§ 4359a. International students

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1992

   Pub. L. 99–371 title II § 209 · 100 Stat. 781

   Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a

   Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, as added Pub. L. 102–421, title I, § 139, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2163

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, as added Pub. L. 102–421, title I, § 139, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2163

2. 1993

   Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–73 § 204(h)(1) · 107 Stat. 718

   Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(b)

   Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(h)(1), substituted “75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995” for “75 percent beginning the academic year 1993–1994, and 90 percent beginning the academic year 1994–1995”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(h)(1), substituted “75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995” for “75 percent beginning the academic year 1993–1994, and 90 percent beginning the academic year 1994–1995”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b), by striking “75 percent beginning the academic year 1993–1994, and 90 percent beginning the academic year 1994–1995” and inserting “75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995”; and

3. 1993

   Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–73 § 204(h)(2) · 107 Stat. 718

   1. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(c)

      Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(h)(2), substituted “Beginning with the academic year 1993–1994” for “Beginning the academic year 1993–1994 and thereafter” in introductory provisions

   2. Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(c)

      Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(h)(2), redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(h)(2), substituted “Beginning with the academic year 1993–1994” for “Beginning the academic year 1993–1994 and thereafter” in introductory provisions and redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking “Beginning the academic year 1993–1994 and thereafter” and inserting “Beginning with the academic year 1993–1994”; and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.

4. 1998

   Higher Education Amendments of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–244 § 922(a)(1) · 112 Stat. 1581

   1. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 105–244, § 922(a)(1), substituted “15 percent” for “10 percent”

   2. Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 105–244, § 922(a)(1), inserted before period “, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 922(a)(1), substituted “15 percent” for “10 percent” and inserted before period “, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “10 percent” and inserting “15 percent”; and (B) by inserting before the period the following: “, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

5. 1998

   Higher Education Amendments of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–244 § 922(a)(2) · 112 Stat. 1581

   Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(b)

   Pub. L. 105–244, § 922(a)(2), substituted “surcharge of 100 percent for the academic year 1999–2000 and any succeeding academic year” for “surcharge of 75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, § 922(a)(2), substituted “surcharge of 100 percent for the academic year 1999–2000 and any succeeding academic year” for “surcharge of 75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b), by striking “surcharge of 75 percent for the academic year 1993-1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995” and inserting “surcharge of 100 percent for the academic year 1999–2000 and any succeeding academic year”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

6. 2008

   Higher Education Opportunity Act

   Pub. L. 110–315 § 911(1) · 122 Stat. 3078

   1. Amended · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(1), inserted heading

   3. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(1), substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with” for “Effective with”

   4. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(1), substituted “undergraduate” for “preparatory, undergraduate,”

   5. Added · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(a)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(1), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with” for “Effective with” and “undergraduate” for “preparatory, undergraduate,”, and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “preparatory, undergraduate,” and inserting “undergraduate”; (B) by striking “Effective with” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with” ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Distance learning.— International students who participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or the NTID, who are residing outside of the United States, and are not enrolled in a degree program at the University or the NTID shall— “(A) not be counted as international students for purposes of the cap on international students under paragraph (1), except that in any school year no United States citizen who applies to participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or NTID shall be denied participation in such courses because of the participation of an international student in such courses; and “(B) not be charged a tuition surcharge, as described in subsection (b).” ; and

7. 2008

   Higher Education Opportunity Act

   Pub. L. 110–315 § 911(2) · 122 Stat. 3078

   1. Added · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d)

   2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 4359a(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(2), struck out former subsecs. (b) to (d), which related to tuition surcharge, reduction of surcharge, and definition of “developing country”, respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 110–315, § 911(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsecs. (b) to (d), which related to tuition surcharge, reduction of surcharge, and definition of “developing country”, respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d), and inserting the following: “(b) Tuition Surcharge.— Except as provided in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c), the tuition for postsecondary international students enrolled in the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) or NTID shall include, for academic year 2009–2010 and any succeeding academic year, a surcharge of— “(1) 100 percent for a postsecondary international student from a non-developing country; and “(2) 50 percent for a postsecondary international student from a developing country, or a country that was a developing country for any academic year during the student’s period of uninterrupted enrollment in a degree program at the University or NTID, except that such a surcharge shall not be adjusted retroactively. “(c) Reduction of Surcharge.— “(1) In general.— Beginning with the academic year 2009–2010, the University or NTID may reduce the surcharge— “(A) under subsection (b)(1) from 100 percent to not less than 50 percent if— “(i) a student described under subsection (b)(1) demonstrates need; and “(ii) such student has made a good-faith effort to secure aid through such student’s government or other sources; and “(B) under subsection (b)(2) from 50 percent to not less than 25 percent if— “(i) a student described under subsection (b)(2) demonstrates need; and “(ii) such student has made a good faith effort to secure aid through such student’s government or other sources. “(2) Development of sliding scale.— The University and NTID shall develop a sliding scale model that— “(A) will be used to determine the amount of a tuition surcharge reduction pursuant to paragraph (1); and “(B) shall be approved by the Secretary. “(d) Definition.— In this section, the term ‘developing country’ means a country with a per-capita income of not more than $5,345, measured in 2005 United States dollars, as adjusted by the Secretary to reflect inflation since 2005.” .

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