20 U.S.C. § 1131c — Internships

Page 779 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1131c 1 So in original. ‘‘Department of State’’ appears twice. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 623 of Pub. L. 89–329 was renumbered section 624 and is classified to section 1131b of this title. AMENDMENTS 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 struck out ‘‘as de- fined in section 1061 of this title’’ after ‘‘Black colleges and universities’’ and substituted ‘‘tribally controlled colleges or universities, Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions’’ for ‘‘tribally controlled Indian community colleges as defined in the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978’’. 1998—Pub. L. 105–244, § 603(c)(1), substituted ‘‘Study’’ for ‘‘Junior year’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–244, § 603(c)(2), inserted ‘‘, or completing the third year of study in the case of a summer abroad program,’’ after ‘‘year of study’’ and substituted ‘‘study abroad’’ for ‘‘junior year abroad’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–244, § 603(c)(3)(A), substituted ‘‘study abroad’’ for ‘‘junior year abroad’’ in introduc- tory provisions. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105–244, § 603(c)(3)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘study abroad’’ for ‘‘junior year abroad’’. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105–244, § 603(c)(3)(C), sub- stituted ‘‘one-third’’ for ‘‘one-half’’ and ‘‘study abroad’’ for ‘‘junior year abroad’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. § 1131b. Advanced degree in international rela- tions The Institute shall provide, in cooperation with the other members participating in the eli- gible recipient consortium, a program of study leading to an advanced degree in international relations, international affairs, international ec- onomics, or other academic areas related to the Institute fellow’s career objectives. The ad- vanced degree study program shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with the fellow’s ca- reer objectives, and shall be reviewed and ap- proved 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 graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be ad- justed as necessary so as not to exceed the fel- low’s demonstrated level of need according to measurement of need approved by the Secretary. A fellowship recipient shall agree to undertake full-time study and to enter the international service (including work with private inter- national voluntary organizations) or foreign service of the United States. (Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 624, formerly § 623, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 735; renumbered § 624, Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 603(b)(1), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1783; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VI, § 615, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3341.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 624 of Pub. L. 89–329 was renumbered section 625 and is classified to section 1131c of this title. AMENDMENTS 2008—Pub. L. 110–315, in section catchline, substituted ‘‘Advanced’’ for ‘‘Masters’’ and, in text, substituted ‘‘an advanced degree in international relations, inter- national affairs, international economics, or other aca- demic areas related to the Institute fellow’s career ob- jectives’’ for ‘‘a masters degree in international rela- tions’’ and ‘‘The advanced degree study program shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with the fel- low’s career objectives, and’’ for ‘‘The masters degree program designed by the consortia’’. § 1131c. Internships (a) In general The Institute shall enter into agreements with historically Black colleges and universities, tribally controlled colleges or universities, Alas- ka Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions, other institutions of higher education with significant numbers of minority students, and institutions of higher education with programs in training foreign service professionals, to provide academic year internships during the junior and senior year and summer internships following the sopho- more and junior academic years, by work place- ments with international, voluntary or govern- ment organizations or agencies, including the Agency for International Development, the De- partment of State,1 the International Monetary Fund, the National Security Council, the Orga- nization of American States, the Export-Import Bank, the United States International Develop- ment Finance Corporation, the Department of State,1 Office of the United States Trade Rep- resentative, the World Bank, and the United Na- tions. (b) Postbaccalaureate internships The Institute shall enter into agreements with institutions of higher education described in the first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct in- ternships for students who have completed study for a baccalaureate degree. The internship pro- gram authorized by this subsection shall— (1) assist the students to prepare for a mas- ter’s degree program; (2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; and (3) contain work experience for the students designed to contribute to the students’ prepa- ration for a master’s degree program. (c) Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in International Affairs (1) Establishment There is established in the executive branch of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in Inter- national Affairs composed of not less than 7 members, including— (A) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, or the designee of that Under Secretary; (B) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, or the Assistant Secretary and Director General’s designee; Page 780 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1131c–1 (C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Per- sonnel and Readiness of the Department of Defense, or the Under Secretary’s designee; (D) the Assistant Secretary for Postsec- ondary Education in the Department of Edu- cation, or the Assistant Secretary’s des- ignee; (E) the Director General of the Foreign Service of the Department of State, or the Director General’s designee; and (F) the General Counsel of the Agency for International Development, or the General Counsel’s designee. (2) Functions The Interagency Committee established by this section shall— (A) on an annual basis inform the Sec- retary and the Institute regarding ways to advise students participating in the intern- ship program assisted under this section with respect to goals for careers in inter- national affairs; (B) locate for students potential internship opportunities in the Federal Government re- lated to international affairs; and (C) promote policies in each department and agency participating in the Committee that are designed to carry out the objectives of this part. (Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 625, formerly § 624, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 735; renumbered § 625, and amended Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 603(b)(1), (d), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1783, 1784; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(j), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–788; Pub. L. 110–315, title VI, § 616, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3341; Pub. L. 115–254, div. F, title VI, § 1470(i), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3516; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12405(d), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4975.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 625 of Pub. L. 89–329 was renumbered section 626 and is classified to section 1131d of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–254 substituted ‘‘United States International Development Finance Corpora- tion’’ for ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’. Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agri- cultural Affairs, or the designee of that Under Sec- retary’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag- ricultural Services of the Department of Agriculture, or the Under Secretary’s designee’’. 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315, § 616(1), struck out ‘‘as defined in section 1061 of this title’’ after ‘‘Black colleges and universities’’ and substituted ‘‘tribally controlled colleges or universities, Alaska Native-serv- ing, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving in- stitutions’’ for ‘‘tribally controlled Indian community colleges as defined in the Tribally Controlled Commu- nity College Assistance Act of 1978’’, ‘‘international,’’ for ‘‘an international’’, and ‘‘the Department of State’’ for ‘‘the United States Information Agency’’ after ‘‘De- velopment,’’. Subsec. (b)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 110–315, § 616(2), inserted ‘‘and’’ after semicolon at end of par. (2), substituted a period for ‘‘; and’’ at end of par. (3), and struck out par. (4) which read as follows: ‘‘be assisted by the Inter- agency Committee on Minority Careers in Inter- national Affairs established under subsection (c) of this section.’’ Subsec. (c)(1)(E) to (G). Pub. L. 110–315, § 616(3), in- serted ‘‘and’’ after semicolon at end of subpar. (E), sub- stituted a period for ‘‘; and’’ at end of subpar. (F), and struck out subpar. (G) which read as follows: ‘‘the Asso- ciate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency, or the Asso- ciate Director’s designee.’’ 1998—Pub. L. 105–244, § 603(d), designated existing pro- visions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added sub- secs. (b) and (c). Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, which directed the amendment of ‘‘section 624 of Pub. L. 89–329 (20 U.S.C. 1131c)’’ by striking ‘‘the United States Information Agency,’’ after ‘‘Agency for International Develop- ment,’’, could not be executed because of the inter- vening amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 which renum- bered section 624 of Pub. L. 89–329 as section 625. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–254 effective at the end of the transition period, as defined in section 9681 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, see section 1470(w) of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under sec- tion 905 of Title 2, The Congress. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTS Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 6531 of Title 22. Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. § 1131c–1. Financial assistance (a) Authority The Institute may provide financial assist- ance, in the form of summer stipends described in subsection (b) and Ralph Bunche scholarship assistance described in subsection (c), to low-in- come students to facilitate the participation of the students in the Institute’s programs under this part. (b) Summer stipends (1) Requirements A student receiving a summer stipend under this section shall use such stipend to defray the student’s cost of participation in a sum- mer institute program funded under this part, including the costs of travel, living, and edu- cational expenses necessary for the student’s participation in such program. (2) Amount A summer stipend awarded to a student under this section shall not exceed $3,000 per summer. (c) Ralph Bunche scholarship (1) Requirements A student receiving a Ralph Bunche scholar- ship under this section— (A) shall be a full-time student at an insti- tution of higher education who is accepted into a program funded under this part; and (B) shall use such scholarship to pay costs related to the cost of attendance, as defined in section 1087ll of this title, at the institu-