2015 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7507)
Chapter 32 - Marine Sanctuaries (Sections 1431 - 1445c-1)
Sec. 1445c - Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 32 - MARINE SANCTUARIES Sec. 1445c - Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program |
Contains | section 1445c |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 92-532, title III, §318, as added Pub. L. 106-513, §18, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2392. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 114 Stat. 2392 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 92-532, Public Law 106-513 |
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The Secretary shall establish and administer through the National Ocean Service the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program. Under the program, the Secretary shall award graduate education scholarships in oceanography, marine biology or maritime archeology, to be known as Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships.
(b) PurposesThe purposes of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program are—
(1) to recognize outstanding scholarship in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archeology, particularly by women and members of minority groups; and
(2) to encourage independent graduate level research in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archeology.
(c) AwardEach Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship—
(1) shall be used to support graduate studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archeology at a graduate level institution of higher education; and
(2) shall be awarded in accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary.
(d) Distribution of fundsThe amount of each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship shall be provided directly to a recipient selected by the Secretary upon receipt of certification that the recipient will adhere to a specific and detailed plan of study and research approved by a graduate level institution of higher education.
(e) FundingOf the amount available each fiscal year to carry out this chapter, the Secretary shall award 1 percent as Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships.
(f) Scholarship repayment requirementThe Secretary shall require an individual receiving a scholarship under this section to repay the full amount of the scholarship to the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the individual, in obtaining or using the scholarship, engaged in fraudulent conduct or failed to comply with any term or condition of the scholarship.
(g) Maritime archeology definedIn this section the term "maritime archeology" includes the curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts.
(Pub. L. 92–532, title III, §318, as added Pub. L. 106–513, §18, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2392.)
CODIFICATIONFor similar provisions relating to the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program, see section 1445c–1 of this title.
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