Designation or award to be on competitive basis

The Administrator shall not under this chapter designate any space grant college or space grant regional consortium or award any fellowship, grant, or contract unless such designation or award is made in accordance with the competitive, merit-based review process employed by the Administration on October 30, 1987. (Source: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3388.))