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 118 STAT. 469 PUBLIC LAW 108–201—FEB. 24, 2004 ‘‘(2) be a United States citizen or permanent resident; and ‘‘(3) at the time of the initial scholarship award, not be an employee (as defined in section 2105). ‘‘(c) An individual seeking a scholarship under this section shall submit an application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, and containing such information, agreements, or assurances as the Administrator may require. ‘‘(d) The Administrator shall make publicly available a list of academic programs and fields of study for which scholarships under the Program may be utilized and shall update the list as necessary. ‘‘(e)(1) The Administrator may provide a scholarship under the Program for an academic year if the individual applying for the scholarship has submitted to the Administrator, as part of the application required under subsection (c), a proposed academic program leading to a degree in a program or field of study on the list made available under subsection (d). ‘‘(2) An individual may not receive a scholarship under this section for more than 4 academic years, unless the Administrator grants a waiver. ‘‘(3) The dollar amount of a scholarship under this section for an academic year shall be determined under regulations issued by the Administrator, but shall in no case exceed the cost of attend ance. ‘‘(4) A scholarship provided under this section may be expended for tuition, fees, and other authorized expenses as established by the Administrator by regulation. ‘‘(5) The Administrator may enter into a contractual agreement with an institution of higher education under which the amounts provided for a scholarship under this section for tuition, fees, and other authorized expenses are paid directly to the institution with respect to which the scholarship is provided. ‘‘(f)(1) The period of service for which an individual shall be obligated to serve as an employee of the Administration is, except as provided in subsection (h)(2), 24 months for each academic year for which a scholarship under this section is provided. Under no circumstances shall the total period of obligated service be more than 4 years. ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), obligated service under paragraph (1) shall begin not later than 60 days after the individual obtains the educational degree for which the scholarship was provided. ‘‘(B) The Administrator may defer the obligation of an individual to provide a period of service under paragraph (1) if the Adminis trator determines that such a deferral is appropriate. The Adminis trator shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which a service obligation may be deferred through regulation. ‘‘(g)(1) Scholarship recipients who fail to maintain a high level of academic standing, as defined by the Administrator by regulation, who are dismissed from their educational institutions for discipli nary reasons, or who voluntarily terminate academic training before graduation from the educational program for which the scholarship was awarded, shall be in breach of their contractual agreement and, in lieu of any service obligation arising under such agreement, shall be liable to the United States for repayment within 1 year after the date of default of all scholarship funds paid to them and to the institution of higher education on their behalf under Regulations. Regulations. Deadline. Public information. Records.

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