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CHAPTER 26A - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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Sec.

2486. Congressional statement of findings.

2486a. Congressional statement of purposes.

2486b. Definitions.

2486c. National space grant college and fellowship program.

(a) Establishment; long-range guidelines and

priorities; program evaluation.

(b) Functions.

(c) Acceptance of gifts and donations; funds from

other Federal agencies; issuance of rules and

regulations.

2486d. Grants or contracts.

(a) Authority of Administrator; amount.

(b) Special grants; amount; prerequisites.

(c) Application.

(d) Terms and conditions; limitations; leasing;

recordkeeping; audits.

2486e. Identification of specific national needs and problems

relating to space; grants or contracts with respect

to such needs or problems, amount, application, terms

and conditions.

2486f. Space grant college and space grant regional

consortium.

(a) Designation; qualifications.

(b) Other necessary qualifications and guidelines

on activities and responsibilities;

regulations.

(c) Suspension or termination of designation;

hearing.

2486g. Space grant fellowship program.

(a) Award of fellowships; guidelines; wide

geographic and institutional diversity.

(b) Limitation on amount to provide grants.

(c) Authority to sponsor other research fellowship

programs unaffected.

2486h. Space grant review panel.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Duties.

(c) Personnel and administrative services.

(d) Appointment of voting members; Chairman and

Vice Chairman; reimbursement of non-Federal

employee members; meetings; powers.

2486i. Availability of other Federal personnel and data;

cooperation with Administration.

2486j. Repealed.

2486k. Designation or award to be on competitive basis.

2486l. Authorization of appropriations.

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Sec. 2486. Congressional statement of findings

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The Congress finds that -

(1) the vitality of the Nation and the quality of life of the

citizens of the Nation depend increasingly on the understanding,

assessment, development, and utilization of space resources;

(2) research and development of space science, space

technology, and space commercialization will contribute to the

quality of life, national security, and the enhancement of

commerce;

(3) the understanding and development of the space frontiers

require a broad commitment and an intense involvement on the part

of the Federal Government in partnership with State and local

governments, private industry, universities, organizations, and

individuals concerned with the exploration and utilization of

space;

(4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, through

the national space grant college and fellowship program, offers

the most suitable means for such commitment and involvement

through the promotion of activities that will result in greater

understanding, assessment, development, and utilization; and

(5) Federal support of the establishment, development, and

operation of programs and projects by space grant colleges, space

grant regional consortia, institutions of higher education,

institutes, laboratories, and other appropriate public and

private entities is the most cost-effective way to promote such

activities.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

869.)

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SHORT TITLE

Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 100-147 provided that: "This

title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'National Space

Grant College and Fellowship Act'."

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Sec. 2486a. Congressional statement of purposes

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The purposes of this chapter are to -

(1) increase the understanding, assessment, development, and

utilization of space resources by promoting a strong educational

base, responsive research and training activities, and broad and

prompt dissemination of knowledge and techniques;

(2) utilize the abilities and talents of the universities of

the Nation to support and contribute to the exploration and

development of the resources and opportunities afforded by the

space environment;

(3) encourage and support the existence of interdisciplinary

and multidisciplinary programs of space research within the

university community of the Nation, to engage in integrated

activities of training, research and public service, to have

cooperative programs with industry, and to be coordinated with

the overall program of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration;

(4) encourage and support the existence of consortia, made up

of university and industry members, to advance the exploration

and development of space resources in cases in which national

objectives can be better fulfilled than through the programs of

single universities;

(5) encourage and support Federal funding for graduate

fellowships in fields related to space; and

(6) support activities in colleges and universities generally

for the purpose of creating and operating a network of

institutional programs that will enhance achievements resulting

from efforts under this chapter.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

869.)

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2486c, 2486d of this

title.

