106 STAT. 734 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992
- PART C—INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL
PUBLIC POLICY 20 USC 1131. 'SEC. 621. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- MENT PROGRAM. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Secretary is authorized to award a grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible recipient to enable such recipient to establish an Institute for International Public PoUcy (hereafter in this part referred to as the Institute'). The Institute shall conduct a program to significantly increase the numbers of African Americans and other underrepresented minorities in the international service, including private international voluntary organizations and the foreign service of the United States. Such program shall include a program for such students to study abroad in their jimior year, fellowships for graduate study, internships, intensive academic programs such as summer institutes, or intensive language training. " (b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —For the purpose of this part, the term 'eligible recipient' means a consortium consisting of 1 or more of the following entities: "(A) An institution eligible for assistance under part B of title III of this Act. "(B) An institution of higher education which serves substantial numbers of African American or other underrepresented minority students. "(C) An institution of higher education with programs in training foreign service professionals. "(2) HOST INSTITUTION. — Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this section shall designate an institution of higher education as the host institution for the Institute. "(c) APPLICATION.— Each eligible recipient desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(d) DURATION. —Grants made pursuant to this section shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years. "(e) MATCH REQUIRED. —The eligible recipient of a grant under this section shall contribute to the conduct of the program supported by the grant an amount from non-Federal sources equal to at least one-fourth the amount of the grant, which contribution may be in cash or in kind. 20 USC 1131a. SEC 622. JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD PROGRAM. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY. —The Institute shall conduct, by grant or contract, a junior year abroad program. The junior year abroad program shall be open to eligible students at institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities as defined in section 322 of this Act, tribally controlled Indian community colleges as defined in the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and other institutions of higher education with significant minority student populations. Eligible student expenses shall be shared by the Institute and the institution at which the student is in attendance. Each student may spend not more than 9 months abroad in a program of academic study, as well as social, familial and pohtical interactions designed to
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