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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 69

To make available funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide

scholarships for nationals of any of the independent states of the former

Soviet Union to undertake doctoral graduate study in the social sciences.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 19, 1999

Mr. MOYNIHAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To make available funds under the Foreign Assistance Act

of 1961 to provide scholarships for nationals of any

of the independent states of the former Soviet Union

to undertake doctoral graduate study in the social

sciences.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIONALS OF THE INDE4 PENDENT STATE OF THE FORMER SOVIET

5 UNION.

6 (a) AUTHORITY.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b),

8 the President is authorized to provide scholarships
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1 under chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance

2 Act of 1961 (relating to assistance to the independ3 ent states of the former Soviet Union; 22 U.S.C.

4 2295 et seq.) for 100 nationals of the independent

5 states of the former Soviet Union (as defined in sec6 tion 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C.

7 5801)) who seek to commence graduate study in a

8 six-year program in any field of social science.

9 (2) SUPERSEDING EXISTING LAW.—The author10 ity of paragraph (1) shall be exercised without re11 gard to any other provision of law.

12 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—

13 (1) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The President

14 shall require that not less than 20 percent of the

15 costs of each student’s doctoral study be provided

16 from non-Federal sources.

17 (2) REQUIREMENT OF HOME COUNTRY SERV18 ICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

19 any student supported under this section who does

20 not perform after graduation at least one year of

21 service in the student’s home country for each year

22 of study supported under this section shall not be el23 igible to be issued a visa to be admitted to the

24 United States.
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1 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts au2 thorized to be appropriated to carry out chapter 11 of part

3 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to assist4 ance to the independent states of the former Soviet Union;

5 22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) for fiscal years 2000 through

6 2009, the following amounts are authorized to be available

7 to carry out subsection (a):

8 (1) For fiscal year 2000, $3,500,000 for not to

9 exceed 100 scholarships.

10 (2) For fiscal year 2001, $7,500,000 for not to

11 exceed 200 scholarships.

12 (3) For fiscal year 2002, $10,500,000 for not

13 to exceed 300 scholarships.

14 (4) For fiscal year 2003, $14,000,000 for not

15 to exceed 400 scholarships.

16 (5) For fiscal year 2004, $17,500,000 for not

17 to exceed 500 scholarships.

18 (6) For fiscal year 2005, $17,500,000 for not

19 to exceed 500 scholarships.

20 (7) For fiscal year 2006, $14,000,000 for not

21 to exceed 400 scholarships.

22 (8) For fiscal year 2007, $10,500,000 for not

23 to exceed 300 scholarships.

24 (9) For fiscal year 2008, $7,500,000 for not to

25 exceed 200 scholarships.
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1 (10) For fiscal year 2009, $3,500,000 for not

2 to exceed 100 scholarships.

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