Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise and reauthorize title III part C programs of the Institute for International Public Policy.
Directs the Institute to conduct a program to enhance U.S. global competitiveness 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. Lowers, from one-half to one-third, the matching funds requirement for recipients of grants from the Institute.
Establishes a Ralph J. Bunche Scholarships program. Authorizes the Institute to provide such scholarships to qualified low-income, minority, and other underrepresented students who demonstrate special interest in international affairs and language study, demonstrate exceptional academic ability, and show promise of continued academic excellence and ability. Provides such Bunche Scholarships for up to $5,000 for each of the last two years of undergraduate study toward a bachelor's degree.
Directs the Institute to provide 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. Authorizes the Institute to grant fellowships for such program of study up to an amount comparable to National Science Foundation research graduate fellowships. Requires fellowship recipients to agree to undertake full-time study and to enter the international service, including work with international voluntary organizations, or the U.S. foreign service.
[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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
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