PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1439 to be a new program for the purpose of subsection (a)(1)(B) regardless of whether the program is to be conducted— "(1) within an existing department in a school of engineering of the institution; "(2) within a manufacturing engineering department to be established separately from the existing departments within such school of engineering; or "(3) within a manufacturing engineering school or center to be established separately from an existing school of engineering of such institution. "(c) MINIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS FOR NEW PROGRAMS. — Of the total number of grants awarded pursuant to this section, at least one-third shall be awarded for the purpose stated in subsection (a)(1)(B). " (d) GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS. —In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, avoid geographical concentration of grant awards. "(e) COORDINATION OF GRANT PROGRAM WITH THE NATIONAL SCI- ENCE FOUNDATION.—The Secretary of Defense and the Director of Contracts. the National Science Foundation shall enter into an agreement for carrying out the grant program established pursuant to this section. The agreement shall include procedures to ensure that the grant program is fully coordinated with similar existing programs of the National Science Foundation. "(f) COVERED PROGRAMS. —(1) A program of engineering education supported with a grant awarded pursuant to this section shall meet the requirements of this section. "(2) Such a grant may be made for a program of education to be conducted at the undergraduate level, at the graduate level, or at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. "(g) COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM. —The program of education for which such a grant is made shall be a consolidated and integrated multidisciplinary program of education having each of the following components: "(1) Multidisciplinary instruction that encompasses the total manufacturing engineering enterprise and that may include— "(A) manufacturing engineering education and training through classroom activities, laboratory activities, thesis projects, individual or team projects, and visits to industrial facilities, consortia, or centers of excellence in the United States and foreign countries; "(B) faculty development programs; "(C) recruitment of educators highly qualified in manufacturing engineering; "(D) presentation of seminars, workshops, and training for the development of specific research or education skills; and "(E) activities involving interaction between the institution of higher education conducting the program and industry, including programs for visiting scholars or industry executives. "(2) Opportunities for students to obtain work experience in manufacturing through such activities as internships, summer job placements, or cooperative work-study programs. "(3) Faculty and student research that is directly related to, and supportive of, the education of undergraduate or graduate
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