51 U.S.C. § 40906: Equal access to the…

Summary

The Administrator must work to make sure minority and low-income students get equal access to the Administration’s education programs. Every 2 years the Administrator must send a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. The report must describe efforts and results, give data on minority participation in elementary and secondary, undergraduate, and graduate education, and state the total value of grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to Hispanic Serving Institutions during the period. The Administrator must create the Dr. Mae C. Jemison Grant Program to work with Minority Serving Institutions to bring more women of color into space and aeronautics.

Title 51, §40906

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(a)In General.—

The Administrator shall strive to ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students to the Administration’s education programs.

(b)Report.—

Every 2 years, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing the efforts by the Administrator to ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students under this section and the results of such efforts. As part of the report, the Administrator shall provide—

(1)data on minority participation in the Administration’s education programs, at a minimum in the categories of—

(A)elementary and secondary education;

(B)undergraduate education; and

(C)graduate education; and

(2)the total value of grants the Administration made to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to Hispanic Serving Institutions through education programs during the period covered by the report.

(c)Program.—

The Administrator shall establish the Dr. Mae C. Jemison Grant Program to work with Minority Serving Institutions to bring more women of color into the field of space and aeronautics.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4090642 U.S.C. 16794.Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 615, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2934. In subsection (b), in the matter before paragraph (1), the words “Every 2 years” are substituted for “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [December 30, 2005], and every 2 years thereafter” to eliminate obsolete language. In subsection (b), in the matter before paragraph (1), the words “Committee on Science and Technology” are substituted for “Committee on Science” on authority of Rule X(1)(o) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, adopted by House Resolution No. 6 (110th Congress, January 5, 2007).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

§40906 Equal Access to the Administration’s Education Programs