§ 2462. — Establishment of grant program for foreign study by American college students of limited financial means.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2462]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 33--MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Sec. 2462. 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
[22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.], 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) of this
section, 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) of this section 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 [20 U.S.C. 1001(a)]);
(2) has been accepted for up to one academic year of study 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 [20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., 42
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.]; 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 [20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.].
(Pub. L. 106-309, title III, Sec. 303, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1095.)
References in Text
The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, referred
to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87-256, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 527, as
amended, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 2451 of this title and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), probably means title III of
Pub. L. 106-309, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1094, known as the
International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, which enacted this
section and provisions set out as notes under this section. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsecs. (b)(3) and
(c)(2)(B), is Pub. L. 89-329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended.
Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 1070
et seq.) of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education, and part C (Sec. 2751 et
seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 34 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the International Academic
Opportunity Act of 2000, and also as part of the Microenterprise for
Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act of 2000, and not as
part of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 which
comprises this chapter.
International Academic Opportunity
Pub. L. 106-309, title III, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1094, provided
that:
``SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
``This title [enacting this section and this note] may be cited as
the `International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000'.
``SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this title 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. 303. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN STUDY BY AMERICAN
COLLEGE STUDENTS OF LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS.
``[Enacted this section.]
``SEC. 304. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
``The Secretary of State shall report annually to the Congress
concerning the grant program established under this title. 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 study abroad.
``(4) The areas of study of participants.
``SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each fiscal
year to carry out this title.
``SEC. 306. EFFECTIVE DATE.
``This title shall take effect October 1, 2000.''
