42 USC § 16325 - Science and Technology Scholarship Program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16325"
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title: "42 USC § 16325 - Science and Technology Scholarship Program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16325"
section_name: "Science and Technology Scholarship Program"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Science"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 984A, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 908.)"
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# § 16325. Science and Technology Scholarship Program

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary is authorized to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to individuals that is designed to recruit and prepare students for careers in the Department and National Laboratories.

**(b)** **Service requirement** The Secretary may require that an individual receiving a scholarship under this section serve as a full-time employee of the Department or a National Laboratory for a fixed period in return for receiving the scholarship.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 984A, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 908.)