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20 U.S.C. § 1134b — Allocation of fellowships
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**(a) Fellowship Board**
(1) **Appointment**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall appoint a Jacob K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board (referred to in this subpart as the “Board”) consisting of 9 individuals representative of both public and private institutions of higher education who are especially qualified to serve on the Board.
(B) *Qualifications* — In making appointments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—
(i) give due consideration to the appointment of individuals who are highly respected in the academic community;
(ii) appoint members who represent the various geographic regions of the United States;
(iii) ensure that individuals appointed to the Board are broadly representative of a range of disciplines in graduate education in arts, humanities, and social sciences; and
(iv) ensure that such individuals include representatives from institutions that are eligible for one or more of the grants under subchapter III or V.
(2) **Duties** — The Board shall—
(A) establish general policies for the program established by this subpart and oversee the program’s operation;
(B) establish general criteria for the award of fellowships in academic fields identified by the Board, or, in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program assisted under this subpart, by such nongovernmental entity;
(C) appoint panels of academic scholars with distinguished backgrounds in the arts, humanities, and social sciences for the purpose of selecting fellows, except that, in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program, such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity; and
(D) prepare and submit to the
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**(a) Fellowship Board**
(1) **Appointment**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall appoint a Jacob K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board (referred to in this subpart as the “Board”) consisting of 9 individuals representative of both public and private institutions of higher education who are especially qualified to serve on the Board.
(B) *Qualifications* — In making appointments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—
(i) give due consideration to the appointment of individuals who are highly respected in the academic community;
(ii) appoint members who represent the various geographic regions of the United States;
(iii) ensure that individuals appointed to the Board are broadly representative of a range of disciplines in graduate education in arts, humanities, and social sciences; and
(iv) ensure that such individuals include representatives from institutions that are eligible for one or more of the grants under subchapter III or V.
(2) **Duties** — The Board shall—
(A) establish general policies for the program established by this subpart and oversee the program’s operation;
(B) establish general criteria for the award of fellowships in academic fields identified by the Board, or, in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program assisted under this subpart, by such nongovernmental entity;
(C) appoint panels of academic scholars with distinguished backgrounds in the arts, humanities, and social sciences for the purpose of selecting fellows, except that, in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program, such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity; and
(D) prepare and submit to the Congress at least once in every 3-year period a report on any modifications in the program that the Board determines are appropriate.
(3) **Consultations** — In carrying out its responsibilities, the Board shall consult on a regular basis with representatives of the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and representatives of institutions of higher education and associations of such institutions, learned societies, and professional organizations.
(4) **Term** — The term of office of each member of the Board shall be 4 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor of the member was appointed. No member may serve for a period in excess of 6 years.
(5) **Initial meeting; vacancy** — The Secretary shall call the first meeting of the Board, at which the first order of business shall be the election of a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson, who shall serve until 1 year after the date of the appointment of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. Thereafter each officer shall be elected for a term of 2 years. In case a vacancy occurs in either office, the Board shall elect an individual from among the members of the Board to fill such vacancy.
(6) **Quorum; additional meetings**
(A) A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
(B) The Board shall meet at least once a year or more frequently, as may be necessary, to carry out the Board’s responsibilities.
(7) **Compensation** — Members of the Board, while serving on the business of the Board, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, including travel time, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, the members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim) for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
**(b) Use of selection panels** The recipients of fellowships shall be selected in each designated field from among all applicants nationwide in each field by distinguished panels appointed by the Board to make such selections under criteria established by the Board, except that, in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program, such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity. The number of recipients in each field in each year shall not exceed the number of fellows allocated to that field for that year by the Board.
**(c) Fellowship portability** Each recipient shall be entitled to use the fellowship in a graduate program at any accredited institution of higher education in which the recipient may decide to enroll.
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Level IV of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.
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**(a) Requirements for receipt** An individual awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this subpart shall continue to receive payments provided in [section 1134b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1134b&num=0&edition=prelim) only during such periods as the Secretary finds that such individual is maintaining satisfactory proficiency in, and devoting essentially full time to, study or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded, in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful employment other than part-time employment by such institution in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Secretary.
**(b) Reports from recipients** The Secretary is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and filed at such times as the Secretary determines necessary from any person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this subpart. The reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, library, archive, or other research center approved by the Secretary, stating that such individual is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to the program for which the fellowship was awarded.
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There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1134c
Another prior section 702 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classi-
fied to section 1132a–1 of this title, prior to the general
amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374.
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–315 amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘The Secretary shall appoint a Jacob K. Javits Fellows
Program Fellowship Board (hereinafter in this subpart
referred to as the ‘Board’) consisting of 9 individuals
representative of both public and private institutions
of higher education who are especially qualified to
serve on the Board. In making appointments, the Sec-
retary shall give due consideration to the appointment
of individuals who are highly respected in the academic
community. The Secretary shall assure that individ-
uals appointed to the Board are broadly representative
of a range of disciplines in graduate education in arts,
humanities, and social sciences.’’
§ 1134b. Stipends
(a) Award by Secretary
The Secretary shall pay to individuals award-
ed fellowships under this subpart such stipends
as the Secretary may establish, reflecting the
purpose of this program to encourage highly tal-
ented students to undertake graduate study as
described in this subpart. In the case of an indi-
vidual who receives such individual’s first sti-
pend under this subpart in academic year
2009–2010 or any succeeding academic year, such
stipend shall be set at a level of support equal to
that provided by the National Science Founda-
tion Graduate Research Fellowship Program for
such academic year, except such amount shall
be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the
fellow’s demonstrated level of need determined
in accordance with part F of subchapter IV.
(b) Institutional payme
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