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 94 STAT. 1484

PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980 AWARD OF FELLOWSHIPS

20 USC 1134f.

"SEC. 923. (a) An institution of higher education receiving funds under this part shall make available to financially needy graduate and professional students an award determined by such institution of higher education, except that no award under this part may exceed $4,500, or the demonstrated level of financial need according to measurements of need approved by the Secretary, whichever is lower. "(b) No student shall receive an award except during periods in which such student is maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting essentially full time to, study or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded and is not engaging in gainful employment other than part-time employment by the institution of higher education involved in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Secretary. Such period shall not exceed a total of 3 years, except that the Secretary 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 3 year period set forth in this section, under special circumstances which the Secretary determines would most effectively serve the purposes of this part. The Secretary shall make a determination to provide such twelve-month extension of an award to an individual fellowship recipient upon review of an application for such extension by the recipient. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

20 USC 1134g.

Repeal. 20 USC 113411134s.

"SEC. 924. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this part $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1981 and 1982 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 1983 and each of the succeeding fiscal years ending before October 1, 1985.". (jo) Parts C, D, E, and F of such title IX are repealed. NEW PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

SEC. 903. Title IX of the Act is amended by inserting after part B (as amended by this Act) the following new part: "PART C—NATIONAL GRADUATE FELLOWS PROGRAM AWARD OF NATIONAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS 20 USC 1134h.

Independent study.

"SEC. 931. (a) During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to October 1, 1985, the Secretary is authorized to award not more than 450 fellowships in accordance with the provisions of this part for graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by students of superior ability selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement and exceptional promise. Such fellowships shall be awarded for such periods as the Secretary may determine, but not in excess of forty-eight months. "(b) The Secretary may allow a fellowship recipient to interrupt periods of study 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 academic program, except that for such period the Secretary shall make no payments to the fellowship recipients or payments to institutions pursuant to the fellowship award of the recipient. "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part.

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