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20 U.S.C. § 4359a — International students
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**(a) Enrollment**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with new admissions for academic year 1993–1994 and each succeeding academic year, the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) and NTID shall limit the enrollment of international students to approximately 15 percent of the total postsecondary student population enrolled respectively at the University or NTID, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student.
(2) **Distance learning** — International students who participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or the NTID, who are residing outside of the United States, and are not enrolled in a degree program at the University or the NTID shall—
(A) not be counted as international students for purposes of the cap on international students under paragraph (1), except that in any school year no United States citizen who applies to participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or NTID shall be denied participation in such courses because of the participation of an international student in such courses; and
(B) not be charged a tuition surcharge, as described in subsection (b).
**(b) Tuition surcharge** Except as provided in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c), the tuition for postsecondary international students enrolled in the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) or NTID shall include, for academic year 2009–2010 and any succeeding academic year, a surcharge of—
(1) 100 percent for a postsecondary international student from a non-developing country; and
(2)
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**(a) Enrollment**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with new admissions for academic year 1993–1994 and each succeeding academic year, the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) and NTID shall limit the enrollment of international students to approximately 15 percent of the total postsecondary student population enrolled respectively at the University or NTID, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student.
(2) **Distance learning** — International students who participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or the NTID, who are residing outside of the United States, and are not enrolled in a degree program at the University or the NTID shall—
(A) not be counted as international students for purposes of the cap on international students under paragraph (1), except that in any school year no United States citizen who applies to participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or NTID shall be denied participation in such courses because of the participation of an international student in such courses; and
(B) not be charged a tuition surcharge, as described in subsection (b).
**(b) Tuition surcharge** Except as provided in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c), the tuition for postsecondary international students enrolled in the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) or NTID shall include, for academic year 2009–2010 and any succeeding academic year, a surcharge of—
(1) 100 percent for a postsecondary international student from a non-developing country; and
(2) 50 percent for a postsecondary international student from a developing country, or a country that was a developing country for any academic year during the student’s period of uninterrupted enrollment in a degree program at the University or NTID, except that such a surcharge shall not be adjusted retroactively.
**(c) Reduction of surcharge**
(1) **In general** — Beginning with the academic year 2009–2010, the University or NTID may reduce the surcharge—
(A) under subsection (b)(1) from 100 percent to not less than 50 percent if—
(i) a student described under subsection (b)(1) demonstrates need; and
(ii) such student has made a good-faith effort to secure aid through such student’s government or other sources; and
(B) under subsection (b)(2) from 50 percent to not less than 25 percent if—
(i) a student described under subsection (b)(2) demonstrates need; and
(ii) such student has made a good faith effort to secure aid through such student’s government or other sources.
(2) **Development of sliding scale** — The University and NTID shall develop a sliding scale model that—
(A) will be used to determine the amount of a tuition surcharge reduction pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(B) shall be approved by the Secretary.
**(d) Definition** In this section, the term “developing country” means a country with a per-capita income of not more than $5,345, measured in 2005 United States dollars, as adjusted by the Secretary to reflect inflation since 2005.
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**(a) Oversight activities** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish the oversight activities of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate with respect to any agreement entered into between the Secretary of Education and Gallaudet University, and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under part B of subchapter I.
**(b) Construction of agreements** The agreements described in subsection (a) of this section shall continue in effect, to the extent that such agreements are not inconsistent with this chapter.
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**(a) Gallaudet University** The Gallaudet College created by an Act entitled “An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes”, approved June 18, 1954, is continued as a body corporate under the name of Gallaudet University. On and after August 4, 1986, Gallaudet College shall be known as Gallaudet University and have perpetual succession and shall have the powers and be subject to the limitations contained in this chapter.
**(b) Purpose** The purpose of Gallaudet University shall be to provide education and training to individuals who are deaf and otherwise to further the education of individuals who are deaf.
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**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that—
(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
**(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes—
(1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re
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**(a) Government Accountability Office authority** All financial transactions and accounts of the corporation or institution of higher education, as the case may be, in connection with the expenditure of any moneys appropriated by any law of the United States—
(1) for the benefit of Gallaudet University or for the construction of facilities for its use; or
(2) for the benefit of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf or for the construction of facilities for its use,
shall be settled and adjusted in the Government Accountability Office.
**(b) Independent financial and compliance audit**
(1) **In general** — Gallaudet University shall have an annual independent financial and compliance audit made of the programs and activities of the University, including the national mission and school operations of the elementary and secondary education programs at Gallaudet. The institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under [section 4332 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4332&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have an annual independent financial and compliance audit made of the programs and activities of such institution of higher education, including NTID, and containing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Compliance** — As used in paragraph (1), compliance means compliance with sections 4302(b), 4305(b)(4), 4332(b)(5), 4353(c),11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “and”. 4357(b)(2) of this title, subsections (c) through (f) of [section 4357 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4357&num=0&edition=prelim), and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of [section 4359a of this title]
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**(a) Research priorities** Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf shall each establish and disseminate priorities for their national mission with respect to deafness related research, development, and demonstration activities, that reflect public input, through a process that includes consumers, constituent groups, and the heads of other federally funded programs. The priorities for the University shall include activities conducted as part of the University’s elementary and secondary education programs under [section 4304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4304&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Research reports** The University and NTID shall each prepare and submit an annual research report, to the Secretary, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not later than January 10 of each year, that shall include—
(1) a summary of the public input received as part of the establishment and dissemination of priorities required by subsection (a), and the University’s and NTID’s response to the input; and
(2) a summary description of the research undertaken by the University and NTID, the start and projected end dates for each research project, the projected cost and source or sources of funding for each project, and any products resulting from research completed in the prior fiscal year.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 4359a
II, § 209, Pub. L. 102–421, title I, § 101(b)(5), (6),
Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2151; amended Pub. L.
103–73, title II, § 204(g), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 735;
renumbered § 208 and amended Pub. L. 105–244,
title IX, § 921, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1831; Pub. L.
110–315, title IX, § 910, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat.
3453.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 208 of Pub. L. 99–371 was classified to
section 4358 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
105–244.
Another prior section 208 of Pub. L. 99–371 was classi-
fied to section 4358 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 102–421.
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 substituted ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate’’ for ‘‘Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives’’.
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 921(1), substituted
‘‘Committee on Education and the Workforce’’ for
‘‘Committee on Education and Labor’’.
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘an agreement under part B of subchapter I’’
for ‘‘an agreement under title II’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(2), struck out ‘‘the
provisions of’’ after ‘‘inconsistent with’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Education and Labor of House of Rep-
resentatives changed to Committee on Education and
the Workforce of House of Representatives by House
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress,
Jan. 9, 2023.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998,
except as otherwise provided in
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