PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-654 graduate level degrees in mathematics, engineering, or computer science. (2) ELIGIBILITY.— (A) IN GENERAL. —To be eligible to receive a scholarship under this subsection, an individual— (i) must be a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of the Immi^ation and Nationality, or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; (ii) shall prepare and submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require; gmd (iii) shall certify to the Director that the individual intends to use amounts received under the scholarship to enroll or continue enrollment at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) in order to pursue an associate, undergraduate, or graduate level degree in mathematics, engineering, or computer science. (B) ABILITY. —Awards of scholarships under this subsection shall be made by the Director solely on the basis of the ability of the applicant, except that in any case in which 2 or more applicants for scholarships are deemed by the Director to be possessed of substantially equal ability, and there are not sufficient scholarships available to grant one to each of such applicants, the available scholgirship or scholarships shall be awarded to the applicants in a manner that will tend to result in a geographically wide distribution throughout the United States of recipients' places of permanent residence. (3) LIMITATION. — The amount of a scholarship awarded under this subsection shall be determined by the Director, except that the Director shall not award a scholarship in an amount exceeding $2,500 per year. (4) FUNDING. —The Director shall carry out this subsection only with funds made available under section 286(s)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. SEC. 415. COMPUTATION OF PREVAILING WAGE LEVEL. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(p)(l) In computing the prevailing wage level for an occupational classification in an area of employment for purposes of subsections (n)(l)(A)(i)(II) and (a)(5)(A) in the case of an employee of— "(A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), or a related or affiliated nonprofit entity; or "(B) a nonprofit resego-ch organization or a Governmental research organization, the prevailing wage level shall only take into account employees at such institutions and organizations in the area of employment. "(2) With respect to a professional athlete (as defined in subsection (a)(5)(A)(iii)(II)) when the job opportunity is covered by professional sports league rules or regulations, the wage set forth
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