§8004. Promoting scholar-athlete competitions
(a) In general
The Secretary is authorized to award a grant to a nonprofit organization to reimburse such organizations for the costs of conducting scholar-athlete games to be held in 1999.
(b) Priority
In awarding the grant under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall give priority to a nonprofit organization that-
(1) is described in section 501(c)(3) of, and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of, title 26, and is affiliated with a university capable of hosting a large educational, cultural, and athletic event that will serve as a national model;
(2) has the capability and experience in administering federally funded scholar-athlete games;
(3) has the ability to provide matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, from foundations and the private sector for the purpose of conducting a scholar-athlete program;
(4) has the organizational structure and capability to administer a model scholar-athlete program in the summer of 1999;
(5) has the organizational structure and expertise to replicate the scholar-athlete program in various venues throughout the United States internationally; 1 and
(6) has plans for conducting scholar-athlete games after 1999 without Federal assistance.
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Amendments
1998-Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b)(4).
Subsec. (b)(5).
Subsec. (b)(6).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 8001 of this title.