2013 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 16 - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (§§ 1861 - 1887)
Section 1862o-12 - Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 16 - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sec. 1862o-12 - Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program |
| Contains | section 1862o-12 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-69, title VII, §7033, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 711. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 121 Stat. 711 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 110-69 |
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The Director is authorized to establish a new program to award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 1101a of title 20) to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at such institutions and to increase the retention and graduation rates of students pursuing associate's or baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(b) Program componentsGrants awarded under this section shall support—
(1) activities to improve courses and curriculum in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(2) faculty development;
(3) stipends for undergraduate students participating in research; and
(4) other activities consistent with subsection (a), as determined by the Director.
(c) InstrumentationFunding for instrumentation is an allowed use of grants awarded under this section.
(Pub. L. 110–69, title VII, §7033, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 711.)
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the America COMPETES Act, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
DEFINITIONSFor definitions of terms used in this section, see section 7001 of Pub. L. 110–69, set out as a note under section 1862o of this title.
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