§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.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title X, §10104, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3818 ; amended Pub. L. 105–332, §2, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3125 .)

Amendments

1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–332, §2(1), substituted "1999" for "1995".

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 105–332, §2(2)(A), substituted "1999" for "1995".

Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 105–332, §2(2)(B), struck out "in 1996 and thereafter, as well as replicate such program" after "United States".

Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 105–332, §2(2)(C), substituted "1999" for "1995".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 8001 of this title.

¹ So in original.