20 U.S.C. § 1067i — Cross program and cross agency coopera-

Page 315 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1067k Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. § 1067i. Cross program and cross agency coopera- tion The Minority Science and Engineering Im- provement Programs shall cooperate and con- sult with other programs within the Department and within Federal, State, and private agencies which carry out programs to improve the qual- ity of science, mathematics, and engineering education. (Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 363, formerly title X, § 1043, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title X, § 1002, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1564; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title X, § 1002(d), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 780; re- numbered title III, § 363, Pub. L. 105–244, title III, § 301(a)(5), (7), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1636.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1135d–2 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105–244. AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–325 inserted ‘‘and consult’’ after ‘‘co- operate’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. § 1067j. Administrative provisions (a) Technical staff The Secretary shall appoint, without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, not less than 2 tech- nical employees with appropriate scientific and educational background to administer the pro- grams under this part who may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub- chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. (b) Procedures for grant review The Secretary shall establish procedures for reviewing and evaluating grants and contracts made or entered into under such programs. Pro- cedures for reviewing grant applications, based on the peer review system, or contracts for fi- nancial assistance under this subchapter may not be subject to any review outside of officials responsible for the administration of the Minor- ity Science and Engineering Improvement Pro- grams. (Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 364, formerly title X, § 1044, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title X, § 1002, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1564; renumbered title III, § 364, Pub. L. 105–244, title III, § 301(a)(5), (7), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1636.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1135d–3 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105–244. § 1067k. Definitions For the purpose of this part— (1) The term ‘‘accredited’’ means currently certified by a nationally recognized accred- iting agency or making satisfactory progress toward achieving accreditation. (2) The term ‘‘minority’’ means American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexi- can, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Pacific Islander or other ethnic group underrepresented in science and engineering. (3) The term ‘‘minority institution’’ means an institution of higher education whose en- rollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities (as defined in paragraph (2)) ex- ceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment. The Secretary shall verify this information from the data on enrollments in the higher edu- cation general information surveys (HEGIS) furnished by the institution to the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education. (4) The term ‘‘science’’ means, for the pur- pose of this program, the biological, engineer- ing, mathematical, physical, behavioral, and social sciences, and history and philosophy of science; also included are interdisciplinary fields which are comprised of overlapping areas among two or more sciences. (5) The term ‘‘underrepresented in science and engineering’’ means a minority group whose number of scientists and engineers per 10,000 population of that group is substantially below the comparable figure for scientists and engineers who are white and not of Hispanic origin. (6) The term ‘‘institutional grant’’ means a grant that supports the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement plan, which may include any combination of activi- ties for improving the preparation of minority students for careers in science. (7) The term ‘‘cooperative grant’’ means a grant that assists groups of nonprofit accred- ited colleges and universities to work together to conduct a science improvement program. (8) The term ‘‘design projects’’ means projects that assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs. (9) The term ‘‘special projects’’ means— (A) a special project grant to a minority institution which supports activities that— (i) improve the quality of training in science and engineering at minority insti- tutions; or (ii) enhance the minority institutions’ general scientific research capabilities; or (B) a special project grant to any eligible applicant which supports activities that— (i) provide a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions; or (ii) provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions.