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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1261. Scholarships
(1) The Administrator is authorized to award scholarships in
accordance with the provisions of this section for undergraduate
study by persons who plan to enter an occupation involving the
operation and maintenance of treatment works. Such scholarships
shall be awarded for such periods as the Administrator may
determine but not to exceed four academic years.
(2) The Administrator shall allocate scholarships under this
section among institutions of higher education with programs
approved under the provisions of this section for the use of
individuals accepted into such programs in such manner and
according to such plan as will insofar as practicable -
(A) provide an equitable distribution of such scholarships
throughout the United States; and
(B) attract recent graduates of secondary schools to enter an
occupation involving the operation and maintenance of treatment
works.
(3) The Administrator shall approve a program of any institution
of higher education for the purposes of this section only upon
application by the institution and only upon his finding -
(A) that such program has a principal objective the education
and training of persons in the operation and maintenance of
treatment works;
(B) that such program is in effect and of high quality, or can
be readily put into effect and may reasonably be expected to be
of high quality;
(C) that the application describes the relation of such program
to any program, activity, research, or development set forth by
the applicant in an application, if any, submitted pursuant to
section 1260 of this title; and
(D) that the application contains satisfactory assurances that
(i) the institution will recommend to the Administrator for the
award of scholarships under this section, for study in such
program, only persons who have demonstrated to the satisfaction
of the institution a serious intent, upon completing the program,
to enter an occupation involving the operation and maintenance of
treatment works, and (ii) the institution will make reasonable
continuing efforts to encourage recipients of scholarships under
this section, enrolled in such program, to enter occupations
involving the operation and maintenance of treatment works upon
completing the program.
(4)(A) The Administrator shall pay to persons awarded
scholarships under this section such stipends (including such
allowances for subsistence and other expenses for such persons and
their dependents) as he may determine to be consistent with
prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs.
(B) The Administrator shall (in addition to the stipends paid to
persons under paragraph (1)) pay to the institution of higher
education at which such person is pursuing his course of study such
amount as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing
practices under comparable federally supported programs.
(5) A person awarded a scholarship under the provisions of this
section shall continue to receive the payments provided in this
section only during such periods as the Administrator finds that he
is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to
study or research in the field in which such scholarship was
awarded in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging
in gainful employment other than employment approved by the
Administrator by or pursuant to regulation.
(6) The Administrator shall by regulation provide that any person
awarded a scholarship under this section shall agree in writing to
enter and remain in an occupation involving the design, operation,
or maintenance of treatment works for such period after completion
of his course of studies as the Administrator determines
appropriate.
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