§ 4703. Scholarship program authority

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. 1985

   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987

   Pub. L. 99–93 title VI § 603 · 99 Stat. 405

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4703

   Pub. L. 99–93, title VI, § 603, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 440

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 99–93, title VI, § 603, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 440

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 603. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY. (a) In General.— The President, acting through the United States Information Agency, shall provide scholarships (including partial assistance) for undergraduate study at United States institutions of higher education by citizens and nationals of developing countries who have completed their secondary education and who would not otherwise have an opportunity to study in the United States due to financial limitations. (b) Form of Scholarship; Forgiveness of Loan Repayment.— To encourage students to use their training in their countries of origin, each scholarship pursuant to this section shall be in the form of a loan with all repayment to be forgiven upon the student’s prompt return to his or her country of origin for a period which is at least one year longer than the period spent studying in the United States. If the student is granted asylum in the United States pursuant to 8 USC 1158. 8 USC 1157. section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or is admitted to the United States as a refugee pursuant to section 207 of that Act, half of the repayment shall be forgiven. (c) Consultation.— Before allocating any of the funds made available to carry out this title, the President shall consult with United States institutions of higher education, educational exchange organizations, United States missions in developing countries, and the governments of participating countries on how to implement the guidelines specified in section 604. (d) Definition.— For purposes of this title, the term “institution of higher education” has the same meaning as given to such term by 20 USC 1141. section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

2. 1998

   An Act authorizing appropriations and expenditures for the administration of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes

   Pub. L. 105–244 title I § 102(a)(7)(D) · 112 Stat. 1581

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 4703(d)

   Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001” for “section 1141(a)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001” for “section 1141(a)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (D) Developing country scholarships.— Section 603(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 4703(d)) is amended by striking “1201(a)” and inserting “101”.

   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 Title 20, Education.

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