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20 USC § 1070a–15 - Postbaccalaureate achievement program authority | Title 20 - Education | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute
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20 USC § 1070a–15 - Postbaccalaureate achievement program authority
Program authority The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as the “Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program” that shall be designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study.
opportunities for research or other scholarly activities at the institution or at graduate centers designed to provide students with effective preparation for doctoral study;
seminars and other educational activities designed to prepare students for doctoral study;
activities designed to assist students participating in the project in securing admission to and financial assistance for enrollment in graduate programs.
mentoring programs involving faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, or any combination of such persons; and
exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students.
Requirements In approving applications for projects assisted under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall require—
an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the individuals participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be low-income individuals who are first generation college students;
an assurance that the remaining persons participating in the project proposed to be carried out be from a group that is underrepresented in graduate education, including—
Alaska Natives, as defined in section 7546 of this title;
Native Hawaiians, as defined in section 7517 of this title; and
Native American Pacific Islanders, as defined in section 1059g of this title;
an assurance that participants be enrolled in a degree program at an eligible institution having an agreement with the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of section 1094 of this title; and
an assurance that participants in summer research internships have completed their sophomore year in postsecondary education.
Award considerations In addition to such other selection criteria as may be prescribed by regulations, the Secretary shall consider in making awards to institutions under this section—
the quality of research and other scholarly activities in which students will be involved;
the level of faculty involvement in the project and the description of the research in which students will be involved; and
the institution’s plan for identifying and recruiting participants including students enrolled in projects authorized under this section.
Maximum stipends Students participating in research under a project under this section may receive an award that—
shall include a stipend not to exceed $2,800 per annum; and
may include, in addition, the costs of summer tuition, summer room and board, and transportation to summer programs.
Funding From amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 1070a–11
(g) of this title, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, allocate funds for projects authorized by this section in an amount which is not less than $11,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 402E, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 402(a)(4),July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 489; amended Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 402(e),Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1655; Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 403(e),Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3203; Pub. L. 111–39, title IV, § 401(a)(5),July 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 1938.)
2009—Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 111–39struck out period before semicolon at end.
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(1)(A), (B), inserted “Required” before “services” in heading and, in introductory provisions, substituted “A project assisted under this section shall provide—” for “A postbaccalaureate achievement project assisted under this section may provide services such as—”.
Subsec. (b)(5) to (8). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(1)(C)–(E), inserted “and” after the semicolon in par. (5), substituted a period for the semicolon in par. (6), and struck out pars. (7) and (8) which read as follows:
“(7) mentoring programs involving faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, or any combination of such persons; and
“(8) exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students.”
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(3), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(2), (4)(A), redesignatedsubsec. (c) as (d) and struck out “postbaccalaureate achievement” after “applications for” in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(4)(B), inserted “, including—” and added subpars. (A) to (C) before semicolon.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(2), redesignatedsubsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(2), (5), redesignatedsubsec. (e) as (f) and substituted “project under this section” for “postbaccalaureate achievement project” in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(e)(2), (6), redesignatedsubsec. (f) as (g) and substituted “section 1070a–11
(g)” for “section 1070a–11
(f)” and “2009 through 2014” for “1993 through 1997”.
1998—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 105–244substituted “$2,800” for “$2,400”.
This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.34 CFR - Title 34—Education34 CFR Part 647 - RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM34 CFR Part 682 - FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM