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 90 STAT. 2228

Research fellowships.

20 USC 1221e.

PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 "(2) Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) for any fiscal year may be expended on projects and activities to disseminate (A) information on the results of educational research and development; and (B) other educational information. Projects and activities funded under this paragraph may include cooperative and jointly funded arrangements for such dissemination utilizing individuals who may be designated as 'Education Extension Agents'. Employment opportunities at the local level which are generated and funded through projects and activities carried out under the preceding sentence of this paragraph shall be made available to residents of the area to be served, if any such residents are qualified for, and apply for, such employment. "(3) The Director may establish and maintain research fellowships j ^ ^he Institute, with such stipends and allowances, including travel and subsistence expenses, as the Director may deem necessary to procure the assistance of highly qualified research fellows from the United States and abroad.". (d) Section 405 of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by redesignating subsection (g) and subsection (h), and any reference thereto, as subsection (i) and subsection (j), respectively, and by inserting immediately after subsection (e) the following new subsections: "(f)(1) In carrying out the functions of the Institute under this section, the Director shall, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, make grants to, and enter into contracts with— "(A) regional educational laboratories established by public agencies or private nonprofit organizations; and "(B) research and development centers established by institutions of higher education or by interstate agencies established by compact which operate subsidiary bodies established to conduct postsecondary educational research and development. " (2) No grants shall be made and no contract entered into under this subsection unless— " (A) proposals for assistance under this subsection are solicited from regional educational laboratories and research and development centers by the Director; "(B) proposals for such assistance are developed by the regional educational laboratories and the research and development centers in consultation with the Director; "(C) proposals are submitted in an application, containing or accompanied by such information as is essential to carry out the provisions of this section, including assurances that the laboratory or center involved will— "(i) be responsible for the conduct of the research and development activities; "(ii) prepare a long-range plan relating to the conduct of such research and development activities; "(iii) ensure that information developed as a result of such research and development activities, including new educational methods, practices, techniques, and products, be disseminated; "(iv) provide technical assistance to appropriate educational agencies and institutions; and "(v) to the extent practicable, provide training for individuals, emphasizing training opportunities for women and members of minority groups, in the use of new educational methods, practices, techniques, and products developed in connection with such activities; and

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