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1 US Code (Unofficial compilation from the Legal Information Institute) TITLE 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 59 BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM Please Note: This compilation of the US Code, current as of Jan. 4, 2012, has been prepared by the Legal Information Institute using data from the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel. It is not an official U.S. government publication. For more details please see: Notes on this document: The content in this document is taken directly from the US Code, with the following exceptions: page headers and footers, page numbering, and all formatting are artifacts of this presentation. Divider lines have been inserted between sections. The notes are set off by a vertical line and a larger left margin. The table of contents immediately following this title page is machine-generated from the headings in this portion of the Code. Commonly available fonts are used. The Legal Information Institute promotes worldwide, free public access to law via the Internet. Founded in 1992, the LII created the first legal information website. It continues to be a pre-eminent "law-not-com" publisher of legal information and an important outreach activity of the Cornell Law School.

2 TITLE 20 - EDUCATION 1 CHAPTER 59 - BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM Findings Definitions Establishment of Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Barry Goldwater scholarship and excellence in education awards Stipends Scholarship conditions Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund Expenditures from fund Executive Secretary Administrative provisions Authorization of appropriations 9 - ii -

3 TITLE 20 EDUCATION TITLE 20 EDUCATION Chap....Sec. 1. Office of Education [Repealed] Teaching of Agricultural, Trade, Home Economics, and Industrial Subjects [Repealed or Omitted] Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries National Zoological Park Government Collections and Institutions for Research, and Material for Educational Institutions American Printing House for the Blind A. Vending Facilities for Blind in Federal Buildings Instruction as to Nature and Effect of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Howard University National Training School for Boys [Omitted] National Training School for Girls [Omitted] National Arboretum Foreign and Exchange Students Financial Assistance to Local Educational Agencies [Omitted or Repealed] School Construction in Areas Affected by Federal Activities [Transferred to Chapter 19] Studies and Research on Problems in Education [Omitted or Repealed] Public Library Services and Construction [Repealed] National Defense Education Program [Omitted or Repealed] Grants for Teaching in the Education of Handicapped Children [Repealed] A. Early Education Programs for Handicapped Children [Repealed] School Construction in Areas Affected by Federal Activities [Repealed] Grants for Teaching in the Education of the Deaf [Omitted] A. National Technical Institute for the Deaf [Repealed or Transferred] B. Gallaudet College [Repealed or Transferred] Higher Education Facilities [Omitted or Repealed] National Council on the Arts [Repealed] Training and Fellowship Programs for Community Development Grants for Educational Materials, Facilities and Services, and Strengthening of Educational Agencies [Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred] Pay and Personnel Program for Overseas Teachers A. Overseas Defense Dependents Education Support and Scholarship in Humanities and Arts; Museum Services A. Indemnity for Exhibitions of Arts and Artifacts National Vocational Student Loan Insurance [Repealed] Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance International Studies and Research [Omitted or Repealed] Basic Education for Adults [Repealed] General Provisions Concerning Education Vocational Education [Omitted or Repealed] Education of Individuals With Disabilities National Commission on Libraries and Information Science [Repealed] Environmental Education [Omitted] Emergency School Aid [Repealed] Assignment or Transportation of Students Discrimination Based on Sex or Blindness Equal Educational Opportunities and Transportation of Students Consolidation of Education Programs [Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred] National Reading Improvement Program [Repealed] Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarships American Folklife Preservation Career and Technical Education Career Education and Career Development Career Education Incentive [Repealed or Omitted] Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools [Omitted, Transferred, or Repealed] Department of Education Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control National Center for the Study of Afro-American History and Culture Elementary and Secondary Education Block Grant [Repealed]

4 TITLE 20 - CHAPTER 59 BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM 52. Education for Economic Security Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance [Repealed] Leadership in Educational Administration [Repealed] Education of the Deaf American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development James Madison Memorial Fellowship Program Drug-Free Schools and Communities [Repealed or Transferred] Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching [Repealed] Education for Native Hawaiians [Repealed] Education and Training for American Competitiveness [Repealed] Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education [Repealed] National Environmental Education Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation National Education Reform School-to-Work Opportunities [Omitted] Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools National Education Statistics [Repealed or Transferred] Museum and Library Services Adult Education and Literacy Troops-to-Teachers Program Early Learning Opportunities Education Research, Statistics, Evaluation, Information, and Dissemination Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Critical Foreign Language Education STEM-Training Grant Program

