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 PUBLIC LAW 101-589 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2907 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1993, to carry out the provisions of this part. • PART C—NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY SEC. 621. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY. 20 USC 5411. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AcADEMY.— The Secretary shall establish a National Academy of Science, Space, and Technology for the instruction and preparation of selected individuals for service in a science, mathematics, or engineering related capacity in the employ of the United States or a United States corporation. OJ) ADVISORY BOARD. — (1) MEMBERSHIP.— The Secretary, after consultation with the Director, shall appoint an Advisory Board for the Academy consisting of a broadly representative group of scientists, engineers, educators, and businessmen representing high-technology industries. (2) FUNCTIONS.—The Advisory Board shall— (A) develop criteria to be used in the selection of recipients of scholarships under this section; (B) select scholarship recipients from among nominations received under subsection (e); and (C) identify fields of science, mathematics, and engineering which will be given priority in awarding scholarships under this section. In making determinations under.subparagraph (C), the Advisory Board shall take into consideration requirements of Government and industry for technical personnel in fields of science, mathematics, and engineering which are relevant to emerging industrial technologies of significant economic importance and in which shortages in the work force of the United States are projected. (c) SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED. —(1) The Academy shall establish a scholarship program for students to pursue the baccalaureate degree in fields of science, mathematics, or engineering who are willing to commit themselves to service described in subsection (n). (2) A student who satisfies the requirements of subsection (h)(1) may receive a scholarship for a period of 1 academic year of undergraduate study at a Member Institute. (3) A student who satisfies the requirements of subsection (h)(2) may receive additional scholarships, each awarded for a period of 1 academic year, in order to complete his or her undergraduate course of study to a maximum of 3 awards. (4) The individuals awarded scholarships under this section shall be referred to as the "Science, Space, and Technology Corps". (5) An individual awarded a scholarship under this section may attend any institution of higher education that offers the baccalaureate degree in science, mathematics, or engineering. Such institutions shall be designated as Member Institutes of the Academy. (d) NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.— Members and Delegates of the House of Representatives may each nominate 6 or more individuals, at least half of whom are female, for scholarships. (e) SELECTION FOR INITIAL AWARDS. — (1) The Board shall develop criteria for selection of nominees under this section. Such criteria

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