The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as the "Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program" that shall be designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study.
A project assisted under this section shall provide-
A project assisted under this section may provide services such as-
In approving applications for projects assisted under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall require-
In addition to such other selection criteria as may be prescribed by regulations, the Secretary shall consider in making awards to institutions under this section-
Students participating in research under a project under this section may receive an award that-
From amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 1070a-11(g) of this title, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, allocate funds for projects authorized by this section in an amount which is not less than $11,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
20 U.S.C. § 1070a-15
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2015-Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 114-95, §9215 (oo)(7)(A), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7546 of this title. Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 114-95, §9215 (oo)(7)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7517 of this title. 2009-Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 111-39 struck out period before semicolon at end. 2008-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(1)(A), (B), inserted "Required" before "services" in heading and, in introductory provisions, substituted "A project assisted under this section shall provide-" for "A postbaccalaureate achievement project assisted under this section may provide services such as-". Subsec. (b)(5) to (8). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(1)(C) -(E), inserted "and" after the semicolon in par. (5), substituted a period for the semicolon in par. (6), and struck out pars. (7) and (8) which read as follows:"(7) mentoring programs involving faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, or any combination of such persons; and"(8) exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students."Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(3), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(2), (4)(A), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and struck out "postbaccalaureate achievement" after "applications for" in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(4)(B), inserted ", including-" and added subpars. (A) to (C) before semicolon. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(2), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(2), (5), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted "project under this section" for "postbaccalaureate achievement project" in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110-315, §403(e)(2), (6), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g) and substituted "section 1070a-11(g)" for "section 1070a-11(f)" and "2009 through 2014" for "1993 through 1997". 1998-Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 105-244 substituted "$2,800" for "$2,400".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114-95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111-39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111-39, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.