PUBLIC LAW 107-368—DEC. 19, 2002 116 STAT. 3051 goal of promoting the participation of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). (3) DURATION.— Individuals may receive a maximum of 1 year of stipend support. (4) SERVICE OBLIGATION.— If an individual receives a stipend under this section, that individual shall be required to complete, within 6 years after graduation from the program for which the stipend was awarded, 2 years of service as a mathematics or science teacher for each year a stipend was received. Service required under this paragraph shall be performed in a high-need local educational agency. (e) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT. —As a condition of acceptance of a scholarship or stipend under this section, a recipient shall enter into an agreement with the institution of higher education— (1) accepting the terms of the scholarship or stipend pursuant to subsections (c) and (g), or subsection (d); (2) agreeing to provide the awarding institution of higher education with annual certification of employment and upto-date contact information and to participate in surveys provided by the institution of higher education as part of an ongoing assessment program; and (3) establishing that any scholarship recipient shall be liable to the United States for any amount that is required to be repaid in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g). (f) COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— (1) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An institution of higher education (or consortium thereof) receiving a grant under this section shall, as a condition of participating in the program, enter into an agreement with the Director to monitor the compliance of scholarship and stipend recipients with their respective service requirements. (2) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT. —(A) In the event that a scholarship recipient is required to repay the scholarship under subsection (g), the institution shall be responsible for collecting the repayment amounts. (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any such repayment shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States. (C) A grantee may retain a percentage of any repa3mient it collects to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. The Director shall establish a single, fixed percentage that will apply to all grantees. (g) FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.— (1) GENERAL RULE.—I f an individual who has received a scholarship under this section— (A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing in the educational institution in which the individual is enrolled, as determined by the Director; (B) is dismissed from such educational institution for disciplinary reasons; (C) withdraws from the baccalaureate degree program for which the award was made before the completion of such program; (D) declares that the individual does not intend to fulfill the service obligation under this section; or
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