 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
                    SUBCHAPTER III--INSTITUTIONAL AID
 
      Part E--Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
 
     subpart 1--minority science and engineering improvement program
 
Sec. 1067c. Use of funds


(a) Types of grants

    Funds appropriated to carry out this subpart may be made available 
as--
        (1) institutional grants (as defined in section 1067k(6) of this 
    title);
        (2) cooperative grants (as defined in section 1067k(7) of this 
    title);
        (3) design projects (as defined in section 1067k(8) of this 
    title); or
        (4) special projects (as defined in section 1067k(9) of this 
    title).

(b) Authorized uses for each type of grant

    (1) The authorized uses of funds made available as institutional 
grants include (but are not limited to)--
        (A) faculty development programs; or
        (B) development of curriculum materials.

    (2) The authorized uses of funds made available as cooperative 
grants include (but are not limited to)--
        (A) assisting institutions in sharing facilities and personnel;
        (B) disseminating information about established programs in 
    science and engineering;
        (C) supporting cooperative efforts to strengthen the 
    institutions' science and engineering programs; or
        (D) carrying out a combination of any of the activities in 
    subparagraphs (A) through (C).

    (3) The authorized uses of funds made available as design projects 
include (but are not limited to)--
        (A) developing planning, management, and evaluation systems; or
        (B) developing plans for initiating scientific research and for 
    improving institutions' capabilities for such activities.

Funds used for design project grants may not be used to pay more than 50 
percent of the salaries during any academic year of faculty members 
involved in the project.
    (4) The authorized uses of funds made available as special projects 
include (but are not limited to)--
        (A) advanced science seminars;
        (B) science faculty workshops and conferences;
        (C) faculty training to develop specific science research or 
    education skills;
        (D) research in science education;
        (E) programs for visiting scientists;
        (F) preparation of films or audio-visual materials in science;
        (G) development of learning experiences in science beyond those 
    normally available to minority undergraduate students;
        (H) development of pre-college enrichment activities in science; 
    or
        (I) any other activities designed to address specific barriers 
    to the entry of minorities into science.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title III, Sec. 353, formerly title X, Sec. 1023, as 
added Pub. L. 99-498, title X, Sec. 1002, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1562; 
renumbered title III, Sec. 353, and amended Pub. L. 105-244, title III, 
Sec. 301(a)(5), (7), (c)(8), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1636, 1637.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 1135b-2 of this title 
prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105-244.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 353 of Pub. L. 89-329 was renumbered section 393 and 
is classified to section 1068b of this title.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 301(c)(8)(A), 
substituted ``section 1067k(6)'' for ``section 1135d-5(6)''.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 301(c)(8)(B), substituted 
``section 1067k(7)'' for ``section 1135d-5(7)''.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 301(c)(8)(C), substituted 
``section 1067k(8)'' for ``section 1135d-5(8)''.
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 301(c)(8)(D), substituted 
``section 1067k(9)'' for ``section 1135d-5(9)''.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as 
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244, 
set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
