51 U.S.C. § 40901 — Science, Space, and Technology Edu-

Page 98 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 40901 dergraduates in Science and Technology program not later than 60 days after Dec. 30, 2005, and, if in compli- ance with law, implement the program as planned in the July 5, 2005, NASA Research Announcement. DENIAL OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CAMPUS DISRUPTERS Pub. L. 92–304, § 6, May 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 161, provided generally that any institution of higher education deny for a two-year period payment under programs author- ized by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (see 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.) to any individual attending or employed by such institution who has been con- victed of any crime committed after May 19, 1972, which involved the use of force, disruption or seizure of property to prevent officers or students from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies. Similar provi- sions were contained in the following prior appropria- tion acts: Pub. L. 92–68, § 6, Aug. 6, 1971, 85 Stat. 177. Pub. L. 91–303, § 6, July 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 372. Pub. L. 91–119, § 7, Nov. 18, 1969, 83 Stat. 201. § 40901. Science, Space, and Technology Edu- cation Trust Fund There is appropriated, by transfer from funds appropriated in the Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Ap- propriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–404, 102 Stat. 1014), for ‘‘Construction of facilities’’, the sum of $15,000,000 to the ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund’’, which is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- vest these funds in the United States Treasury special issue securities, and interest shall be credited to the Trust Fund on a quarterly basis. Such interest shall be available for the purpose of making grants for programs directed at im- proving science, space, and technology edu- cation in the United States. The Administrator, after consultation with the Director of the Na- tional Science Foundation, shall review applica- tions made for such grants and determine the distribution of available funds on a competitive basis. Grants shall be made available to any awardee only to the extent that the awardee provides matching funds from non-Federal sources to carry out the program for which grants from this Trust Fund are made. Of the funds made available by this Trust Fund, $250,000 shall be disbursed each calendar quarter to the Challenger Center for Space Science Edu- cation. The Administrator shall submit to Con- gress an annual report on the grants made pur- suant to this section. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3391.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 40901 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2467. Pub. L. 100–404, title II, (par. under heading ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund’’, at 102 Stat. 1028), Aug. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1028; Pub. L. 103–327, title III, Sept. 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 2328. In the first sentence, the words ‘‘the Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agen- cies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–404, 102 Stat. 1014)’’ are substituted for ‘‘this Act’’ to clarify the reference. In the second sentence, the words ‘‘of the Treasury’’ are inserted after ‘‘the Secretary’’ for clarity. In the sixth sentence, the word ‘‘hereafter’’, which appeared after ‘‘each calendar quarter’’, is omitted as unnecessary. § 40902. National Aeronautics and Space Admin- istration Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States, in tribute to the dedicated crew of the Space Shuttle Chal- lenger, a trust fund to be known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeav- or Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’). The Trust Fund shall consist of amounts which may from time to time, at the discretion of the Administrator, be transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Gifts and Donations Trust Fund. (b) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.—The Admin- istrator shall direct the Secretary of the Treas- ury to invest and reinvest funds in the Trust Fund in public debt securities with maturities suitable for the needs of the Trust Fund, and bearing interest at rates determined by the Sec- retary of the Treasury, taking into consider- ation the current average market yield on out- standing marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. Interest earned shall be credited to the Trust Fund. (c) PURPOSE.—Income accruing from the Trust Fund principal shall be used to create the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Program, to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts. The Administrator is authorized to use such funds to award fellowships to selected United States nationals who are undergraduate students pursuing a course of study leading to certified teaching degrees in elementary edu- cation or in secondary education in mathe- matics, science, or technology disciplines. Awards shall be made pursuant to standards es- tablished for the fellowship program by the Ad- ministrator. (d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The interest ac- cruing from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund principal shall be available in fiscal year 2012 for the purpose of the Endeavor Science Teacher Certificate Program. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3391; Pub. L. 112–55, div. B, title III, Nov. 18, 2011, 125 Stat. 626.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 40902 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2467a. Pub. L. 102–195, § 20, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1615. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘The Trust Fund shall consist of amounts’’ are substituted for ‘‘The Trust Fund shall consist of gifts and donations accepted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration pursuant to section 208 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2476b), as well as other amounts’’ because the Administration’s authority to accept gifts or donations under section 208 of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 terminated 5 years after October 30, 1987.