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Sec. 2486b. Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the term -

(1) "Administration" means the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration;

(2) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration;

(3) "aeronautical and space activities" has the meaning given

to such term in section 2452(1) of this title;

(4) "field related to space" means any academic discipline or

field of study (including the physical, natural, and biological

sciences, and engineering, space technology, education,

economics, sociology, communications, planning, law,

international affairs, and public administration) which is

concerned with or likely to improve the understanding,

assessment, development, and utilization of space;

(5) "panel" means the space grant review panel established

pursuant to section 2486h of this title;

(6) "person" means any individual, any public or private

corporation, partnership, or other association or entity

(including any space grant college, space grant regional

consortium, institution of higher education, institute, or

laboratory), or any State, political subdivision of a State, or

agency or officer of a State or political subdivision of a State;

(7) "space environment" means the environment beyond the

sensible atmosphere of the Earth;

(8) "space grant college" means any public or private

institution of higher education which is designated as such by

the Administrator pursuant to section 2486f of this title;

(9) "space grant program" means any program which -

(A) is administered by any space grant college, space grant

regional consortium, institution of higher education,

institute, laboratory, or State or local agency; and

(B) includes two or more projects involving education and one

or more of the following activities in the fields related to

space -

(i) research,

(ii) training, or

(iii) advisory services;

(10) "space grant regional consortium" means any association or

other alliance which is designated as such by the Administrator

pursuant to section 2486f of this title;

(11) "space resource" means any tangible or intangible benefit

which can only be realized from -

(A) aeronautical and space activities; or

(B) advancements in any field related to space; and

(12) "State" means any State of the United States, the District

of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,

Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United

States.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 204, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

870.)

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Sec. 2486c. National space grant college and fellowship program

-STATUTE-

(a) Establishment; long-range guidelines and priorities; program

evaluation

The Administrator shall establish and maintain, within the

Administration, a program to be known as the national space grant

college and fellowship program. The national space grant college

and fellowship program shall consist of the financial assistance

and other activities provided for in this chapter. The

Administrator shall establish long-range planning guidelines and

priorities, and adequately evaluate the program.

(b) Functions

Within the Administration, the program shall -

(1) apply the long-range planning guidelines and the priorities

established by the Administrator under subsection (a) of this

section;

(2) advise the Administrator with respect to the expertise and

capabilities which are available through the national space grant

college and fellowship program, and make such expertise available

to the Administration as directed by the Administrator;

(3) evaluate activities conducted under grants and contracts

awarded pursuant to sections 2486d and 2486e of this title to

assure that the purposes set forth in section 2486a of this title

are implemented;

(4) encourage other Federal departments, agencies, and

instrumentalities to use and take advantage of the expertise and

capabilities which are available through the national space grant

college and fellowship program, on a cooperative or other basis;

(5) encourage cooperation and coordination with other Federal

programs concerned with the development of space resources and

fields related to space;

(6) advise the Administrator on the designation of recipients

supported by the national space grant college and fellowship

program and, in appropriate cases, on the termination or

suspension of any such designation; and

(7) encourage the formation and growth of space grant and

fellowship programs.

(c) Acceptance of gifts and donations; funds from other Federal

agencies; issuance of rules and regulations

To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator

may -

(1) accept conditional or unconditional gifts or donations of

services, money, or property, real, personal or mixed, tangible

or intangible;

(2) accept and use funds from other Federal departments,

agencies, and instrumentalities to pay for fellowships, grants,

contracts, and other transactions; and

(3) issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary and

appropriate.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 205, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

871.)

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2486d, 2486h of this

title.

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Sec. 2486d. Grants or contracts

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(a) Authority of Administrator; amount

The Administrator may make grants and enter into contracts or

other transactions under this subsection to assist any space grant

and fellowship program or project if the Administrator finds that

such program or project will carry out the purposes set forth in

section 2486a of this title. The total amount paid pursuant to any

such grant or contract may equal 66 percent, or any lesser percent,

of the total cost of the space grant and fellowship program or

project involved, except that this limitation shall not apply in

the case of grants or contracts paid for with funds accepted by the

Administrator pursuant to section 2486c(c)(2) of this title.

(b) Special grants; amount; prerequisites

The Administrator may make special grants under this subsection

to carry out the purposes set forth in section 2486a of this title.

The amount of any such grant may equal 100 percent, or any lesser

percent, of the total cost of the project involved. No grant may be

made under this subsection, unless the Administrator finds that -

(1) no reasonable means is available through which the

applicant can meet the matching requirement for a grant under

subsection (a) of this section;

(2) the probable benefit of such project outweighs the public

interest in such matching requirement; and

(3) the same or equivalent benefit cannot be obtained through

the award of a contract or grant under subsection (a) of this

section or section 2486e of this title.

(c) Application

Any person may apply to the Administrator for a grant or contract

under this section. Application shall be made in such form and

manner, and with such content and other submissions, as the

Administrator shall by regulation prescribe.

