Review and Monitoring.
SEC.16. Review and Monitoring. – The DepED, the CHED and the DOST shall report to the President and Congress after the first three (3) years, and annually thereafter, on the implementation of the provisions of this Act and submit recommendations for its improvement.
The Departments are also tasked to monitor the hiring in high schools of scholars under this program, and to undertake such tracer studies and include these in the annual reports.
Implementing Rules and Regulations.
SEC. 17. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the DOST and the DepED shall promulgate the rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of this Act.
Appropriations.
SEC. 18. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to carry out the implementation of this Act, as specified in Chapter II, shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the SEI under the DOST. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to augment the Science and Technology Scholarship Fund, as provided for in Republic Act No. 7687, shall he included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
In addition, the SEI is authorized to accept grants, contributions and/or donations from domestic and foreign sources for scholarship grants.
Separability Clause.
SEC. 19. Separability Clause. – If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provisions not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
Repealing Clause.
SEC. 20. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and administrative regulations or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity Clause.
SEC. 21. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette and in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Secretary General House
of Representatives
(Sgd.) JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA
Acting Senate President
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3400 and House Bill No. 6860 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on June 6, 2013.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate
Approved: AUG 23 2013
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).