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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. 

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 

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Act’’. 

4 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

5 provided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment 

6 or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 

7 repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 

8 be considered to be made to a section or other provision 

9 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 

10 et seq.). 

11 SEC. 2. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DE12 VELOPMENT. 

13 (a) INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POL14 ICY.—Section 621(a) (20 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended by 

15 striking the second sentence and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘The Institute shall conduct a program to enhance the 

17 global competitiveness of the United States by increasing 

18 the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Ameri19 cans, American Indians, and other underrepresented mi20 norities in the international service, including private 

21 international voluntary organizations, the foreign commer22 cial service, and the foreign service of the United States.’’. 

23 (b) MATCH REQUIREMENT.—Section 621(e) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and inserting ‘‘one-third’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARSHIPS. 

2 Part B of title VI is amended by inserting after sec3 tion 623 (20 U.S.C. 1131a) the following new section: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 623A. RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARSHIPS. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to assure the participa6 tion and academic success of qualified low-income, minor7 ity, and other underrepresented students, the Institute is 

8 authorized to provide scholarships to students who dem9 onstrate special interest in international affairs and lan10 guage study, demonstrate exceptional academic ability, 

11 and show promise of continued academic excellence and 

12 ability. 

13 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Institute may provide to eli14 gible Institute fellows a scholarship, during each of the 

15 latter two years of undergraduate study toward the bacca16 laureate degree, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for 

17 each academic year during which the student is enrolled 

18 as a full-time student. 

19 ‘‘(c) RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARS.—Institute fel20 lows who receive scholarship assistance awarded for the 

21 purpose of undergraduate study under this section shall 

22 be known as ‘Ralph J. Bunche Scholars’. An under23 graduate student who receives a Bunche Scholarship shall 

24 maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance 

25 with section 484 (c), during each period of academic study 

26 for which scholarship assistance is received. 
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1 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Each student may receive a 

2 Bunche Scholarship up to $5,000, except that in no case 

3 shall the total amount of financial aid awarded to such 

4 student exceed such student’s total cost of attendance.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA6 TIONS AND RELATED ACADEMIC AREAS. 

7 Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended to read 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 624. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA10 TIONS AND RELATED ACADEMIC AREAS. 

11 ‘‘The Institute shall provide, in cooperation with the 

12 other members participating in the eligible recipient con13 sortium, a program of study leading to an advanced degree 

14 in international relations, international affairs, inter15 national economics, or other academic areas related to the 

16 Institute fellow’s career objectives. The advanced degree 

17 study, designed by the Institute and consistent with the 

18 fellow’s career objectives, shall be reviewed and approved 

19 by the Secretary. The Institute may grant fellowships in 

20 an amount not to exceed the level of support comparable 

21 to that provided by the National Science Foundation re22 search graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be 

23 adjusted so as not to exceed the fellow’s demonstrated 

24 level of need as determined by the institution of higher 

25 education where the fellow is enrolled. A fellowship recipi-
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1 ent shall agree to undertake full-time study and to enter 

2 the international service (including work with inter3 national voluntary organizations) or the foreign service of 

4 the United States.’’. 

5 SEC. 5. REPORT. 

6 Section 626 (20 U.S.C. 1131d) is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’. 

8 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION; INDIRECT COST LIMITATION. 

9 Section 628 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) is amended to read 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION; INDIRECT COST LIMITATION. 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap13 propriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such 

14 sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding 

15 fiscal years to carry out this part. 

16 ‘‘(b) INDIRECT COST LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law, the indirect cost associated 

18 with the administration of the Institute program author19 ized under this part shall not exceed 18 percent.’’.

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