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title: "42 U.S.C. § 7382d"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 7382d - Fellowship awards

## Text

(a) Fellowship recipient compensation Each recipient of a fellowship under this subchapter shall be paid during the fellowship period at a rate of pay that shall not exceed the minimum annual rate payable for a position under GS–13 of the General Schedule.

(b) Local educational agency The Secretary shall seek to ensure that no local educational agency penalizes a teacher who elects to participate in the Program.

(Pub. L. 103–382, title V, § 516, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4044.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.