existence for at least 4 years at the time of application for assistance under this part.
After consultation with the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, and other appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies and organizations, the Secretary shall designate areas of national need, such as mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, computer science, or foreign languages and area studies. In making such designations, the Secretary shall take into account the extent to which the interest is compelling and the extent to which other Federal programs support postbaccalaureate study in the area concerned.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1134n, Pub. L. 89 329, title IX, §951, as added Pub. L. 96 374, title IX, §905, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1487, authorized assistance for law school clinical experience programs, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 99 498.
Another prior section 1134n, Pub. L. 89 329, title IX, §961, as added Pub. L. 92 318, title I, §181(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 309; amended Pub. L. 94 482, title I, §171(d)(1) (3), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2163; Pub. L. 96 49, §9(d), Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 353, provided for a program of fellowships for other purposes, prior to repeal by section 902(b) of Pub. L. 96 374.
Amendments
1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103 208 substituted “foreign languages and area studies” for “foreign languages or area studies”.
1992—Pub. L. 102 325 amended section generally, substituting “postbaccalaureate” for “post-baccalaureate” wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103 208 effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102 325, except as otherwise provided, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 103 208, set out as a note under section 1003 of this title.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102 325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102 325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.