40 CFR §45.135
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Training awards are subject to the following conditions:
- (a)Trainees must be citizens of the United States, its territories, or possessions, or lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
- (b)Recipients shall not require the performance of personal services by individuals receiving training as a condition for assistance.
- (c)Trainees are entitled to the normal student holidays observed by an academic institution, or the holiday and vacation schedule applicable to all trainees at a nonacademic institution.
- (d)Training awards may include a provision to pay stipends to trainees. Stipends must be paid under section 111 of the Clean Water Act consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs.
- (e)Training awards under section 111 of the Clean Water Act are subject to the following conditions:
- (1)Recipients must obtain the following agreement in writing from persons awarded scholarships for undergraduate study of the operation and maintenance of treatment works:
- (2)Recipients must take such action as may be reasonably required to enforce the condition in paragraph (e)(1) of this section. Recipients shall credit or pay EPA for any repayments.