[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1376 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1376

 To provide an educational experience in the United States to children 
            from areas affected by civil strife in Ireland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 1993

 Mr. Williams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide an educational experience in the United States to children 
            from areas affected by civil strife in Ireland.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROJECTS FOR IRISH CHILDREN.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to provide grants to 
local educational agencies to provide an opportunity to live and learn 
in the United States to Irish children.
    (b) Education.--Such opportunity should include attendance at 
schools in the United States and affiliation with children of diverse 
religious, ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds in a peaceful 
atmosphere.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY.

    To be eligible to receive funds under this Act, a local educational 
agency shall submit to the Secretary and application which includes a 
plan which contains--
            (1) assurances that such funds will be used in accordance 
        with section 3;
            (2) assurances that not less than one-half the cost of such 
        projects will be provided by private donations; and
            (3) such other information as the Secretary may by 
        regulation require.

SEC. 3. USES OF FUNDS.

    Funds made available under this Act may be used only--
            (1) to pay a portion of the cost of transporting Irish 
        children ages 10 through 18 to the United States and back to 
        Ireland;
            (2) to pay a portion of the cost of such children's 
        education in schools of a participating local educational 
        agency; and
            (3) to pay a portion of the books, supplies, clothing, and 
        other living expenses of such children while participating in 
        the project.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``Irish children'' means 
children (ages 10 through 18) born and residing in areas of Ireland 
which have been torn by civil strife and violence.

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