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 100 STAT. 1588

PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

under part E of such title IV prior to the receipt of eligibility status for the junior and senior years of the baccalaureate degree programs offered by Faulkner University. In the audit and settlement of the f f accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States, full credit shall be given for the amount for which liability is relieved by this section. (b) SPECIAL RULE.—For the purpose of part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, each student in attendance at the Faulkner University of Montgomery, Alabama, receiving a federally AKk insured loan for the academic year 1981-1982 and for the academic year 1982-1983 pursuant to such part B shall be deemed to be in attendance at an eligible institution for that academic year. 1^; 20 USC 1091

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G—AuEN YOUTH EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PANEL

SEC. 1361. DENIAL OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN NONCITIZENS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL.—(1) There is established in the Department of Education a panel to be known as the "Alien Youth Education Opportunity Panel" (hereafter in this section referred to - • - ^ -• as the "Panel"). -if ! (2) The Panel shall be composed of 7 members, 3 of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 2 of whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. (b) DUTIES OF PANEL.—The Panel shall study and investigate the extent to which the requirements of section 484(aK5) of the Act result in the denial of student assistance to long-term residents of the United States who have graduated from United States high schools and the extent to which that denial deprives those individuals of an equal educational opportunity. (c) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Panel shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Secretary, the President, and the Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section. (d) ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide the Panel with such administrative and clerical support as it may require to carry out its activities under this section. (e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—(1) Members of the Panel who are officers or full-time employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States; but they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (2) Members of the Panel who are not officers or full-time employees of the United States may each receive reimbursement for travel . 0 ivi/i expenses incident to attending Panel meetings, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (f) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Panel is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section and each such department, bureau, agency, board, 3W. n >-.i commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality is

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