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PUBLIC LAW 91-224-APR. 3, 1970

" (E) research into, and development of, methods of training students or faculty, including the preparation of teaching materials and the planning of curriculum. APPLICATION FOR TRAINING GRANT OR CONTRACT; ALLOCATION OP GRANTS OR CONTRACTS

"SEC. 17. (1) A grant or contract authorized by section 16 may be made only upon application to the Secretary at such time or times and containing such information as he may prescribe, except that no such application shall be approved unless it— " (A) sets forth programs, activities, research, or development for which a grant is authorized under section 16, and describes the relation to any program set forth by the applicant in an application, if any, submitted pursuant to section 18; " (B) provides such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this section; and " (C) provides for making such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Secretary may require to carry out his functions under this section, and for keeping such records and for affording such access thereto as the Secretary may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. "(2) The Secretary shall allocate grants or contracts under section 16 in such manner as will most nearly provide an equitable distribution of the grants or contracts throughout the United States among institutions of higher education which show promise of being able to use funds effectively for the purposes of this section. " (3)(A) Payment under this section may be used in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an application approved under subsection (a), to pay part of the compensation of students employed in connection with the operation and maintenance of treatment works, other than as an employee in connection with the operation and maintenance of treatment works or as an employee in any branch of the Government of the United States, as part of a program for which a grant has been approved pursuant to this section. " (B) Departments and agencies of the United States are encouraged, to the extent consistent with efficient administration, to enter into arrangements with institutions of higher education for the full-time, part-time, or temporary employment, whether in the competitive or excepted service, of students enrolled in programs set forth m applications approved under subsection (a). AWARD OF

SCHOLARSHIPS

"SEC. 18. (1) The Secretary is authorized to award scholarships in accordance with the provisions of this section for undergraduate study by persons who plan to enter an occupation involving the operation and maintenance of treatment works. Such scholarships shall be awarded for such periods as the Secretary may determine but not to exceed four academic years. "(2) The Secretary shall allocate scholarships under this section among institutions of higher education with programs approved under the provisions of this section for the use of individuals accepted into such programs, in such manner and according to such plan as will insofar as practicable—

Conditions.

Reports to Secretary.

Equitable distribution.

Compensation of employed students.

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