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title: "42 U.S.C. § 16536"
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description: "Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) graduate fellowship program"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "149"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
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section: "16536"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 16536 - Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) graduate fellowship program
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## Text
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(a) Definition of eligible student In this section, the term “eligible student” means a student who attends an institution of higher education that offers a doctoral degree in a field relevant to a mission area of the Department.
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(b) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a graduate fellowship program for eligible students pursuing a doctoral degree in a mission area of the Department.
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(c) Selection (1) In general The Secretary shall award fellowships to eligible students under this section through a competitive merit review process, involving written and oral interviews, that will result in a wide distribution of awards throughout the United States, as determined by the Secretary.
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(2) Criteria The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for awarding fellowships under this section that require an eligible student—
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(A) to pursue a field of science or engineering of importance to a mission area of the Department;
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(B) to demonstrate to the Secretary—
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(i) the capacity of the eligible student to understand technical topics relating to the fellowship that can be derived from the first principles of the technical topics;
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(ii) imagination and creativity;
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(iii) leadership skills in organizations or intellectual endeavors, demonstrated through awards and past experience; and
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(iv) excellent verbal and communication skills to explain, defend, and demonstrate an understanding of technical subjects relating to the fellowship; and
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(C) to be a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States.
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(d) Awards (1) Amount A fellowship awarded under this section shall—
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(A) provide an annual living stipend; and
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(B) cover—
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(i) graduate tuition at an institution of higher education described in subsection (a); and
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(ii) incidental expenses associated with curricula and research at the institution of higher education (including books, computers, and software).
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(2) Duration A fellowship awarded under this section shall be up to 3 years duration within a 5-year period.
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(3) Portability A fellowship awarded under this section shall be portable with the eligible student.
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(e) Administration The Secretary, acting through the Director of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education—
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(1) shall administer the program established under this section; and
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(2) may enter into a contract with a nonprofit entity to administer the program, including the selection and award of fellowships.
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(f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
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(1) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2008;
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(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, including nonexpiring fellowships for the preceding fiscal year;
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(3) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, including nonexpiring fellowships for preceding fiscal years;
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(4) $20,600,000 for fiscal year 2011;
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(5) $21,200,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
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(6) $21,900,000 for fiscal year 2013.
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(Pub. L. 110–69, title V, § 5009, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 618; Pub. L. 111–358, title IX, § 902(d), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4045.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2011—Subsec. (f)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 111–358 added pars. (4) to (6).
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