(8) An estimated three million people were di-
rectly affected by the earthquake in Haiti, nearly 
one-third of the country’s population. 
(9) Many universities suffered significant struc-
tural damage, including the State University of 
Haiti, the country’s main public university, which 
had 80 percent of its buildings destroyed. 
(10) The earthquake claimed the lives of many 
students and several prominent academics. 
(11) A more highly educated population is vital 
to Haiti’s long-term development. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR 
CERTAIN HAITIAN STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, shall establish a scholarship program 
for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a 
result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake, or the Octo-
ber 4, 2016, hurricane, Hurricane Matthew. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a scholar-
ship under this section, a Haitian undergraduate or grad-
uate student shall— 
(1) have been enrolled as a full-time or part- 
time student in a Haitian university or institution of 
higher education in the United States at the time of 
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the January 12, 2010, earthquake, or when Hurri-
cane Matthew hit Haiti on October 4, 2016; and 
(2) submit to the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Educational and Cultural Affairs an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Assistant Secretary may require. 
(c) DURATION.—A scholarship under this section 
shall be awarded to a Haitian student for one academic 
year and may be renewed in accordance with subsection 
(d). 
(d) RENEWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A scholarship awarded 
under this section may be renewed for an additional 
academic year upon demonstration to the Secretary 
of State of satisfactory academic achievement in the 
prior academic year. 
(2) 
MAXIMUM
RENEWALS.—A 
scholarship 
awarded under this section may not be renewed for 
more than six academic years. 
(e) PREFERENCE.—Preference in the awarding of 
scholarships shall be given to the following categories of 
Haitian students: 
(1) Haitian students who are studying subjects 
of importance to Haiti’s long-term social, economic, 
or political development. 
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(2) Haitian students who were enrolled in pro-
grams that were forced to cease operations as a re-
sult of the January 12, 2010, earthquake, or the Oc-
tober 4, 2016, hurricane, Hurricane Matthew. 
(f) RETURN.—Upon completion of an undergraduate 
or graduate degree at an institution of higher education, 
a Haitian student who has received a scholarship under 
this section shall return to Haiti for not less than two 
years, and to the extent possible, find employment in an 
economic sector of importance to Haiti’s long-term social, 
economic, or political development. 
(g) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT.—A scholarship awarded 
to a Haitian student under this section may not exceed 
an amount equal to the total costs related to the tuition 
and fees for one academic year at an institution of higher 
education in which the student is enrolled as a full-time 
student. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS TO UNITED STATES COLLEGES AND UNI-
VERSITIES. 
The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
may make grants to institutions of higher education that 
have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students 
who have been enrolled as full-time or part-time students 
in a Haitian university at the time of the January 12, 
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2010, earthquake, or the October 4, 2016, hurricane, 
Hurricane Matthew. Such grants shall be used to provide 
social and educational support services to such students. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) FEES.—The term ‘‘fees’’ means— 
(A) fees normally assessed a full-time stu-
dent, as determined by an institution of higher 
education, including— 
(i) costs for the rental or purchase of 
any equipment, materials, or supplies re-
quired of all students in the same course 
of study; and 
(ii) an allowance for room and board 
at such institution; and 
(B) travel expenses to such institution 
from Haiti and, upon the completion of a de-
gree at such institution, from such institution 
to Haiti. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(3) SCHOLARSHIP.—The term ‘‘scholarship’’ 
means an amount awarded to a Haitian student 
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under this section that shall only be used to pay 
costs related to the tuition and fees at the institu-
tion of higher education in which the student is en-
rolled as a full-time student. 
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