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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 59 — Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

§ 4706. Scholarship and research internship conditions

Statutory text

(a)

Scholarship conditions

A person awarded a scholarship under this chapter may receive payments authorized under this chapter only during such periods as the Foundation finds that the person is maintaining satisfactory proficiency pursuant to regulations of the Board.

(b)

Reports on scholarships

The Foundation may require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any person awarded a scholarship under this chapter. Such reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, approved by the Foundation, stating that such person is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to study or research, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a).

(c)

Research internship conditions

A person awarded a research internship under this chapter may receive payments authorized under this chapter only during such periods as the Foundation finds that the person is maintaining satisfactory proficiency pursuant to regulations of the Board.

(d)

Reports on research internships

The Foundation may require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any person awarded a research internship under this chapter. Such reports may be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education or internship employer, approved by the Foundation, stating that such person is maintaining satisfactory progress in the internship.

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. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act

    Pub. L. 99–661 div. A title XIV § 1407 · 100 Stat. 3816

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 4706

    Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIV, § 1407, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4010

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIV, § 1407, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4010

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1407. SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS (a) In General.— A person awarded a scholarship under this title may receive payments authorized under this title only during such periods as the Foundation finds that the person is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to study or research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation pursuant to regulations of the Board. (b) Reports.— The Foundation may require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any person awarded a scholarship under this title. Such reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, approved by the Foundation, stating that such person is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to study or research, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a).

  2. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021

    Pub. L. 117–81 § 6305(1) · 135 Stat. 1541

    Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 4706

    Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(1), inserted “and research internship” after “Scholarship” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(1), inserted “and research internship” after “Scholarship” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in the section heading, by inserting “and research internship” after “scholarship”;

  3. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021

    Pub. L. 117–81 § 6305(2) · 135 Stat. 1541

    1. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4706(a)

      Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(2), substituted “Scholarship conditions” for “In general” in heading

    2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 4706(a)

      Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(2), struck out “and devoting full time to study or research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation” after “satisfactory proficiency” in text

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(2), substituted “Scholarship conditions” for “In general” in heading and struck out “and devoting full time to study or research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation” after “satisfactory proficiency” in text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting “Scholarship Conditions”; and (B) by striking “and devoting full time to study or research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation”;

  4. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021

    Pub. L. 117–81 § 6305(3) · 135 Stat. 1541

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4706(b)

    Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(3), substituted “Reports on scholarships” for “Reports” in heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(3), substituted “Reports on scholarships” for “Reports” in heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection heading and inserting “Reports on Scholarships”; and

  5. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021

    Pub. L. 117–81 § 6305(4) · 135 Stat. 1541

    Added · 20 U.S.C. § 4706(c); 20 U.S.C. § 4706(d)

    Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) by adding at the end the following: “(c) Research Internship Conditions.— A person awarded a research internship under this title may receive payments authorized under this title only during such periods as the Foundation finds that the person is maintaining satisfactory proficiency pursuant to regulations of the Board. “(d) Reports on Research Internships.— The Foundation may require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any person awarded a research internship under this title. Such reports Certification. may be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education or internship employer, approved by the Foundation, stating that such person is maintaining satisfactory progress in the internship.” .

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(1), inserted “and research internship” after “Scholarship” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(2), substituted “Scholarship conditions” for “In general” in heading and struck out “and devoting full time to study or research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation” after “satisfactory proficiency” in text.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(3), substituted “Reports on scholarships” for “Reports” in heading.

Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6305(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Credits

1986–2021 · 2 acts
  1. 1986Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIV, § 1407, , 100 Stat. 4010
  2. 2021Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXIII, § 6305, , 135 Stat. 2394.
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(Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIV, § 1407, , 100 Stat. 4010; Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXIII, § 6305, , 135 Stat. 2394.)

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