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S. 3076 (rs) A bill to establish an undergraduate grant program of the Department of State to assist students of limited financial means from the United States to pursue studies abroad. [Reported in Senate] ...
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3076
A bill to establish an undergraduate grant program of the Department of
State to assist students of limited financial means from the United
States to pursue studies abroad.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 20, 2000
Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Feingold)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
A bill to establish an undergraduate grant program of the Department of
State to assist students of limited financial means from the United
States to pursue studies abroad.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Academic Opportunity
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to establish an undergraduate grant
program for students of limited financial means from the United States
to enable such students to study abroad. Such foreign study is intended
to broaden the outlook and better prepare such students of demonstrated
financial need to assume significant roles in the increasingly global
economy.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN STUDY BY AMERICAN
COLLEGE STUDENTS OF LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of appropriations
and under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall establish and carry
out a program in each fiscal year to award grants of up to $5,000, to
individuals who meet the requirements of subsection (b), toward the
cost of up to one academic year of undergraduate study abroad. Grants
under this Act shall be known as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarships''.
(b) Eligibility.--An individual referred to in subsection (a) is an
individual who--
(1) is a student in good standing at an institution of
higher education in the United States (as defined in section
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965);
(2) has been accepted for up to one academic year of
study--
(A) at an institution of higher education outside
the United States (as defined by section 102(b) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965); or
(B) on a program of study abroad approved for
credit by the student's home institution;
(3) is receiving any need-based student assistance under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
(4) is a citizen or national of the United States.
(c) Application and Selection.--
(1) Grant application and selection shall be carried out
through accredited institutions of higher education in the
United States or a combination of such institutions under such
procedures as are established by the Secretary of State.
(2) In considering applications for grants under this
section--
(A) consideration of financial need shall include
the increased costs of study abroad; and
(B) priority consideration shall be given to
applicants who are receiving Federal Pell Grants under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The Secretary of State shall report annually to the Congress
concerning the grant program established under this Act. Each such
report shall include the following information for the preceding year:
(1) The number of participants.
(2) The institutions of higher education in the United
States that participants attended.
(3) The institutions of higher education outside the United
States participants attended during their year of study abroad.
(4) The areas of study of participants.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each fiscal
year to carry out this Act.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect October 1, 2000.
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