Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/694

 90 STAT. 2162

PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 lected from such recipient by the institution for tuition and other expenses required by the institution as part of the recipient's instructional program shall be deducted from the payments to the institution under this subsection. " F E L L O W S H I P CONDITIONS

20 USC 1134h.

20 USC 1134i.

"SEC. 925. (a) An individual awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this part shall continue to receive payments provided in section 924 only_during such periods as the Commissioner finds that he is maintaining satisfactory proficiency in, and devoting essentially 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 part-time employment by such institution in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Commissioner. "(b) The Commissioner is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and to file 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)(1) Section 941 of the Act is amended to read as follows: "AWARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS

"SEC. 941. (a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to October 1, 1979, the Commissioner is authorized to award not to exceed five hundred fellowships in accordance with the provisions of this part for graduate or professional study for persons who plan to pursue a career in public service. Such fellowships shall be awarded for such periods as the Commissioner may determine, but not in excess of thirty-six months except that the Commissioner may provide by regulation for the granting of such fellowships for a period of study not to exceed one twelve-month period in addition to the thirty-six month period set forth in this section under special circumstances which the Commissioner determines would most effectively serve the purposes of this part. The Commissioner shall make a determination to provide such a twelve-month extension of an award to an individual fellowship recipient upon review of an application for such extension by the recipient. "(b) In addition to the number of fellowships authorized to be awarded by subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner is authorized to award fellowships equal to the number previously awarded during any fiscal year under this section but vacated prior to the end of the period for which they were awarded; except that each fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for such period of study, not in excess of the remainder of the period for which the fellowship which it replaces was awarded, as the Commissioner may determine. "(c) The Commissioner may allow a fellowship recipient to interrupt his studies for a period not to exceed twelve months for the purpose of work, travel, or independent study away from the campus, if such independent study is supportive of the fellowship recipient's

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