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[CITE: 10USC2191]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER 111--SUPPORT OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION
 
Sec. 2191. Graduate fellowships

    (a) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing 
for the award of fellowships to citizens and nationals of the United 
States who agree to pursue graduate degrees in science, engineering, or 
other fields of study designated by the Secretary to be of priority 
interest to the Department of Defense.
    (b) A fellowship awarded pursuant to regulations prescribed under 
subsection (a) shall be known as a ``National Defense Science and 
Engineering Graduate Fellowship''.
    (c) National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships 
shall be awarded solely on the basis of academic ability. The Secretary 
shall take all appropriate actions to encourage applications for such 
fellowships of persons who are members of groups (including minority 
groups, women, and disabled persons) which historically have been 
underrepresented in science and technology fields. Recipients shall be 
selected on the basis of a nationwide competition. The award of a 
fellowship under this section may not be predicated on the geographic 
region in which the recipient lives or the geographic region in which 
the recipient will pursue an advanced degree.
    (d) The regulations prescribed under this section shall include--
        (1) the criteria for award of fellowships;
        (2) the procedures for selecting recipients;
        (3) the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and
        (4) the maximum amount that may be awarded to an individual 
    during an academic year.

(Added Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 843(d)(1), Nov. 29, 
1989, 103 Stat. 1516.)
