§ 1445c-1. — Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1445c-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 32--MARINE SANCTUARIES
Sec. 1445c-1. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Commerce 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 marine biology, oceanography, or maritime archaeology, including the
curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts, to be known
as ``Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships''.
(b) Purpose
The purpose of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program is to
recognize outstanding scholarship in marine biology, oceanography, or
maritime archaeology, particularly by women and members of minority
groups, and encourage independent graduate level research in such fields
of study.
(c) Award
Each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship award--
(1) shall be used to support a candidate's graduate studies in
marine biology, oceanography, or maritime archaeology at a
sponsoring institution; and
(2) shall be made available to individual candidates in
accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary.
(d) Distribution of funds
The amount of each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship shall be provided
directly to each 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 the sponsoring institution.
(e) Funding
The Secretary shall make 1 percent of the amount appropriated each
fiscal year to carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act [16 U.S.C.
1431 et seq.] available for Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships.
(f) Scholarship repayment requirement
Repayment of the award shall be made to the Secretary in the case of
fraud or noncompliance.
(Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title II, Sec. 210], Dec. 21, 2000, 114
Stat. 2762, 2762A-79.)
References in Text
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is
title III of Pub. L. 92-532, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1061, as amended,
which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 1431 of this title and Tables.
Codification
For similar provisions relating to the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
Program, see section 1445c of this title.
Section was enacted as part of the Department of Commerce and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and also as part of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act which comprises this chapter.
