[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3152 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3152

     To enhance the global competitiveness of the United States by 
increasing the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, 
    American Indians, and other underrepresented minorities in the 
   international service, including private international voluntary 
organizations, the foreign commercial service, and the foreign service 
                         of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2003

 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, 
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Andrews) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To enhance the global competitiveness of the United States by 
increasing the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, 
    American Indians, and other underrepresented minorities in the 
   international service, including private international voluntary 
organizations, the foreign commercial service, and the foreign service 
                         of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Ralph J. Bunche 
Scholarship Act''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 2. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Institute for International Public Policy.--Section 621(a) (20 
U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence and 
inserting the following: ``The Institute shall conduct a program to 
enhance the global competitiveness of the United States by increasing 
the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American 
Indians, and other underrepresented minorities in the international 
service, including private international voluntary organizations, the 
foreign commercial service, and the foreign service of the United 
States.''.
    (b) Match Requirement.--Section 621(e) is amended by striking 
``one-half'' and inserting ``one-third''.

SEC. 3. RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Part B of title VI is amended by inserting after section 623 (20 
U.S.C. 1131a) the following new section:

``SEC. 623A. RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARSHIPS.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to assure the participation and 
academic success of qualified low-income, minority, and other 
underrepresented students, the Institute is authorized to provide 
scholarships to students who demonstrate special interest in 
international affairs and language study, demonstrate exceptional 
academic ability, and show promise of continued academic excellence and 
ability.
    ``(b) Authority.--The Institute may provide to eligible Institute 
fellows a scholarship, during each of the latter two years of 
undergraduate study toward the baccalaureate degree, in an amount not 
to exceed $5,000 for each academic year during which the student is 
enrolled as a full-time student.
    ``(c) Ralph J. Bunche Scholars.--Institute fellows who receive 
scholarship assistance awarded for the purpose of undergraduate study 
under this section shall be known as `Ralph J. Bunche Scholars'. An 
undergraduate student who receives a Bunche Scholarship shall maintain 
satisfactory academic progress in accordance with section 484 (c), 
during each period of academic study for which scholarship assistance 
is received.
    ``(d) Limitation.--Each student may receive a Bunche Scholarship up 
to $5,000, except that in no case shall the total amount of financial 
aid awarded to such student exceed such student's total cost of 
attendance.''.

SEC. 4. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND RELATED ACADEMIC 
              AREAS.

    Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 624. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND RELATED 
              ACADEMIC AREAS.

    ``The Institute shall provide, in cooperation with the other 
members participating in the eligible recipient consortium, a program 
of study leading to an advanced degree in international relations, 
international affairs, international economics, or other academic areas 
related to the Institute fellow's career objectives. The advanced 
degree study, designed by the Institute and consistent with the 
fellow's career objectives, shall be reviewed and approved by the 
Secretary. The Institute may grant fellowships in an amount not to 
exceed the level of support comparable to that provided by the National 
Science Foundation research graduate fellowships, except such amount 
shall be adjusted so as not to exceed the fellow's demonstrated level 
of need as determined by the institution of higher education where the 
fellow is enrolled. A fellowship recipient shall agree to undertake 
full-time study and to enter the international service (including work 
with international voluntary organizations) or the foreign service of 
the United States.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    Section 626 (20 U.S.C. 1131d) is amended by striking ``annually'' 
and inserting ``biennially''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION; INDIRECT COST LIMITATION.

    Section 628 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION; INDIRECT COST LIMITATION.

    ``(a) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out this part.
    ``(b) Indirect Cost Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the indirect cost associated with the administration 
of the Institute program authorized under this part shall not exceed 18 
percent.''.
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