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Regulations.
VerDate 14-DEC-2004
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PUBLIC LAW 109–171—FEB. 8, 2006
shall consist of officials from Federal agencies with responsibilities for managing existing Federal programs that promote mathematics and science (or designees of such officials with significant decision-making authority). ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Council shall— ‘‘(i) identify all Federal programs with a mathematics or science focus; ‘‘(ii) identify the target populations being served by such programs; ‘‘(iii) determine the effectiveness of such programs; ‘‘(iv) identify areas of overlap or duplication in such programs; and ‘‘(v) recommend ways to efficiently integrate and coordinate such programs. ‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005, the Council shall transmit a report to each committee of Congress with jurisdiction over a Federal program identified under subparagraph (B)(i), detailing the findings and recommendations under subparagraph (B), including recommendations for legislative or administrative action. ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION.—A grant under this section— ‘‘(1) for the first or second academic year of a program of undergraduate education shall be known as an ‘Academic Competitiveness Grant’; and ‘‘(2) for the third or fourth academic year of a program of undergraduate education shall be known as a ‘National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant’ or a ‘National SMART Grant’. ‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—In this section the term ‘eligible student’ means a full-time student who, for the academic year for which the determination of eligibility is made— ‘‘(1) is a citizen of the United States; ‘‘(2) is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant; and ‘‘(3) in the case of a student enrolled or accepted for enrollment in— ‘‘(A) the first academic year of a program of undergraduate education at a two- or four-year degree-granting institution of higher education— ‘‘(i) has successfully completed, after January 1, 2006, a rigorous secondary school program of study established by a State or local educational agency and recognized as such by the Secretary; and ‘‘(ii) has not been previously enrolled in a program of undergraduate education; ‘‘(B) the second academic year of a program of undergraduate education at a two- or four-year degree-granting institution of higher education— ‘‘(i) has successfully completed, after January 1, 2005, a rigorous secondary school program of study established by a State or local educational agency and recognized as such by the Secretary; 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) at the end of the first academic year of such program of undergraduate education; or
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