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Regulations.

PUBLIC LAW 92-500-OCT. 18, 1972

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" (B) The Administrator shall (in addition to the stipends paid to persons under paragraph (1)) pay to the institution of higher education at which such person is pursuing his course of study such amount as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. "(5) A person awarded a scholarship under the provisions of this section shall continue to receive the payments provided in this section only during such periods as the Administrator finds that he is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to study or research in the field in which such scholarship was awarded in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Administrator by or pursuant to regulation. "(6) The Administrator shall by regulation provide that any person awarded a scholarship under this section shall agree in writing to enter and remain in an occupation involving the design, operation, or maintenance of treatment works for such period after completion of his course of studies as the Administrator determines appropriate. "DEFINITIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

79 Stat. 1269; 82 Stat. 1042, 1050. 20 USC 1141.

Annual report.

"SEC. 112. (a) As used in sections 109 through 112 of this Act— "(1) The term 'institution of higher education' means an educational institution described in the first sentence of section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (other than an institution of any agency of the United States) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Administrator for this purpose. For purposes of this subsection, the Administrator shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. "(2) The term 'academic year' means an academic year or its equivalent, as detennined by the Administrator. "(b) The Administrator shall annually report his activities under sections 109 through 112 of this Act, including recommendations for needed revisions in the provisions thereof. "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, to carry out sections 109 through 112 of this Act. ALASKA VILLAGE DEMONSTRATION

HEW, cooperation.

PROJECTS

"SEC. 113. (a) The Administrator is authorized to enter into agreements with the State of Alaska to carry out one or more projects to demonstrate methods to provide for central community facilities for safe water and elimination or control of pollution in those native villages of Alaska without such facilities. Such project shall include provisions for community safe water supply svstems, toilets, bathing and laundry facilities, sewage disposal facilities, and other similar facilities, and educational and informational facilities and programs relating to health and hygiene. Such demonstration projects shall be for the further purpose of developing preliminary plans for providing such safe water and such elimination or control of pollution for all native villages in such State. "(b) I n carrying out this section the Administrator shall cooperate with the Secretary of Health, Education, and "Welfare for the purpose of utilizing such of the personnel and facilities of that Department as may be appropriate.

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