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ning and coordinating regional petroleum, geo-
thermal, mining, and mineral engineering or 
beneficiation projects by two or more schools; and 
‘‘(2) research into any aspects of petroleum, 
geothermal, mining, or mineral engineering or 
beneficiation problems, including but not limited to 
exploration, that are related to the mission of the 
Department of the Interior. 
‘‘SEC. 6. SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS WITH ENERGY AND MIN-
ERAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS IN PETROLEUM 
AND MINERAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGY, PE-
TROLEUM GEOPHYSICS, OR MINING GEO-
PHYSICS. 
‘‘(a) Twelve percent of the annual outlay of funds au-
thorized by section 23(d) of the Deep Ocean Energy Re-
sources Act of 2006 may be granted to schools, univer-
sities, and institutions other than those described in sec-
tions 3 and 4, with particular consideration awarded to 
minority serving institutions. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall determine the eligibility of 
a college or university to receive funding under this Act 
using criteria that include— 
‘‘(1) the presence of a substantial program of 
undergraduate and graduate geoscience instruction 
and research in one or more of the following special-
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ties: petroleum geology, geothermal geology, mineral 
exploration geology, economic geology, industrial 
minerals geology, mining geology, petroleum geo-
physics, mining geophysics, geological engineering, 
or geophysical engineering that has a demonstrated 
history of achievement; 
‘‘(2) evidence of institutional commitment for 
the purposes of this Act that includes a significant 
opportunity for participation by undergraduate stu-
dents in research; 
‘‘(3) evidence that such school, university, or in-
stitution has or can obtain significant industrial co-
operation in activities within the scope of this Act; 
‘‘(4) agreement by the school, university, or in-
stitution to maintain the programs for which the 
funding is sought for the 10-year period beginning 
on the date the school, university, or institution first 
receives such funds; and 
‘‘(5) requiring that such funding shall be for 
the purposes set forth in subsections (c) through (h) 
of section 3 and subject to the conditions set forth 
in section 3(h). 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall seek the advice of the Com-
mittee established pursuant to section 11 in determining 
the criteria used to carry out this section. 
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‘‘SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND 
FELLOWSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) The Secretary shall utilize 10 percent of the an-
nual outlay of funds authorized by section 23(d) of the 
Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 for the pur-
pose of providing merit-based scholarships for under-
graduate 
education, 
graduate 
fellowships, 
and 
postdoctoral fellowships. 
‘‘(b) In order to receive a scholarship or a graduate 
fellowship, an individual student must be a lawful perma-
nent resident of the United States or a United States cit-
izen and must agree in writing to complete a course of 
studies and receive a degree in petroleum, mining, or min-
eral engineering, petroleum geology, geothermal geology, 
mining and economic geology, petroleum and mining geo-
physics, or mineral economics. 
‘‘(c) The regulations required by section 9 shall re-
quire that an individual, in order to retain a scholarship 
or graduate fellowship, must continue in one of the course 
of studies listed in subsection (b) of this section, must re-
main in good academic standing, as determined by the 
school, institution, or university and must allow for rein-
statement of the scholarship or graduate fellowship by the 
Secretary, upon the recommendation of the school or insti-
tution. Such regulations may also provide for recovery of 
funds from an individual who fails to complete any of the 
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courses of study listed in subsection (b) of this section 
after notice that such completion is a requirement of re-
ceipt funding under this Act. 
‘‘(d) To carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
award grants to schools, universities, and institutions that 
are eligible to receive funding under section 3, 4 or 6. A 
school, university, or institution receiving funding under 
this subsection shall be responsible for enforcing the re-
quirements of this section for scholarship or fellowship 
students and shall return to the Secretary any funds re-
covered from an individual under subsection (c). An insti-
tution seeking funds under this subsection shall describe, 
in its application to the Secretary for funding, the number 
of students that would be awarded scholarships or fellow-
ships if the application is approved, how such students 
would be selected, and how the provisions of this section 
will be enforced. 
‘‘SEC. 8. FUNDING CRITERIA FOR INSTITUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) Each application to the Secretary for funds 
under this Act shall state, among other things, the nature 
of the project to be undertaken; the period during which 
it will be pursued; the qualifications of the personnel who 
will direct and conduct it; the estimated costs; the impor-
tance of the project to the Nation, region, or States con-
cerned; its relation to other known research projects there-
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tofore pursued or being pursued; the extent to which the 
proposed project will maximize the opportunity for the 
training of undergraduate petroleum, mining, and mineral 
engineers; geologists and geophysicists; and the extent of 
participation by nongovernmental sources in the project. 
‘‘(b) No funds shall be made available under this Act 
except for an application approved by the Secretary. All 
funds shall be made available upon the basis of merit of 
the application, the need for the knowledge that it is ex-
pected to produce when completed, and the opportunity 
it provides for the undergraduate training of individuals 
as petroleum, mining, and mineral engineers, geologists, 
and geophysicists. The Secretary may use competitive re-
view by nongovernmental experts in relevant fields to de-
termine which applications to approve, to the extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(c) Funds available under this Act shall be paid at 
such times and in such amounts during each fiscal year 
as determined by the Secretary, and upon vouchers ap-
proved by the Secretary. Each school, university, or insti-
tution that receives funds under this Act shall— 
‘‘(1) establish its plan to provide for the train-
ing of individuals as petroleum, mining, and mineral 
engineers, geologists, and geophysicists under a cur-
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