PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 763 <<S£C. 922. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 20 USC 1134e. "(a) GRANTS BY SECRETARY. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall make grants to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to make grants in accordance with the provisions of this part. "(2) RESERVATIONS. — The Secretary shall reserve— "(A) 50 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 924 to award grants to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to make awards for master's level and professional study; and "(B) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to such institutions to enable such institutions to make awards for doctor^ study. " (b) DISTRIBUTION AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS. — "(1) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION. — In making such grants the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure an equitable geographic distribution of awards and an equitable distribution among eligible public and independent institutions of higher education. "(2) REALLOTMENT. —Whenever the Secretary determines that an institution of higher education is unable to use all of the amounts available to it under this part, the Secretary shall, on such dates during each fiscal year as the Secretary may fix, reallot such amounts not needed to institutions which can use the grants authorized by this psut. "(c) APPLICATIONS.^ -Any eligible institution of higher education offering a program of postbaccalaureate study leading to a master's level, professional, or doctoral degree may apply for grants under this part. Each such institution may make an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied Dv such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application may be made on behalf of professional schools, academic departments, or similar organizational imits within such institution meeting the requirements of this subsection, including interdisciplinary or interdepartmental programs. "(d) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS. — In making grants to institutions of higher education, the Secretary shall— "(1) take into account present and projected needs for highly trained individuals in academic career fields of high national priority; "(2) consider the need to prepare a larger number of women and individuals from minority groups, especially from among such groups which have been traditionally underrepresented in professional and academic c£u*eers requiring master's level, professional, or doctoral degrees, but nothing contained in this paragraph shall be interpreted to require any institution to grant preference or disparate treatment to the members of one minority group on account of an imbalance which may exist with respect to the total number or percentage of individuals of such group participating in or receiving the benefits of the program authorized in this section, in comparison with the total number or percentage of individu£ds of such group in any community. State, section, or other area; "(3) take into account the need to expand access by women and minority groups to careers heretofore lacking adequate representation of women and minority groups; and
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