42 U.S.C. § 4745 — Government Service Fellowships

Page 6222 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 4745 (Pub. L. 91–648, title III, § 304, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1919; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 91–648, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1909, known as the Intergovernmental Per- sonnel Act of 1970, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4701 of this title and Tables. For effective date of the grant provisions of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), as being 180 days after Jan. 5, 1971, see section 4772 of this title. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Office’’, meaning Office of Personnel Management, substituted for ‘‘Commission’’, meaning Civil Service Commission, in subsec. (a) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by stat- ute in Civil Service Commission and Chairman thereof to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as pro- vided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5. § 4745. Government Service Fellowships (a) Diverse payments The Office is authorized to make grants to State and general local governments to support programs approved by the Office for providing Government Service Fellowships for State and local government personnel. The grants may cover— (1) the necessary costs of the fellowship re- cipient’s books, travel, and transportation, and such related expenses as may be author- ized by the Office; (2) reimbursement to the State or local gov- ernment for not to exceed one-fourth of the salary of each fellow during the period of the fellowship; and (3) payment to the educational institutions involved of such amounts as the Office deter- mines to be consistent with prevailing prac- tices under comparable federally supported programs for each fellow, less any amount charged the fellow for tuition and nonrefund- able fees and deposits. (b) Period of fellowships; eligibility criteria Fellowships awarded under this section may not exceed two years of full-time graduate-level study for professional, administrative, and tech- nical employees. The regulations of the Office shall include eligibility criteria for the selection of fellowship recipients by State and local gov- ernments. (c) Selection of fellows; continuation of salary and employment benefits; public service plans upon completion of study: outline of plans in application for grant The State or local government concerned shall— (1) select the individual recipients of the fel- lowships; (2) during the period of the fellowship, con- tinue the full salary of the recipient and nor- mal employment benefits such as credit for se- niority, leave accrual, retirement, and insur- ance; and (3) make appropriate plans for the utiliza- tion and continuation in public service of em- ployees completing fellowships and outline such plans in the application for the grant. (Pub. L. 91–648, title III, § 305, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1919; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Office’’, meaning Office of Personnel Management, substituted for ‘‘Commission’’, meaning Civil Service Commission, in subsecs. (a) and (b) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organiza- tion and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in Civil Service Commission and Chairman thereof to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5. § 4746. Coordination of Federal programs The Office, after consultation with other agen- cies concerned, shall— (1) prescribe regulations concerning adminis- tration of training for employees and officials of State and local governments provided for in this subchapter, including requirements for coordination of and reasonable consistency in such training programs; (2) coordinate the training support given to State and local governments under authority of this chapter with training support given such governments under other Federal pro- grams; and (3) make such arrangements, including the collection and maintenance of data on train- ing grants and programs, as may be necessary to avoid duplication of programs providing for training and to insure consistent administra- tion of related Federal training activities, with particular regard to title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Pub. L. 91–648, title III, § 306, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1920; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in par. (2), was in the origi- nal ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 91–648, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1909, known as the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4701 of this title and Tables. The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Title IX of the Act was classified generally to subchapter IX (§ 1134 et seq.) of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 702, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1803. Title IX as originally added by Pub. L. 89–329 related to education for the public service. Pub. L. 92–318 struck out title IX and inserted in lieu thereof a new title IX relating to graduate programs. Subse-