Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§40310 Designation or Award to Be on Competitive Basis
Title 51 › Subtitle IV — Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › CHAPTER 403 — NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › § 40310
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The Administrator must only name space grant colleges or regional consortia and give fellowships, grants, or contracts after using a competitive, merit-based review like the one the Administration used on October 30, 1987.
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Title 51, §40310
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The Administrator shall not under this chapter designate any space grant college or space grant regional consortium or award any fellowship, grant, or contract unless such designation or award is made in accordance with the competitive, merit-based review process employed by the Administration on October 30, 1987.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4031042 U.S.C. 2486k.Pub. L. 100–147, title II, § 213, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 875. The date “October 30, 1987” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act, which is title II of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–147, 101 Stat. 860).
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51 U.S.C. § 40310
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102