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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 serv-
ice, 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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation 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 under-
represented minorities in the international service, in-
cluding private international voluntary organizations, the 
foreign commercial service, and the foreign service of 
the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Act’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 
provided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment 
or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.). 
SEC. 2. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POL-
ICY.—Section 621(a) (20 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended by 
striking the second sentence and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Institute shall conduct a program to enhance the 
global competitiveness of the United States by increasing 
the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Ameri-
cans, American Indians, and other underrepresented mi-
norities in the international service, including private 
international voluntary organizations, the foreign commer-
cial service, and the foreign service of the United States.’’. 
(b) MATCH
REQUIREMENT.—Section 621(e) is 
amended by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and inserting ‘‘one-third’’.
SEC. 3. RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARSHIPS. 
Part B of title VI is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 623 (20 U.S.C. 1131a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 623A. RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to assure the participa-
tion and academic success of qualified low-income, minor-
ity, and other underrepresented students, the Institute is 
authorized to provide scholarships to students who dem-
onstrate special interest in international affairs and lan-
guage study, demonstrate exceptional academic ability, 
and show promise of continued academic excellence and 
ability. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Institute may provide to eli-
gible Institute fellows a scholarship, during each of the 
latter two years of undergraduate study toward the bacca-
laureate degree, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for 
each academic year during which the student is enrolled 
as a full-time student. 
‘‘(c) RALPH J. BUNCHE SCHOLARS.—Institute fel-
lows who receive scholarship assistance awarded for the 
purpose of undergraduate study under this section shall 
be known as ‘Ralph J. Bunche Scholars’. An under-
graduate student who receives a Bunche Scholarship shall 
maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance 
with section 484 (c), during each period of academic study 
for which scholarship assistance is received.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Each student may receive a 
Bunche Scholarship up to $5,000, except that in no case 
shall the total amount of financial aid awarded to such 
student exceed such student’s total cost of attendance.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA-
TIONS AND RELATED ACADEMIC AREAS. 
Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 624. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA-
TIONS AND RELATED ACADEMIC AREAS. 
‘‘The Institute shall provide, in cooperation with the 
other members participating in the eligible recipient con-
sortium, a program of study leading to an advanced degree 
in international relations, international affairs, inter-
national economics, or other academic areas related to the 
Institute fellow’s career objectives. The advanced degree 
study, designed by the Institute and consistent with the 
fellow’s career objectives, shall be reviewed and approved 
by the Secretary. The Institute may grant fellowships in 
an amount not to exceed the level of support comparable 
to that provided by the National Science Foundation re-
search graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be 
adjusted so as not to exceed the fellow’s demonstrated 
level of need as determined by the institution of higher 
education where the fellow is enrolled. A fellowship recipi-
ent shall agree to undertake full-time study and to enter 
the international service (including work with inter-
national voluntary organizations) or the foreign service of 
the United States.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Section 626 (20 U.S.C. 1131d) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION; INDIRECT COST LIMITATION. 
Section 628 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION; INDIRECT COST LIMITATION. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding 
fiscal years to carry out this part. 
‘‘(b) INDIRECT COST LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the indirect cost associated 
with the administration of the Institute program author-
ized under this part shall not exceed 18 percent.’’.
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