Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3466

 119 STAT. 3448

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP SUM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS.

Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2010’’. SEC. 1104. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

(a) PERMANENT EXTENSION.—Section 1105 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2074; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears in the section and subsection headings and the text; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a scholarship’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— (1) Under the program under this section, the Secretary of Defense may award a scholarship or fellowship’’; (B) in paragraph (1)(B)— (i) by striking ‘‘undergraduate’’ and inserting ‘‘associates degree, undergraduate degree,’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘accredited’’ before ‘‘institution of higher education’’; (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting ‘‘or fellowship’’ after ‘‘scholarship’’; (ii) by inserting ‘‘equipment expenses,’’ after ‘‘laboratory expenses,’’; and (iii) by striking the second sentence; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) Financial assistance provided under a scholarship or fellowship awarded under this section may be paid directly to the recipient of such scholarship or fellowship or to an administering entity for disbursement of the funds.’’; and (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL’’ before ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’ (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking ‘‘a scholarship’’ and inserting ‘‘financial assistance’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘the financial assistance provided under the scholarship’’ and inserting ‘‘such financial assistance’’; and (iii) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d), the period of service required of a recipient may not be less than the total period of pursuit of a degree that is covered by such financial assistance.’’. (b) EMPLOYMENT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—Such section is further amended— (1) by striking subsection (g); (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and

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