(d) Terms and conditions; limitations; leasing; recordkeeping;

audits

(1) Any grant made, or contract entered into, under this section

shall be subject to the limitations and provisions set forth in

paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and to such other terms,

conditions and requirements as the Administrator considers

necessary or appropriate.

(2) No payment under any grant or contract under this section may

be applied to -

(A) the purchase of any land;

(B) the purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any

building; or

(C) the purchase or construction of any launch facility or

launch vehicle.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection, the items

in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such paragraph may be leased

upon written approval of the Administrator.

(4) Any person who receives or utilizes any proceeds of any grant

or contract under this section shall keep such records as the

Administrator shall by regulation prescribe as being necessary and

appropriate to facilitate effective audit and evaluation, including

records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such

recipient of such proceeds, the total cost of the program or

project in connection with which such proceeds were used, and the

amount, if any, of such cost which was provided through other

sources. Such records shall be maintained for three years after the

completion of such a program or project. The Administrator and the

Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly

authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of

audit and evaluation, to any books, documents, papers and records

of receipts which, in the opinion of the Administrator or the

Comptroller General, may be related or pertinent to such grants and

contracts.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 206, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

872.)

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2486e, 2486h of this

title.

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Sec. 2486e. Identification of specific national needs and problems

relating to space; grants or contracts with respect to such needs

or problems, amount, application, terms and conditions

-STATUTE-

(a) The Administrator shall identify specific national needs and

problems relating to space. The Administrator may make grants or

enter into contracts under this section with respect to such needs

or problems. The amount of any such grant or contract may equal 100

percent, or any lesser percent, of the total cost of the project

involved.

(b) Any person may apply to the Administrator for a grant or

contract under this section. In addition, the Administrator may

invite applications with respect to specific national needs or

problems identified under subsection (a) of this section.

Application shall be made in such form and manner, and with such

content and other submissions, as the Administrator shall by

regulation prescribe. Any grant made, or contract entered into,

under this section shall be subject to the limitations and

provisions set forth in section 2486d(d)(2) and (4) of this title

and to such other terms, conditions, and requirements as the

Administrator considers necessary or appropriate.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 207, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

873.)

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2486c, 2486d, 2486h of

this title.

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Sec. 2486f. Space grant college and space grant regional consortium

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(a) Designation; qualifications

(1) The Administrator may designate -

(A) any institution of higher education as a space grant

college; and

(B) any association or other alliance of two or more persons,

other than individuals, as a space grant regional consortium.

(2) No institution of higher education may be designated as a

space grant college, unless the Administrator finds that such

institution -

(A) is maintaining a balanced program of research, education,

training, and advisory services in fields related to space;

(B) will act in accordance with such guidelines as are

prescribed under subsection (b)(2) of this section; and

(C) meets such other qualifications as the Administrator

considers necessary or appropriate.

(3) No association or other alliance of two or more persons may

be designated as a space grant regional consortium, unless the

Administrator finds that such association or alliance -

(A) is established for the purpose of sharing expertise,

research, educational facilities or training facilities, and

other capabilities in order to facilitate research, education,

training, and advisory services, in any field related to space;

(B) will encourage and follow a regional approach to solving

problems or meeting needs relating to space, in cooperation with

appropriate space grant colleges, space grant programs, and other

persons in the region;

(C) will act in accordance with such guidelines as are

prescribed under subsection (b)(2) of this section; and

(D) meets such other qualifications as the Administrator

considers necessary or appropriate.

(b) Other necessary qualifications and guidelines on activities and

responsibilities; regulations

The Administrator shall by regulation prescribe -

(1) the qualifications required to be met under subsection

(a)(2)(C) and (3)(D) of this section; and

(2) guidelines relating to the activities and responsibilities

of space grant colleges and space grant regional consortia.

(c) Suspension or termination of designation; hearing

The Administrator may, for cause and after an opportunity for

hearing, suspend or terminate any designation under subsection (a)

of this section.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 208, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

873.)

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2486b of this title.

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Sec. 2486g. Space grant fellowship program

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(a) Award of fellowships; guidelines; wide geographic and

institutional diversity

The Administrator shall support a space grant fellowship program

to provide educational and training assistance to qualified

individuals at the graduate level of education in fields related to

space. Such fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines

established by the Administrator. Space grant fellowships shall be

awarded to individuals at space grant colleges, space grant

regional consortia, other colleges and institutions of higher

education, professional associations, and institutes in such a

manner as to assure wide geographic and institutional diversity in

the pursuit of research under the fellowship program.

