Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 1.djvu/904

 101 STAT. 874

42 USC 2486g.

42 USC 2486h.

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PUBLIC LAW 100-147—OCT. 30, 1987

(c) The Administrator may, for cause and after an opportunity for hearing, suspend or terminate any designation under subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 209. (a) The Administrator shall support a space grant fellowship program to provide educational and training assistance to qualified individuals at the graduate level of education in fields related to space. Such fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the Administrator. Space grant fellowships shall be awarded to individuals at space grant colleges, space grant regional consortia, other colleges and institutions of higher education, professional associations, and institutes in such a manner as to assure wide geographic and institutional diversity in the pursuit of research under the fellowship program. (b) The total amount which may be provided for grants under the space grant fellowship program during any fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the total funds appropriated for such year pursuant to this title. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Administrator from sponsoring any research fellowship program, including any special emphasis program, which is established under an authority other than this title. SEC. 210. (a) The Administrator shall establish an independent committee known as the space grant review panel, which shall not be subject to the provisons of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.; Public Law 92-463). (b) The panel shall take such steps as may be necessary to review, and shall advise the Administrator with respect to— (1) applications or proposals for, and performance under, r grants and contracts awarded pursuant to sections 206 and 207 of this title; r(2) the space grant fellowship program; (3) the designation and operation of space grant colleges and ,i; space grant regional consortia, and the operation of space grant and fellowship programs; i, (4) the formulation and application of the planning guidelines and priorities pursuant to section 205(a) and O^XD of this title; m ^^^ (5) such other matters as the Administrator refers to the panel for review and advice. (c) The Administrator shall make available to the panel any information, personnel and administrative services and assistance which is reasonable to carry out the duties of the panel. (d)(1) The Administrator shall appoint the voting members of the panel. A majority of the voting members shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields related to space. The other voting members shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience or training, are especially qualified in, or representative of, education, extension services. State government, industry, economics, planning, or any other activity related to efforts to enhance the understanding, assessment, development, or utilization of space resources. The Administrator shall consider the potential conflict of interest of any individual in making appointments to the panel. (2) The Administrator shall select one voting member to serve as the Chairman and another voting member to serve as the Vice

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