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PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972

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"FELLOWSHIP CONDITIONS

"SEC. 964. (a) A person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this part shall continue to receive the payments provided in this part only during such periods as the Commissioner finds that he is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to study or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Commissioner by or pursuant to regulation. " (b) The Commissioner is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as he determines necessary from any person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this part. Such 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 Commissioner, stating that such person is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to, the program for which the fellowship was awarded. "(c) No fellowship shall be awarded under this title for study at a school or department of divinity.

Reports.

Prohibition.

"APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 965. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this part.". E X T E N S I O N A N D E X P A N S I O N OF TITLE VI OF THE N A T I O N A L D E F E N S E EDUCATION ACT

SEC. 182. (a) Section 601 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended to read as follows:

72 Stat. 1 5 9 3. 20 USC 5 1 1.

" L A N G U A G E A N D AREA CENTERS xVND PROGRAMS

"SEC. 601. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education for the purposes of establishing, equipping, and operating graduate and undergraduate centers and programs for the teaching of any modern foreign language, for instruction in other fields needed to provide a full understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which such language is commonly used, or for research and training in international studies and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Any such grant or contract may cover all or part of the cost of the establishment or operation of a center or program, including the costs of faculty, stafi', and student travel in foreign areas, regions, or countries, and the costs of travel of foreign scholars to teach or conduct research, and shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. " (b) The Secretary is also authorized to pay stipends to individuals undergoing advanced training in any center or under any program receiving Federal financial assistance under this title, including allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study here and abroad, but only upon reasonable assurance that the recipients of such stipends will, on completion of their training, be available for teaching service in an institution of higher education or elementary or secondary school, or such other service of a public nature as may be permitted in the regulations of the Secretary. 82-081 O - 73 - 23

Contract authority.

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