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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1521 (g) REPORT BY SECRETARY. — Not later than 30 days after the date of the suhmission of the report pursuant to subsection (f), the Secretary shall transmit such report to each House of the Congress, together with any comments that the Secretary considers appropriate. (h) TERMINATION.— The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (g). SEC. 247. NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION (a) IN GENERAL. —(1) Chapter 111 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 2192. Science, mathematics, and engineering education "(a) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall, on a continuing basis— "(1) identify actions which the Department of Defense may take to improve education in the scientific, mathematics, and engineering skills necessary to meet the long-term national defense needs of the United States for personnel proficient in such skills; and "(2) establish and conduct programs to carry out such actions. of the Secretary of Defense to advise and assist the Secretary regarding matters relating to science, mathematics, and engineering education and training. "§ 2193. Science and mathematics education improvement program "(a)(1) The Secretary of Defense may, in accordance with the Grant programs. provisions of this subsection, carry out a program for awarding grants to students who have been accepted for enrollment in, or who are enrolled in, an institution of higher education as undergraduate or graduate students in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the national security functions of the Department of Defense. "(2) Grant proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of students awarded grants under this subsection to the institutions of higher education at which the students are enrolled. No grant proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of a student until the student is enrolled at an institution of higher education. "(3) The amount of a grant awarded a student under this subsection may not exceed the student's cost of attendance. "(4) ITie amount of a grant awarded a student under this subsection shall not be reduced on the basis of the student's receipt of other forms of Federal student financial assistance, but shall be taken into account in determining the eligibility of the student for those other forms of Federal student finsmcial assistance. "(5) The Secretary shall give priority to awarding grants under this subsection in a manner likely to stimulate the interest of women and members of minority groups in pursuing scientific and engineering careers. The Secretary may consider the financial need of applicants in making awards in accordance with such priority. "(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may establish programs for the purpose of improving the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary school students and faculty members. "(c) In this section:
 * 'Qo) The Secretary shall designate an individual within the Office

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