§ 221. — Instructions of citizens from American republics; Government maintained professional educational institutions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC221]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 12--FOREIGN AND EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Sec. 221. Instructions of citizens from American republics;
Government maintained professional educational institutions
The President is authorized, in his discretion and under such
regulations as he may prescribe by Executive order, to permit citizens
of the American republics to receive instruction, with or without charge
therefor, at professional educational institutions and schools
maintained and administered by the Government of the United States or by
departments or agencies thereof: Provided, That such citizens shall
agree to comply with all regulations for the government of the
institutions and schools at which they may be under instruction and to
exert every effort to accomplish successfully the courses of instruction
prescribed: And provided further, That the regulations prescribed by the
President under the authority of this section shall contain provisions
limiting the admission of citizens of the American republics to primary
schools maintained and administered by the Government of the United
States so that there will under no circumstances be any curtailment of
the admission of citizens of the United States eligible to receive
instruction therein.
(June 24, 1938, ch. 644, 52 Stat. 1034; July 14, 1941, ch. 292, 55 Stat.
589; June 26, 1946, ch. 493, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 311.)
Codification
Section originally provided that ``not more than one citizen of any
American republic shall receive instruction at the same time in the
United States Military Academy and not more than one in the United
States Naval Academy.'' This phrase has been omitted in view of acts
July 14, 1941, and June 26, 1946. See sections 4344, 6957, and 9344 of
Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 221a of this title.
