§ 278g-1. — Research fellowships and other financial assistance to students at institutes of higher education.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC278g-1]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 278g-1. Research fellowships and other financial assistance
to students at institutes of higher education
The Director is authorized to expend up to 1 per centum of the funds
appropriated for activities of the Institute in any fiscal year, as the
Director may deem desirable, for awards of research fellowships and
other forms of financial assistance to students at institutions of
higher learning within the United States who show promise as present or
future contributors to the mission of the Institute, and to United
States citizens for research and technical activities on Institute
programs. The selection of persons to receive such fellowships and
assistance shall be made on the basis of ability and of the relevance of
the proposed work to the mission and programs of the Institute.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, Sec. 18, as added Pub. L. 99-574, Sec. 6(a),
Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3237; amended Pub. L. 100-418, title V,
Sec. 5115(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 102-245, title
I, Sec. 104(h)(1), Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 11.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 18 of act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, was renumbered
section 32 and is classified to section 278q of this title.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-245 inserted before period at end of first
sentence ``, and to United States citizens for research and technical
activities on Institute programs''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``Institute'' for ``National
Bureau of Standards'' the first place appearing, and for ``Bureau''
wherever subsequently appearing.
Effective Date
Section 6(b) of Pub. L. 99-574 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall be effective October 1,
1986.''