5 TITLE 20 - Section Findings CHAPTER 59 BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM Sec Findings Definitions Establishment of Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Barry Goldwater scholarship and excellence in education awards Stipends Scholarship conditions Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund Expenditures from fund Executive Secretary Administrative provisions Authorization of appropriations Findings The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Senator Barry Goldwater of the State of Arizona has served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including service in the United States Senate for a period of 30 years. (2) Senator Goldwater has a distinguished record as a Senator, including service as Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and as Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (3) Senator Goldwater has long maintained a special interest in the education of America s youth, particularly in the fields of science and mathematics. (4) It would, therefore, be a fitting tribute to the leadership, courage, and vision of Senator Goldwater to establish in his name a scholarship program to foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1402, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat ) Short Title Section 1401 of title XIV of div. A of Pub. L provided that: This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act Definitions In this chapter: (1) The term Foundation means the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation established under section 4703 (a) of this title. (2) The term Board means the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation established under section 4703 (b) of this title. (3) The term fund means the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund provided for under section 4707 of this title. (4) The term institution of higher education means any such institution as defined in section 1001 of this title. (5) The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas

6 TITLE 20 - Section Establishment of Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence i... (6) The term eligible person means a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent resident alien of the United States. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1403, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4008; Pub. L , title I, 102(a)(6)(H), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat ) 1998 Par. (4). Pub. L substituted section 1001 for section 1141 (a). Effective Date of 1998 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L , see section 3 of Pub. L , set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions Establishment of Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (a) Establishment There is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. (b) Board of Trustees The Foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of 13 members, as follows: (1) Two members from the Senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (2) Two members from the House of Representatives, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3) Eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (4) The Secretary of Education, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman. (c) Term of office (1) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years, except that (A) the members first taking office shall serve as designated by the President, four for terms of two years, five for terms of four years, and four for terms of six years; (B) a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made; and (C) notwithstanding the term limitation provided for under this paragraph, a member appointed under subsection (b) of this section may continue to serve under such appointment until the successor to the member is appointed. (2) A Member of Congress appointed to the Board under clause (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section may not serve as a member of the Board for more than a total of six years. (d) Travel and subsistence pay - 4 -

7 TITLE 20 - Section Barry Goldwater scholarship and excellence in education awards Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1404, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4008; Pub. L , 3(10), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 274; Pub. L , div. A, title X, 1089(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1485; Pub. L , div. A, title XI, 1179(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat ) 1993 Subsec. (c)(1)(c). Pub. L added subpar. (C) Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L struck out before period at end, at least one of whom shall be a representative of the aerospace industry and at least one of whom shall be a representative of a private foundation concerned with aerospace education Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L substituted clause (1) or (2) for clause (2) or (3). Effective Date of 1987 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L applicable as if included in Pub. L when enacted on Nov. 14, 1986, see section 12(a) of Pub. L , set out as a note under section 776 of Title 10, Armed Forces Barry Goldwater scholarship and excellence in education awards (a) Award of scholarships and fellowships (1) The Foundation may award scholarships and fellowships to eligible persons for study in the fields of science and mathematics. Such scholarships and fellowships shall be awarded to persons as provided in this chapter who meet the minimum criteria established by the Foundation. (2) Scholarships shall be awarded to outstanding undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in mathematics and the natural sciences. (3) Fellowships shall be awarded to outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in mathematics and the natural sciences. (4) The Foundation may provide, directly or by contract, for the conduct of nationwide competition for the purpose of selecting recipients of scholarships and fellowships awarded under this chapter. (b) Barry Goldwater Scholars Recipients of scholarships and fellowships under this chapter shall be known as Barry Goldwater Scholars. (c) Award of honoraria to volunteers (1) The Foundation may award honoraria to outstanding educators, teachers, and persons who have volunteered to assist in secondary schools who have made significant contributions to improve the quality of instruction in mathematics and sciences in the secondary school. To the extent the Board determines such action practicable, honoraria awarded under this subsection shall be awarded annually to persons described in the preceding sentence as follows: (A) To two persons selected at large from each State. (B) To one person selected from each county in each State. (C) To persons affiliated with secondary schools on military reservations. (D) To persons affiliated with the dependent overseas school system. (2) The Board shall establish a schedule of honoraria to be awarded under paragraph (1). (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1405, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat ) - 5 -

