110 HR 2152 IH: To authorize appropriations to provide Fulbright U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2152 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 2007 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To authorize appropriations to provide Fulbright Scholarships for Pacific Island students.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Pacific Islands Fulbright Scholarship Fund Act of 2007.
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J. Fulbright Educational Exchange Program
(a)
Findings
Congress finds the following: (1)From 1949 until 2003, the Department of State awarded 13,176 Fulbright Scholarships to students from East Asia and the Pacific, but only 31 Fulbright Scholarships went to Pacific Island students. (2)In the 2003–2004 academic year, the Department of State awarded 315 scholarships to students from East Asia and the Pacific, but none were awarded to Pacific Island students. (b)
Review and report
The Secretary of State shall conduct a review and submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report regarding the marginalization of Pacific Island students in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships. (c)
Participation of Pacific Island students in the J. Fulbright Educational Exchange Program
(1)
Establishment
The Secretary of State shall establish an annual one-year program within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program (established under section 112(a)(1) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(1)), commonly referred to as the Fulbright-Hays Act) to make awards to Pacific Island students to permit such students to study in the United States pursuant to the terms and conditions of such Exchange Program. (2)
Operation and numbers
The governments of Pacific Island countries may annually submit to the Secretary of State the names of between three and five Pacific Island students to participate in the one-year program established under paragraph (1). (3)
Authorization of appropriations
In addition to amounts that are otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to provide awards under the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $500,000 for each of such fiscal years to provide such awards to Pacific Island students. (d)
Pacific Island students defined
In this Act, the term Pacific Island students means a student who is a citizen of any of the following countries: (1)The Cook Islands. (2)The Federated States of Micronesia. (3)The Independent State of Samoa. (4)The Kingdom of Tonga. (5)Niue. (6)Papua New Guinea. (7)The Republic of Fiji. (8)The Republic of Kiribati. (9)The Republic of the Marshall Islands. (10)The Republic of Nauru. (11)The Republic of Palau. (12)The Republic of Vanuatu. (13)The Solomon Islands. (14)Tuvalu.