An Act to amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to require certain additional information to be filed by an applicant for a scholarship or fellowship, and for other purposes
PL 87-835 (H.R.8556), enacted 10/16/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-835-OCT. 16, 1962 
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SEC. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1374(b). 
The amendment made by section 2(b) of Public Law 86-376 (73 
Stat. 699) shall take effect on September 2,1958. 
SEC. 31. TREATIES. 
Section 7852(d) of the Internal Kevenue Code of 1954 (relating to 
treaty obligations) shallnot apply in respect of any amendment made 
by this Act. 
Approved October 16, 1962, 10:30 a.m. 
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Public Law 87-835 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to require certain 
additional information to be filed by an applicant for a scholarship or fellow-
ship, and to amend the National Defense Education Act of 1958 with respect 
to certain requirements for payments or loans under the provisions of such 
Act, and for other purposes. 
October 16, 1962 
[H. R. 8556] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 16(d) 
of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(d)(1) No part of any funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available for expenditure by the Foundation under authority of this 
Act shall be used to make payments under any scholarship or fellow-
ship awarded to any individual under section 10, unless such 
individual— 
"(A) has taken and subscribed to an oath or affirmation in the 
following form: 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I bear true 
faith and allegiance to the United States of America and will 
support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United 
States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic'; and 
"(B) has provided the Foundation (in the case of applications 
made on or after October 1, 1962) with a full statement regard-
ing any crimes of which he has ever been convicted (other than 
crimes committed before attaining sixteen years of age and minor 
traffic violations for which a fine of $25 or less was imposed) and 
regarding any criminal charges punishable by confinement of 
thirty da^p^s or more which may be pending against him at the 
time of his application for such scholarship or fellowship. 
The provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall 
be applicable with respect to the oath or affirmation and statement 
herem required. 
"(2) (A) When any Communist organization, as defined in para-
graph (5) of section 3 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 
1950, is registered or there is in effect a final order of the Subversive 
Activities Control Board requiring such organization to register, it 
shall be unlawful for any member of such organization with knowl-
edge or notice that such organization is so registered or that such 
order has become final (i) to make application for any scholarship 
or fellowship which is to be awarded from funds part or all of which 
are appropriated or otherwise made available for expenditure under 
National 1?cience 
Foundation. 
Scholarships. 
64 Stat. 156; 
72 Stat. 353. 
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Oath, 
Criminal record, 
statement. 
62 Stat. 749. 
68 Stat. 777. 
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Penalty. 
Refusal or revo-
cation authority. 
42 u s e 1869. 
National defense 
education. 
72 Stat. 160 2. 
20 u s e 581. 
Oath. 
eriminal record, 
statement. 
72 Stat. 1590, 
1593, 
20 u s e 461,511. 
62 Stat. 749. 
68 Stat. 777. 
50 use 782. 
Penalty. 
Refusal or revo-
cation authority. 
the authority of section 10 of this Act, or (ii) to use or attempt to 
use any such award. 
"(B) Whoever violates subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall 
be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, 
or both." 
SEC. 2. Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the Foundation from 
refusing or revoking a scholarship or fellowship award, in whole or 
in part, in the case of any applicant or recipient, if the Board is of 
the opinion that such award is not in the best interests of the United 
States." 
SEC. 3. Section 1001 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 
is amended b^ striking out subsection (f) and inserting in lieu there-
of the. following*: 
"(f)(1) No part of any funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available for expenditure under the authority of this Act shall be 
used to make payments or loans to any individual unless such indi-
vidual has taken and subscribed to an oath or affirmation in the fol-
lowing form: 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I bear true faith 
and allegiance to the United States of America and will support and 
defend the Constitution and law^s of the United States against all its 
enemies, foreign and domestic'. 
"(2) No fellowship or stipend shall be awarded to any individual 
under the provisions of title IV or of part A of title VI of this Act 
unless such individual has provided the Commissioner (in the case 
of applications made on or after October 1, 1962) with a full state-
ment regarding any crimes of which he has ever been convicted (other 
than crimes committed before attaining sixteen years of age and minor 
traffic violations for which a fine of $25 or less was imposed) and 
regarding any criminal charges punishable by confinement of thirty 
days or more which may be pending against him at the time of his 
application for such fellowship or stipend. 
"(3) The provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, 
shall be applicable with respect to the oath or affirmation required 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection and to the statement required 
under paragraph (2). 
"(4) (A) When any Communist organization, as defined in para-
graph (5) of section 3 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 
1950, is registered or there is in effect a final order of the Subversive 
Activities Control Board requiring such organization to register, it 
shall be unlawful for any member of such organization with knowledge 
or notice that such organization is so registered or that such order 
has become final (i) to make application for any payment or loan 
which is to be made from funds part or all of which are appropriated 
or otherwise made available for expenditure under the authority of 
this Act, or (ii) to use or attempt to use any such payment or loan. 
"(B) Whoever violates subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall 
be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, 
or both. 
"(g) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the Commis-
sioner from refusing or revoking a fellowship award under title IV 
of this Act, in whole or in part, in the case of any applicant or recipi-
ent, if the Commissioner is of the opinion that such award is not in the 
best interests of the United States." 
Approved October 16, 1962.