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PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 489 " (A) be individuals with disabilities; or "(B) be low-income individuals who are first generation college students; "(2) require an assurance tiiat the remaining students participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application either be low-income individuals, first generation college students, or individuals with disabilities; "(3) require an assurance that not less than one-third of the individuals with disabilities participating in the project be low-income individuals; "(4) require that there be a determination by the institution, with respect to each participant in such project, that the participant has a need for academic support in order to pursue successfiiliy a program of education beyond secondary school; "(5) require that such participants be enrolled or accepted for enrolhnent at the institution which is the recipient of the grant or contract; and (6) require an assurance from the institution which is the recipient of the grant or contract that each student enrolled in the project will be ofilered sufficient financial assistance to meet that student's fuU financial need. '<SEC. 402E. POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM AUTHOR- ITY. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as the 'Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program* that shall be designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study. " (b) SERVICES. —^A postbaccalaureate achievement project assisted under this section may provide services such as— "(1) opportunities for research or other scholarly activities at the institution or at graduate centers designed to provide students witii effective preparation for doctoral study; "(2) summer internships; "(3) seminars and other educational activities designed to prepare students for doctoral study; "(4) tutoring; x"(5) academic counseling; T(6) activities designed to assist students participating in the project in securing admission to and financial assistance for enrollment in graduate programs; "(7) mentoring programs involving faculty members at institutions of higher ^ucation, students, or any combination of such persons; and "(8) exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students. "(c) REQUIREMENTS. —In approving applications for postbaccalaureate achievement projects assisted under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall require— "(1) an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the individuals participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be low-income mdividuals who are first generation college students; "(2) an assurance that the remaining persons participating in the project proposed to be carried out be from a group that is underrepresented in graduate education; Ronald E. McNair. 20 USC 1070a-15.