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(b) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—Section 701(c) (20 
U.S.C. 1134(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of other exceptional cir-
cumstances, such as active duty military service or per-
sonal or family member illness, the institution of higher 
education may also permit the fellowship recipient to in-
terrupt periods of study for the duration of the tour of 
duty (in the case of military service) or not more than 
12 months (in any other case), but without payment of 
the stipend.’’. 
(c) 
ALLOCATION
OF
FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 
702(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘from di-
verse geographic regions’’ after ‘‘higher education’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall also assure that at least 
one representative appointed to the Board represents 
an institution that is eligible for a grant under title 
III or V of this Act.’’. 
(d) STIPENDS.—Section 703 (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2007–2008’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting 
‘‘may be set’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fel-
lowships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate 
Research Fellowship Program on February 1 of 
such academic year’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1)(A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Secretary shall (in 
addition to stipends paid to individuals under this 
subpart) pay to the institution of higher education, 
for each individual awarded a fellowship under this 
subpart at such institution, an institutional allow-
ance. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such 
allowance shall be, for 2007–2008 and succeeding 
academic years, the same amount as the institu-
tional payment made for 2006–2007 adjusted for 
2007–2008 and annually thereafter in accordance 
with inflation as determined by the Department of 
Labor’s Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the previous calendar year.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2007
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and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 702. GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 
NEED. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED; 
PRIORITY.—Section 712 (20 U.S.C. 1135a) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and an assessment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an assessment’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and the priority described 
in subsection (c) of this section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a pri-
ority for grants in order to prepare individuals for the pro-
fessoriate who will train highly-qualified elementary and 
secondary math and science teachers, special education 
teachers, and teachers who provide instruction for limited 
English proficient individuals. Such grants shall offer pro-
gram assistance and graduate fellowships for—
‘‘(1) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher 
preparation and pedagogy in math and science for 
students who have completed a master’s degree or
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are pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in math and 
science; 
‘‘(2) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher 
preparation and pedagogy in special education and 
English language acquisition and academic pro-
ficiency for limited English proficient individuals; 
and 
‘‘(3) support of dissertation research in the 
fields of math, science, special education, or second 
language pedagogy and second language acquisi-
tion.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AP-
PLICATIONS.—Section 713(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(9); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) in the case of an application from a de-
partment, program, or unit in education or teacher 
preparation, provide assurances that such depart-
ment, program, or unit will collaborate with depart-
ments, programs, or units in all content areas to en-