USC Subpart 6

USC Subpart 6
in effect

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–31 Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this subpart to establish a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program to promote student excellence and achievement and to recognize exceptionally able students who show promise of continued excellence.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–33 Scholarships authorized

(a) Program authorityThe Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to make grants to States to enable the States to award scholarships to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and who show promise of continued academic achievement. (b) Period of awardScholarships under this section shall be awarded for a period of not less than 1 or more than 4 years during the first 4 years of study at any institution of higher education eligible to participate in any programs assisted under this subchapter. The State educational agency administering the program in a State shall have discretion to determine the period of the award (within the limits specified in the preceding sentence), except that—(1) if the amount appropriated for this subpart for any fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated for this subpart for fiscal year 1993, the Secretary shall identify to each State educational agency the number of scholarships available to that State under section 1070d–34(b) of this title that are attributable to such excess; and (2) the State educational agency shall award not less than that number of scholarships for a period of 4 years. (c) Use at any institution permittedA student awarded a scholarship under this subpart may attend any institution of higher education. (d) Byrd ScholarsIndividuals awarded scholarships under this subpart shall be known as “Byrd Scholars”.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–34 Allocation among States

(a) Allocation formulaFrom the sums appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 1070d–41 of this title for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State that has an agreement under section 1070d–35 of this title an amount equal to $1,500 multiplied by the number of scholarships determined by the Secretary to be available to such State in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Number of scholarships availableThe number of scholarships to be made available in a State for any fiscal year shall bear the same ratio to the number of scholarships made available to all States as the State’s population ages 5 through 17 bears to the population ages 5 through 17 in all the States, except that not less than 10 scholarships shall be made available to any State. (c) Use of census dataFor the purpose of this section, the population ages 5 through 17 in a State and in all the States shall be determined by the most recently available data, satisfactory to the Secretary, from the Bureau of the Census. (d) Consolidation by Insular Areas prohibitedNotwithstanding section 1469a of title 48, funds allocated under this part to an Insular Area described in that section shall be deemed to be direct payments to classes of individuals, and the Insular Area may not consolidate such funds with other funds received by the Insular Area from any department or agency of the United States Government. (e) FAS eligibility(1) Fiscal years 2000 through 2004Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, in the case of students from the Freely Associated States who may be selected to receive a scholarship under this subpart for the first time for any of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004—(A) there shall be 10 scholarships in the aggregate awarded to such students for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004; and (B) the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory shall administer the program under this subpart in the case of scholarships for students in the Freely Associated States. (2) Termination of eligibilityA student from the Freely Associated States shall not be eligible to receive a scholarship under this subpart after September 30, 2004.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–35 Agreements

The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each State desiring to participate in the scholarship program authorized by this subpart. Each such agreement shall include provisions designed to assure that— (1) the State educational agency will administer the scholarship program authorized by this subpart in the State; (2) the State educational agency will comply with the eligibility and selection provisions of this subpart; (3) the State educational agency will conduct outreach activities to publicize the availability of scholarships under this subpart to all eligible students in the State, with particular emphasis on activities designed to assure that students from low-income and moderate-income families have access to the information on the opportunity for full participation in the scholarship program authorized by this subpart; and (4) the State educational agency will pay to each individual in the State who is awarded a scholarship under this subpart $1,500.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–36 Eligibility of scholars

(a) High school graduation or equivalent and admission to institution requiredEach student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall be a graduate of a public or private secondary school (or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law) or have the equivalent of a certificate of graduation as recognized by the State in which the student resides and must have been admitted for enrollment at an institution of higher education. (b) Selection based on promise of academic achievementEach student awarded a scholarship under this subpart must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise of continued academic achievement.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–37 Selection of scholars

(a) Establishment of criteriaThe State educational agency is authorized to establish the criteria for the selection of scholars under this subpart. (b) Adoption of proceduresThe State educational agency shall adopt selection procedures designed to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of awards within the State (and in the case of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or Palau (until such time as the Compact of Free Association is ratified), not to exceed 10 individuals will be selected from such entities). (c) Consultation requirementIn carrying out its responsibilities under subsections (a) and (b), the State educational agency shall consult with school administrators, school boards, teachers, counselors, and parents. (d) Timing of selectionThe selection process shall be completed, and the awards made, prior to the end of each secondary school academic year.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–38 Stipends and scholarship conditions

(a) Amount of awardEach student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall receive a stipend of $1,500 for the academic year of study for which the scholarship is awarded, except that in no case shall the total amount of financial aid awarded to such student exceed such student’s total cost-of-attendance. (b) Use of awardThe State educational agency shall establish procedures to assure that a scholar awarded a scholarship under this subpart pursues a course of study at an institution of higher education.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–40 Construction of needs provisions

Except as provided in section 1087kk of this title, nothing in this subpart, or any other Act, shall be construed to permit the receipt of a scholarship under this subpart to be counted for any needs test in connection with the awarding of any grant or the making of any loan under this chapter or any other provision of Federal law relating to educational assistance.

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–41 Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for this subpart such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

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