PUBLIC LAW 101-589 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2897 applicant has remained current with research developments; and (3) the impact that the award will have on improving the quality of undergraduate instruction. (d) DESIGNATION. —Institutions receiving grants under this section shall be designated "Centers of Excellence for Undergraduate Teaching". TITLE IV—WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGI- NEERING SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 20 USC 5361. It is the purpose of this title to expand and enhance National Science Foundation program activities that are specifically focused on increasing the educational and professional participation of women and minorities in the fields of mathematics, science and engineering. SEC. 402. DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSORS. 20 USC 5362. The Director is authorized to make awards to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to support distinguished women and minority faculty members in mathematics, science and engineering to enable such faculty members to serve as "Distinguished Visiting Professors" at academic institutions that do not have sufficient resources to attract and retain faculty members of such professional stature on a permanent basis. SEC. 403. FACULTY AWARDS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES. 20 USC 5363. The Director is authorized to make awards to institutions of higher education, other than research universities, to enable such institutions to recruit and retain women and minority faculty members in the fields of mathematics, science and engineering, and to obtain equipment and facilities necessary for the research activities of such faculty members. SEC. 404. ALLIANCES FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION. 20 USC 5364. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Director is authorized to make awards to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions of higher education to establish or maintain alliances, partnerships, or other cooperative arrangements between institutions of higher education with predominately minority enrollments and institutions of higher education with high quality research programs in mathematics, science or engineering. (b) SPECIAL RULE.— In making awards pursuant to this title, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, ensure— (1) an equitable geographic distribution of such awards; and (2) that institutions of higher education receiving such awards demonstrate experience in, and a commitment to, educating and graduating a significant number of women and minority students from programs in mathematics, science and engineering.
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