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[CITE: 42USC7382c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
   SUBCHAPTER XIV--ALBERT EINSTEIN DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIPS
 
Sec. 7382c. Fellowship Program


(a) In general

                          (1) Establishment

        The Secretary shall establish the Albert Einstein Distinguished 
    Educator Fellowship Program (hereafter in this subchapter referred 
    to as the ``Program'') to provide 12 elementary or secondary school 
    mathematics or science teachers with fellowships in each fiscal year 
    in accordance with this subchapter.

                        (2) Order of priority

        The Secretary may reduce the number of fellowships awarded under 
    this subchapter for any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated 
    for the Program is insufficient to support 12 fellowships. If the 
    number of fellowships awarded under this subchapter is reduced for 
    any fiscal year, then the Secretary shall award fellowships based on 
    the following order of priority:
            (A) Three fellowships in the Department of Energy.
            (B) Two fellowships in the Senate.
            (C) Two fellowships in the House of Representatives.
            (D) One fellowship in each of the following entities:
                (i) The Department of Education.
                (ii) The National Institutes of Health.
                (iii) The National Science Foundation.
                (iv) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                (v) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.

                      (3) Terms of fellowships

        Each fellowship awarded under this subchapter shall be awarded 
    for a period of ten months that, to the extent practicable, coincide 
    with the academic year.

                           (4) Eligibility

        To be eligible for a fellowship under this subchapter, an 
    elementary or secondary school mathematics or science teacher must 
    demonstrate--
            (A) that such teacher would bring unique and valuable 
        contributions to the Program;
            (B) that such teacher is recognized for excellence in 
        mathematics or science education; and
            (C)(i) a sabbatical leave from teaching will be granted in 
        order to participate in the Program; or
            (ii) the teacher will return to a teaching position 
        comparable to the position held prior to participating in the 
        Program.

(b) Administration

    The Secretary shall--
        (1) provide for the development and administration of an 
    application and selection process for fellowships under the Program, 
    including a process whereby final selections of fellowship 
    recipients are made in accordance with subsection (c) of this 
    section;
        (2) provide for the publication of information on the Program in 
    appropriate professional publications, including an invitation for 
    applications from teachers listed in the directories of national and 
    State recognition programs;
        (3) select from the pool of applicants 12 elementary and 
    secondary school mathematics teachers and 12 elementary and 
    secondary school science teachers;
        (4) develop a program of orientation for fellowship recipients 
    under this subchapter; and
        (5) not later than August 31 of each year in which fellowships 
    are awarded, prepare and submit an annual report and evaluation of 
    the Program to the appropriate Committees of the Senate and the 
    House of Representatives.

(c) Selection

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall arrange for the 24 semifinalists to travel 
    to Washington, D.C., to participate in interviews in accordance with 
    the selection process described in paragraph (2).

                         (2) Final selection

        (A) Not later than May 1 of each year preceding each year in 
    which fellowships are to be awarded, the Secretary shall select and 
    announce the names of the fellowship recipients.
        (B) The Secretary shall provide for the development and 
    administration of a process to select fellowship recipients from the 
    pool of semifinalists as follows:
            (i) The Secretary shall select three fellowship recipients 
        who shall be assigned to the Department of Energy.
            (ii) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority 
        Leader of the Senate, or their designees, shall each select a 
        fellowship recipient who shall be assigned to the Senate.
            (iii) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
        Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or their 
        designees, shall each select a fellowship recipient who shall be 
        assigned to the House of Representatives.
            (iv) Each of the following individuals, or their designees, 
        shall select one fellowship recipient who shall be assigned 
        within the department, office, agency, or institute such 
        individual administers:
                (I) The Secretary of Education.
                (II) The Director of the National Institutes of Health.
                (III) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
                (IV) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
            Space Administration.
                (V) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
            Policy.

(Pub. L. 103-382, title V, Sec. 515, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4042.)
