PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 229 to exceed $20,000 to graduate students in the sciences, humanities, and the arts to support research by such scholars in the field of education; (C) through the provision of technical assistance; (D) through the award of fellowships to support graduate study in educational research by qualifiea African- American, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, and other individuals from groups which have been traditionally underrepresented in the field of educational research which shall— (i) be awarded on the basis of merit for a period Federal of 3 years; and ^ubuStion (ii) provide stipends to each fellow in an amount ^" which shall be set at a level of support comparable to that provided by the National Science Fotmdation Graduate Fellowships, except that such amounts shall be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed each fellow's demonstrated level of need; and (E) through the award of fellowships in the Office for scholars, researchers, polic3niiakers, education practitioners, librarians, and statisticians engaged in the use, collection, and dissemination of information about education and educational research which— (i) shall be awarded following the biennial publication in the Federal Register of proposed research priorities and a period of 60 days for public comments and suggestions with respect to such priorities; (ii) shall be awarded competitively following the publication of a notice in the Federal Register inviting the submission of applications; and (iii) may include such stipends and allowances, including travel and subsistence expenses provided under title 5, United States Code, as the Assistant Secretary considers appropiiate. (2) SCOPE AND FOCUS OF ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the )urposes for which each Institute is established, the Assistant Secretary shall— (A) maintain an appropriate balance between applied and basic research; (B) significantly expand the role of field-initiated research in meeting the education research and development needs of the United States by reserving not less than 20 percent of the amounts available to each Institute in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and 25 percent in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to support field-initiated research; (C) provide for and maintain a stable foundation of long-term research and development on core issues and concerns conducted through university-based research and development centers by reserving not less than one-third of the amounts available to each Institute in any fiscal year to support such research and development centers; (D) support and provide research information that leads to policy formation by State legislatures. State and local boards of education, schools funded by the Bureau, and other policy and governing bodies, to assist such entities in identifying and developing effective policies to promote student achievement and school improvement;
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