2014 US Code
Title 20 - Education (Sections 1 - 10013)
Chapter 52 - Education for Economic Security (Sections 3901 - 4086)
Subchapter I - National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Education (Sections 3911 - 3922)
Sec. 3916 - Other functional activities
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 52 - EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION Sec. 3916 - Other functional activities |
| Contains | section 3916 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-377, title I, §106, as added Pub. L. 99-159, title II, §201, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 896. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 99 Stat. 896 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 98-377, Public Law 99-159 |
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(a) The Foundation is authorized to expend up to 15 per centum of the funds available for science and engineering education for applications which the Foundation determines will meet one or more of the functional objectives described in section 3912(b) of this title.
(b) Such programs may include a program for the exchange of mathematics, science, or engineering faculty between institutions of higher education (particularly institutions having nationally recognized research facilities) and eligible institutions. For the purposes of this section, the term "eligible institution" means an institution of higher education which—
(1) has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of students who are members of a minority group, or who are economically or educationally disadvantaged; or
(2) is located in a community that is not within commuting distance of a major institution of higher education; and
(3) demonstrates a commitment to meet the special educational needs of students who are members of a minority group or are economically or educationally disadvantaged.
(Pub. L. 98–377, title I, §106, as added Pub. L. 99–159, title II, §201, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 896.)
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