PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1523 cooperative work-education programs for undergraduate and graduate students. "(b) Under a cooperative work-education progrgun established under subsection (a), a director referred to in that subsection may, without regard to any applicable non-statutory limitation on the number of authorized personnel or on the aggregate amount of any personnel cost— "(1) make an offer for participation in the cooperative workeducation program directly to a student and appoint such student to an entry-level position of employment in the laboratory of such director; "(2) pay such person a rate of basic pay, not to exceed the maximum rate of pay provided for grade GS-9 under the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, that is competitive with compensation levels provided for entry-level positions in similar industry-sponsored cooperative work-education programs; "(3) pay all travel expenses between the college or university in which the student is enrolled and the laboratory concerned for not more than six round trips per year; and "(4) pay £dl or part of such fees, charges, and costs related to the participation of such student in the cooperative work-education program as tuition, matriculation fees, charges for library and laboratory services, materials, and supplies, and the purchase or rental price of books. "(c) A director of a defense laboratory may— "(1) require a student, as a condition for receiving payments referred to in subsection (b)(4), to enter into a written agreement to continue employment in such defense laboratory for a period of service specified in the agreement; or "(2) make such payments without requiring such an agreement. "§ 2196. Definition "In this chapter, 'defense laboratory' means a laboratory operated by the Department of Defense or owned by the Department of Defense and operated by a contractor or a facility of a Defense Agency at which research and development activities are conducted.". (2)(A) The heading of chapter 111 of such title is amended to read as follows: "CHAPTER 111—SUPPORT OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION". (B) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of such title and at the beginning of part III of such subtitle are each amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 111 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "111. Support of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education 2191". (C) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: "2192. Science, mathematics, and engineering education. "2193. Science and mathematics education improvement program. "2194. Education partnerships.
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