Displaced contractor employees: assistance to obtain certification and employment as teachers or employment as teachers’ aides

The Secretary of Defense may enter into a cooperative agreement with a defense contractor in order— to assist an eligible scientist or engineer employed by the contractor whose employment is terminated to obtain— to facilitate the employment of the scientist or engineer by a local educational agency that— The Secretary shall determine which defense contractors are eligible to participate in the placement program on the basis of applications submitted under subsection (c). The Secretary shall limit participation to those defense contractors or subcontractors that— A defense contractor desiring to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary containing the following: An individual shall be eligible for selection by the Secretary of Defense to receive assistance under this section if the individual— has received— In selecting participants to receive assistance for placement as elementary or secondary school teachers, the Secretary shall give priority to individuals who— An individual selected under this section shall be required to enter into an agreement with the Secretary in which the participant agrees— to accept— The Secretary of Defense shall pay to each participant in the placement program a stipend in an amount equal to the lesser of—