15 U.S.C. § 7410 | Grant eligibility requirements and compliance with immigration laws

(a)

Immigration status

No grant or fellowship may be awarded under this chapter, directly or indirectly, to any individual who is in violation of the terms of his or her status as a nonimmigrant under section 1101(a)(15)(F), (M), or (J) of title 8.

(b)

Aliens from certain countries

section 1735(b) of title 8No grant or fellowship may be awarded under this chapter, directly or indirectly, to any alien from a country that is a state sponsor of international terrorism, as defined under , unless the Secretary of State determines, in consultation with the Attorney General and the heads of other appropriate agencies, that such alien does not pose a threat to the safety or national security of the United States.

(c)

Non-complying institutions

No grant or fellowship may be awarded under this chapter, directly or indirectly, to any institution of higher education or non-profit institution (or consortia thereof) that has—

(1)

section 1372 of title 8 section 1762 of title 8 materially failed to comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements to receive nonimmigrant students or exchange visitor program participants under section 1101(a)(15)(F), (M), or (J) of title 8, or , as required by ; or

(2)

section 1762(c) of title 8 been suspended or terminated pursuant to .

Pub. L. 107–305, § 16Nov. 27, 2002116 Stat. 2381(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 107–305Nov. 27, 2002116 Stat. 2367 section 7401 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Cyber Security Research and Development Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.