THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

SEC. 704. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.(a) Program Authority.—(1) Section 721(a) (20 U.S.C. 1136(a)) is amended—(A) by inserting “secondary school and” after “disadvantaged”; and(B) by inserting “and admission to law practice” before the period at the end.(b) Eligibility.—Section 721(b) (20 U.S.C. 1136(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “secondary school student or” before “college student”.(c) Contract and Grant Purposes.—Section 721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “secondary school and” before “college students”;(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:“(2) to prepare such students for successful completion of a baccalaureate degree and for study at accredited law schools, and to assist them with the development of analytical skills, writing skills, and study methods to enhance the students’ success in, and promote the students’ admission to and completion of, law school;”;(3) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” after the semicolon; and(4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:“(5) to motivate and prepare such students—“(A) with respect to law school studies and practice in low-income communities; and“(B) to provide legal services to low-income individuals and families; and“(6) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to eligible law school students—“(A) who participated in summer institutes under subsection (d)(6) and who are enrolled in an accredited law school; or122 STAT. 3348“(B) who have successfully completed a comparable summer institute program that is certified by the Council on Legal Education Opportunity.”.(d) Services Provided.—Section 721(d) (20 U.S.C. 1136(d)) is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “pre-college programs, undergraduate” before “pre-law”;(2) in paragraph (1)—(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “law school” before “graduation”; and(B) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:“(D) pre-college and undergraduate preparatory courses in analytical and writing skills, study methods, and course selection;”;(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:“(2) summer academic programs for secondary school students who have expressed interest in a career in the law;”; and(5) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by inserting “and Associates” after “Thurgood Marshall Fellows”.(e) Duration.—Section 721(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1136(e)(1)) is amended by inserting “, including before and during undergraduate study” before the semicolon.(f) Subcontracts and Subgrants.—Section 721(f) (20 U.S.C. 1136(f)) is amended—(1) by inserting “national and State bar associations,” after “agencies and organizations,”; and(2) by striking “and organizations.” and inserting “organizations, and associations.”.(g) Stipends.—Section 721(g) (20 U.S.C. 1136(g)) is amended to read as follows:“(g) Fellowships and Stipends.—The Secretary shall annually establish the maximum fellowship to be awarded, and the maximum stipend to be paid (including allowances for participant travel and for the travel of the dependents of the participant), to Thurgood Marshall Fellows or Associates for the period of participation in summer institutes, midyear seminars, and bar preparation seminars. A Thurgood Marshall Fellow or Associate may be eligible for such a fellowship or stipend only if the Fellow or Associate maintains satisfactory academic progress toward the Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws degree, as determined by the respective institutions (except with respect to a law school graduate enrolled in a bar preparation course).”.(h) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 721(h) (20 U.S.C. 1136(h)) is amended by striking “fiscal year 1999” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.”.(i) Repeal of Continuation Awards.—Subsection (e) of section 731 (20 U.S.C. 1137(e)) is repealed.