(b) Limitation on amount to provide grants

The total amount which may be provided for grants under the space

grant fellowship program during any fiscal year shall not exceed an

amount equal to 50 percent of the total funds appropriated for such

year pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Authority to sponsor other research fellowship programs

unaffected

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the

Administrator from sponsoring any research fellowship program,

including any special emphasis program, which is established under

an authority other than this chapter.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 209, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

874.)

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Sec. 2486h. Space grant review panel

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(a) Establishment

The Administrator shall establish an independent committee known

as the space grant review panel, which shall not be subject to the

provisons (!1) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.; Public Law 92-463).

(b) Duties

The panel shall take such steps as may be necessary to review,

and shall advise the Administrator with respect to -

(1) applications or proposals for, and performance under,

grants and contracts awarded pursuant to sections 2486d and 2486e

of this title;

(2) the space grant fellowship program;

(3) the designation and operation of space grant colleges and

space grant regional consortia, and the operation of space grant

and fellowship programs;

(4) the formulation and application of the planning guidelines

and priorities pursuant to section 2486c(a) and (b)(1) of this

title; and

(5) such other matters as the Administrator refers to the panel

for review and advice.

(c) Personnel and administrative services

The Administrator shall make available to the panel any

information, personnel and administrative services and assistance

which is reasonable to carry out the duties of the panel.

(d) Appointment of voting members; Chairman and Vice Chairman;

reimbursement of non-Federal employee members; meetings; powers

(1) The Administrator shall appoint the voting members of the

panel. A majority of the voting members shall be individuals who,

by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially

qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields related to

space. The other voting members shall be individuals who, by reason

of knowledge, experience or training, are especially qualified in,

or representative of, education, extension services, State

government, industry, economics, planning, or any other activity

related to efforts to enhance the understanding, assessment,

development, or utilization of space resources. The Administrator

shall consider the potential conflict of interest of any individual

in making appointments to the panel.

(2) The Administrator shall select one voting member to serve as

the Chairman and another voting member to serve as the Vice

Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or

incapacity of the Chairman.

(3) Voting members of the panel who are not Federal employees

shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in

the performance of such duties.

(4) The panel shall meet on a biannual basis and, at any other

time, at the call of the Chairman or upon the request of a majority

of the voting members or of the Administrator.

(5) The panel may exercise such powers as are reasonably

necessary in order to carry out the duties enumerated in subsection

(b) of this section.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 210, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

874.)

-REFTEXT-

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (a),

is Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is

set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

-FOOTNOTE-

(!1) So in original. Probably should be "provisions".

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Sec. 2486i. Availability of other Federal personnel and data;

cooperation with Administration

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Each department, agency or other instrumentality of the Federal

Government which is engaged in or concerned with, or which has

authority over, matters relating to space -

(1) may, upon a written request from the Administrator, make

available, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, any personnel

(with their consent and without prejudice to their position and

rating), service, or facility which the Administrator considers

necessary to carry out any provision of this chapter;

(2) may, upon a written request from the Administrator, furnish

any available data or other information which the Administrator

considers necessary to carry out any provision of this chapter;

and

(3) may cooperate with the Administration.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 211, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

875.)

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Sec. 2486j. Repealed. Pub. L. 105-362, title XI, Sec. 1101(a), Nov.

10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3292

-MISC1-

Section, Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 212, Oct. 30, 1987, 101

Stat. 875, related to reports by Administrator to Congress and the

President on national space grant and fellowship program and

comments and recommendations by Director of Management and Budget

and Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy to be

included in such reports.

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Sec. 2486k. Designation or award to be on competitive basis

-STATUTE-

The Administrator shall not under this chapter designate any

space grant college or space grant regional consortium or award any

fellowship, grant, or contract unless such designation or award is

made in accordance with the competitive, merit-based review process

employed by the Administration on October 30, 1987.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 213, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

875.)

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Sec. 2486l. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of

carrying out the provisions of this chapter sums not to exceed -

(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989; and

(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

(b) Such sums as may be appropriated under this section shall

remain available until expended.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 100-147, title II, Sec. 214, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat.

875.)

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