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42 USC § 7381r - Mentoring program 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7381r"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7381r - Mentoring program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7381r"
section_name: "Mentoring program"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XIII"
subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Programs"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3195, as added Pub. L. 110–69, title V, § 5003(d)(3), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 611; amended Pub. L. 111–358, title IX, § 901(c)(2), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4044.)"
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# § 7381r. Mentoring program

**(a)** **In general** As part of the programs established under subparts 3 and 4, the Director shall establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in science, engineering, and mathematics.

**(b)** **Pairing** The program shall pair mentors with women and minorities who are in programs of study at specialty schools for science and mathematics, Centers of Excellence, and summer institutes established under subparts 3 and 4, respectively.

**(c)** **Program evaluation** The Secretary shall annually—

**(1)** use metrics to evaluate the success of the programs established under subsection (a); and

**(2)** submit to Congress a report that describes the results of each evaluation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3195, as added Pub. L. 110–69, title V, § 5003(d)(3), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 611; amended Pub. L. 111–358, title IX, § 901(c)(2), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4044.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Subparts 3 and 4, referred to in subsec. (b), relate to Centers of Excellence and summer institutes, respectively. Prior to amendment by , subsec. (b) also contained reference to subpart 1, which related to specialty schools for science and mathematics and was repealed by , , . See 2011 Amendment note below.

### Amendments

2011— substituted “subparts 3 and 4” for “subparts 1, 3, and 4” in subsecs. (a) and (b).