§ 4704. — Guidelines.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4704]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 57--UNITED STATES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Sec. 4704. Guidelines
The scholarship program under this chapter shall be carried out in
accordance with the following guidelines:
(1) Consistent with section 2460(b) \1\ of this title, all
programs created pursuant to this chapter shall be nonpolitical and
balanced, and shall be administered in keeping with the highest
standards of academic integrity.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(2) United States missions shall design ways to identify
promising students who are in secondary educational institutions, or
who have completed their secondary education, for study in the
United States. In carrying out this paragraph, the United States
mission in a country shall consult with Peace Corps volunteers and
staff assigned to that country and with private and voluntary
organizations with a proven record of providing development
assistance to developing countries.
(3) United States missions shall develop and strictly implement
specific economic need criteria. Scholarships under this chapter may
only be provided to students who meet the economic need criteria.
(4) The program shall utilize educational institutions in the
United States and in developing countries to help participants in
the programs acquire necessary skills in English and other
appropriate education training.
(5) Each participant from a developing country shall be selected
on the basis of academic and leadership potential and the economic,
political, and social development needs of such country. Such needs
shall be determined by each United States mission in consultation
with the government of the respective country. Scholarship
opportunities shall emphasize fields that are critical to the
development of the participant's country, including agriculture,
civil engineering, communications, social science, education, public
and business administration, health, nutrition, environmental
studies, population and family planning, and energy.
(6) The program shall be flexible in order to take advantage of
different training and educational opportunities offered by
universities, postsecondary vocational training schools, and
community colleges in the United States.
(7) The program shall be flexible with respect to the number of
years of undergraduate education financed but in no case shall
students be brought to the United States for a period less than one
year.
(8) Adequate allowance shall be made in the scholarship for the
purchase of books and related educational material relevant to the
program of study.
(9) Further allowance shall be made to provide adequate
opportunities for professional, academic, and cultural enrichment
for scholarship recipients.
(10) The program shall, to the maximum extent practicable, offer
equal opportunities for both male and female students to study in
the United States.
(11) The United States Information Agency shall recommend to
each student, who receives a scholarship under this chapter for
study at a college or university, that the student enroll in a
course on the classics of American political thought or which
otherwise emphasizes the ideas, principles, and documents upon which
the United States was founded.
(Pub. L. 99-93, title VI, Sec. 604, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 440.)
References in Text
Section 2460(b) of this title, referred to in par. (1), was
redesignated section 2460(c) of this title by Pub. L. 101-246, title II,
Sec. 204(a)(2)(A), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 50.
Transfer of Functions
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of
Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4703, 4706, 4708, 4710 of
this title.
