PUBLIC LAW 109–171—FEB. 8, 2006
120 STAT. 157
‘‘(C) the third or fourth academic year of a program of undergraduate education at a four-year degree-granting institution of higher education— ‘‘(i) is pursuing a major in— ‘‘(I) the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering (as determined by the Secretary pursuant to regulations); or ‘‘(II) a foreign language that the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines is critical to the national security of the United States; and ‘‘(ii) has obtained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (or the equivalent as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) in the coursework required for the major described in clause (i). ‘‘(d) GRANT AWARD.— ‘‘(1) AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(A) The Secretary shall award a grant under this section in the amount of— ‘‘(i) $750 for an eligible student under subsection (c)(3)(A); ‘‘(ii) $1,300 for an eligible student under subsection (c)(3)(B); or ‘‘(iii) $4,000 for an eligible student under subsection (c)(3)(C). ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(i) the amount of such grant, in combination with the Federal Pell Grant assistance and other student financial assistance available to such student, shall not exceed the student’s cost of attendance; ‘‘(ii) if the amount made available under subsection (e) for any fiscal year is less than the amount required to be provided grants to all eligible students in the amounts determined under subparagraph (A) and clause (i) of this subparagraph, then the amount of the grant to each eligible student shall be ratably reduced; and ‘‘(iii) if additional amounts are appropriated for any such fiscal year, such reduced amounts shall be increased on the same basis as they were reduced. ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not award a grant under this section— ‘‘(A) to any student for an academic year of a program of undergraduate education described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(3) for which the student received credit before the date of enactment of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005; or ‘‘(B) to any student for more than— ‘‘(i) one academic year under subsection (c)(3)(A); ‘‘(ii) one academic year under subsection (c)(3)(B); or ‘‘(iii) two academic years under subsection (c)(3)(C). ‘‘(e) FUNDING.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated,
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