104 STAT. 2902 PUBLIC LAW 101-589—NOV. 16, 1990 shall notify each Member of Congress of selections made from such Member's district and State before the public announcement by the President. Presentation of scholarships may be made in a public ceremony. (5) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.— For purposes of this subsection, the term "congressional district" includes the part or all of a State (within the meaning of section 1201(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) represented by a Member or Delegate of the House of Representatives, and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (c) CONTINUATION AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award additional scholarships under section 602(b)(2) to recipients of initial awards under section 602(b)(l) who the Secretary determines meet the requirements of section 604(b). (d) DisBURSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP PROCEEDS. —Scholarship proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of students who receive scholarships under this part to the institutions of higher education at which the students are enrolled. No scholarship proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of a student until the student is enrolled at an institution of higher education. (e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Director and the Secretary shall encourage the support and assistance of civic groups, the business community, professional associations, institutions of higher education, and others in providing scholarship assistance to National Science Scholarship finalists. 20 USC 5384. SEC. 604. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL AWARD.— To be eligible to receive a scholarship under section 602(b)(l), a student shall— (1) be scheduled to graduate from a public or private secondary school, or to obtain the equivalent of a certificate of graduation (as recognized by the State in which the student resides), during the school year in which the award is made; (2) be a citizen or national of the United States or the entities set forth in section 603(b)(5), or be an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; (3) have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in secondary school in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering; (4) have been accepted for enrollment at an institution of higher education as a full-time undergraduate student (as determined by the institution); and (5) have declared a major in 1 of the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering, or provided a written statement to the State of his or her intent to major in 1 of these fields of study, if it is the policy of the institution at which the student has been accepted for enrollment that students not declare a major until a later point in their course of study. (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUATION AWARDS. — A student who has received a scholarship under section 602(b)(l) may receive a scholarship for a subsequent academic year of undergraduate education under section 602(b)(2) if the student— (1) maintains a high level of academic achievement, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary; . (2) continues to major in, or provides a statement to the State as described in subsection (a)(5) of his or her continuing intent
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