Title 20 › Chapter 57— JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › § 4506
Students who get these fellowships must show they can and intend to teach in secondary schools. Each college must try to help these students meet that goal. Each fellow must sign an agreement saying that, within 5 years after finishing the education paid for by the fellowship, they will teach full time in a secondary school for at least one year for every year they got help. If they do not teach as agreed, they must pay back all fellowship money plus interest at 6% per year and any reasonable collection fees for each school year missed. They will not be treated as breaking the agreement during periods when they are studying full time in teaching, serving up to 3 years in the U.S. armed forces, temporarily totally disabled up to 3 years with a doctor’s affidavit, unable to work for up to 12 months because they must care for a disabled spouse, or while they are actively seeking work (up to a single 12‑month period) or seeking a full‑time teaching job.
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20 U.S.C. § 4506
Title 20 — Education
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Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60