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PUBLIC LAW 92-86-AUG. 11, 1971

the Senate a written report containing a full and complete statement concerning the nature of the transfer and the reason therefor, or (B) each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Director written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. SEC. 7. (a) If an institution of higher education determines, after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has been convicted by any court of record of any crime which was committed after the date of enactment of this Act and which involved the use of (or assistance to others in the use of) force, disruption, or the seizure of property under control of any institution of higher education to prevent officials or students in such institution from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies, and that such crime was of a serious nature and contributed to a substantial disruption of the administration of the institution with respect to which such crime was committed, then the institution which such individual attends, or is employed by, shall deny for a period of two years any further payment to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c). If an institution denies an individual assistance under the authority of the preceding sentence of this subsection, then any institution which such individual subsequently attends shall deny for the remainder of the two-year period any further payments to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c). (b) If an institution of higher education determines, after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has willfully refused to obey a lawful regulation or order of such institution after the date of enactment of this Act, and that such refusal was of a serious nature and contributed to a substantial disruption of the administration of such institution, then such institution shall deny, for a period of two years, any further payment to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c). (c) The programs referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are as follows: (1) The programs authorized by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950; and (2) The programs authorized under title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 relating to establishing the Science Information Service. (d)(1) Nothing in this Act, or any Act amended by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any institution of higher education from refusing to award, continue, or extend any financial assistance under any such Act to any individual because of any misconduct which in its judgment bears adversely on his fitness for such assistance. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or prejudicing the rights and prerogatives of any institution of higher education to institute and carry out an independent, disciplinary proceeding pursuant to existing authority, practice, and law. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the freedom of any student to verbal expression of individual views or opinions. SEC. 8. This Act may be cited as the "National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1972". Approved August 11, 1971.

Campus d i s r u p t e r s, denial of payment.

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