116 STAT. 2376 PUBLIC LAW 107-305 —NOV. 27, 2002 "(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for an award under this subsection, an individual shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. "(B) STIPENDS. —Under this subsection, the Director is authorized to provide stipends for post-doctoral research fellowships at the level of the Institute's Post Doctoral Research Fellowship Program and senior research fellowships at levels consistent with support for a faculty member in a sabbatical position. " (c) AWARDS; APPLICATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Director is authorized to award grants or cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to carry out the program established under subsection (a). No funds made available under this section shall be made available directly to any for-profit partners. "(2) ELIGIBILITY.— To be eligible for an award under this section, an institution of higher education shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of— "(A) the number of graduate students anticipated to participate in the research project and the level of support to be provided to each; "(B) the number of post-doctoral research positions included under the research project and the level of support to be provided to each; "(C) the number of individuals, if any, intending to change research fields and pursue studies related to the security of computer systems to be included under the research project and the level of support to be provided to each; and "(D) how the for-profit entities, nonprofit research institutions, and any other partners will participate in developing and carrying out the research and education agenda of the partnership. "(d) PROGRAM OPERATION.— "(1) MANAGEMENT. — The program established under subsection (a) shall be managed by individuals who shall have both expertise in research related to the security of computer systems and knowledge of the vulnerabilities of existing computer systems. The Director shall designate such individuals as program managers. "(2) MANAGERS MAY BE EMPLOYEES.— Program managers designated under paragraph (1) may be new or existing employees of the Institute or individuals on assignment at the Institute under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, except that individuals on assignment at the Institute under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 shall not directly manage such employees. "(3) MANAGER RESPONSIBILITY. —Program managers designated under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for— "(A) establishing and publicizing the broad research goals for the program; " (B) soliciting applications for specific research projects to address the goals developed under subparagraph (A);
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