8 TITLE 20 - Section Scholarship conditions Stipends Each person awarded a scholarship or fellowship under this chapter shall receive a stipend which shall not exceed the cost to such person for tuition, fees, books, room and board, or such lesser amount as may be prescribed by the Board. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1406, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat ) Scholarship conditions (a) In general A person awarded a scholarship under this chapter may receive payments authorized under this chapter only during such periods as the Foundation finds that the person is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to study or research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation pursuant to regulations of the Board. (b) Reports The Foundation may require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any person awarded a scholarship under this chapter. Such reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, approved by the Foundation, stating that such person is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to study or research, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1407, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat ) Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund (a) Establishment of fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund. The fund shall consist of amounts appropriated to it pursuant to section 4711 of this title and amounts credited to it under subsection (d) of this section. (b) Investment of fund assets It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated to the fund. Such investments may be made only in public debt securities of the United States with maturities suitable to the fund. For such purpose, such obligations may be acquired (1) on original issue at the issue price, or (2) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market place. The purposes for which obligations of the United States may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31 are hereby extended to authorize the issuance at par of special obligations exclusively to the fund. Such special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal to the average rate of interest, computed as to the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of such issue, borne by all marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States then forming a part of the public debt, except that where such average rate is not a multiple of 1/8 of 1 percent, the rate of interest of such special obligations shall be the multiple of 1/8 of 1 percent next lower than such average rate. Such special obligations shall be issued only if the Secretary determines that the purchases of other interest-bearing obligations of the United States, or of obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States or original issue or at the market price, is not in the public interest. (c) Authority to sell obligations - 6 -

9 TITLE 20 - Section Expenditures from fund Any obligation acquired by the fund may be sold by the Secretary at the market price. (d) Proceeds from certain transactions credited to fund The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the fund shall be credited to and form a part of the fund. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1408, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4010; Pub. L , div. A, title X, 1089(2), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1485; Pub. L , div. A, title X, 1054(h), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat ) Codification In subsec. (b), chapter 31 of title 31 substituted for the Second Liberty Bond Act on authority of Pub. L , 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance Subsec. (c). Pub. L struck out (except special obligations issued exclusively to the fund) after by the fund Subsec. (b). Pub. L , 1089(2)(A), substituted public debt securities of the United States with maturities suitable to the fund. for interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States. Subsec. (c). Pub. L , 1089(2)(B)(ii), struck out, and such special obligations may be redeemed at par plus accrued interest after market price. Pub. L , 1089(2)(B)(i), which directed striking out of (exceptional special obligations issued exclusively to the fund), could not be executed because those words did not appear. See 1992 Amendment note above Expenditures from fund (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury may pay to the Foundation from the interest and earnings of the fund such sums as the Board determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Foundation to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Audits by GAO The activities of the Foundation under this chapter may be audited by the Government Accountability Office under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, and files and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Foundation pertaining to such activities and necessary to facilitate the audit. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1409, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4011; Pub. L , 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) 2004 Subsec. (b). Pub. L substituted Government Accountability Office for General Accounting Office in two places Executive Secretary (a) Appointment by Board There shall be an Executive Secretary of the Foundation who shall be appointed by the Board. The Executive Secretary shall be the chief executive officer of the Foundation and shall carry out the - 7 -

10 TITLE 20 - Section Administrative provisions functions of the Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. The Executive Secretary shall carry out such other functions consistent with the provisions of this chapter as the Board shall prescribe. (b) Compensation The Executive Secretary of the Foundation shall serve as a noncareer appointee of the Senior Executive Service and shall be compensated at a rate determined by the Board in accordance with section 5383 of title 5. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1410, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4011; Pub. L , div. A, title X, 1089(3), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat ) 1991 Subsec. (b). Pub. L substituted serve as a noncareer appointee of the Senior Executive Service and shall be compensated at a rate determined by the Board in accordance with section 5383 for be compensated at the rate specified for employees in grade GS 18 of the General Schedule under section Administrative provisions (a) In general In order to carry out this chapter, the Foundation may (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that in no case may an employee other than the Executive Secretary be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate provided for employees in grade GS 15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; (2) procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS 18 under section 5332 of such title; (3) prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out; (4) receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than it be used for the purposes of the Foundation, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its functions; (5) accept and use the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5; (6) enter into contracts or other arrangements, or make grants, to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and enter into such contracts or other arrangements, or make such grants, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, without performance or other bonds and without regard to section 6101 of title 41; (7) rent office space in the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area; and (8) make other necessary expenditures. (b) Annual report The Foundation shall submit to the President and to Congress an annual report of its operations under this chapter. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1411, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4011; Pub. L , div. A, title XI, 1179(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat ) - 8 -

11 TITLE 20 - Section Authorization of appropriations Codification In subsec. (a)(6), section 6101 of title 41 substituted for section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) on authority of Pub. L , 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L substituted the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area for the District of Columbia. References in Other Laws to GS 16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates References in laws to the rates of pay for GS 16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L , set out in a note under section 5376 of Title Authorization of appropriations There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the fund $40,000,000 to carry out this chapter. (Pub. L , div. A, title XIV, 1412, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat ) - 9 -