§ 2191. Graduate fellowships

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1989

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

   Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title VIII § 843(d)(1) · 103 Stat. 1352

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2191

   (Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIII, § 843(d)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1516.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIII, § 843(d)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1516.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Part HI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: “CHAPTER 111— NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS “Sec. “2191. Graduate fellowships. “§ 2191. Graduate fellowships “(a) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing for the award of fellowships to citizens and nationals of the United States who agree to pursue graduate degrees in science, engineering, or other fields of study designated by the Secretary to be of priority interest to the Department of Defense. “(b) A fellowship awarded pursuant to regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall be known as a ‘National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship’. “(c) National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships Minorities. Women. Disabled persons. shall be awarded solely on the basis of academic ability. The Secretary shall take all appropriate actions to encourage applications for such fellowships of persons who are members of groups (including minority groups, women, and disabled persons) which historically have been underrepresented in science and technology fields. Recipients shall be selected on the basis of a nationwide competition. The award of a fellowship under this section may not be predicated on the geographic region in which the recipient lives or the geographic region in which the recipient will pursue an advanced degree. “(d) The regulations prescribed under this section shall include— “(1) the criteria for award of fellowships; “(2) the procedures for selecting recipients; “(3) the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and “(4) the maximum amount that may be awarded to an individual during an academic year.”.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision