30 U.S.C. § 1126 : US Code - Section 1126: Scientific and technical education

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1126 : US Code - Section 1126: Scientific and technical education

(a) Congressional declaration of policy
It is the policy of the Congress to encourage the development and
maintenance of programs through which there may be provided the
necessary trained personnel to perform required geothermal
research, development, and demonstration activities under sections
1123, 1124, and 1125 of this title.
(b) Support of educational programs in science and engineering
The National Science Foundation is authorized to support programs
of education in the sciences and engineering to carry out the
policy of subsection (a) of this section. Such support may include
fellowships, traineeships, technical training programs,
technologist training programs, and summer institute programs.
(c) Selection of programs of education; coordination with National
Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is authorized and directed to
coordinate its actions, to the maximum extent practicable, with the
Project or any permanent Federal organization or agency having
jurisdiction over the energy research and development functions of
the United States, in determining the optimal selection of programs
of education to carry out the policy of subsection (a) of this
section.
(d) International participation and cooperation
The National Science Foundation is authorized to encourage, to
the maximum extent practicable international participation and
cooperation in the development and maintenance of programs of
education to carrying out the policy of subsection (a) of this
section.