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 112 STAT. 1790 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful emplo3ment other than part-time employment by such institution in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Secretary. "(b) REPORTS FROM RECIPIENTS.— The Secretary is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and filed at such times as the Secretary determines necessary from any person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this subpart. The reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, library, archive, or other research center approved by the Secretary, stating that such individual is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to the program for which the fellowship was awarded. 20 USC 1134d. "SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart. Subpart 2—Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need 20 USC 1135. "SEC. 711. GRANTS TO ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS OF INSTITUTIONS. "(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall make grants to academic departments, programs and other academic units of institutions of higher education that provide courses of study leading to a graduate degree in order to enable such institutions to provide assistance to graduate students in accordance with this subpart. "(2) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.— The Secretary may also make grants to such departments, programs and other academic units of institutions of higher education granting graduate degrees which submit joint proposals involving nondegree granting institutions which have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with degree-granting institutions. Nondegree granting institutions eligible for awards as part of such joint proposals include any organization which— "(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; "(B) is organized and operated substantially to conduct scientific and cultural research and graduate training programs; "(C) is not a private foundation; "(D) has academic personnel for instruction and counseling who meet the standards of the institution of higher education in which the students are enrolled; and "(E) has necessary research resources not otherwise readily available in such institutions to such students. "(b) AWARD AND DURATION OF GRANTS.— "(1) AWARDS. — The principal criterion for the award of grants shall be the relative quality of the graduate progreims presented in competing applications. Consistent with an allocation of awards based on quality of competing applications,

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