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 104 STAT. 662 PUBLIC LAW 101-382—AUG. 20, 1990 (5) give added visibility and focus to the "scholarship diplomacy" efforts of the United States Government by leveraging the monies available for this purpose through the development of partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments and the business and academic communities; and (6) promote community involvement with the scholarship program as a tool for broadening and strengthening the "American experience" for foreign students. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. — The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall establish and administer a program of scholarship assistance, in cooperation with State governments, universities, community colleges, and businesses, to provide scholarships to enable socially and economically disadvantaged students from eligible countries in the Caribbean and Central America to study in the United States. (c) GRANTS TO STATES. —In carrying out this section, the Administrator may make grants to States to provide scholarship assistance for undergraduate degree programs and for training programs of one year or longer in study areas related to the critical development needs of the students' respective countries. (d) AGREEMENT WITH STATES.— The Administrator and each participating State shall agree on a program regarding the educational opportunities available within the State, the selection and assignment of scholarship recipients, and related issues. To the maximum extent practicable, each State shall be given flexibility in designing its program. (e) FEDERAL SHARE. — The Federal share for each year for which a State receives payments under this section shall be not less than 50 percent. (f) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— The non-Federal share of payments under this section may be in cash, including the waiver of tuition or the offering of in-State tuition or housing waivers or subsidies, or inkind fairly evaluated, including the provision of books or supplies. (g) FORGIVENESS OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE. —The obligation of any recipient to reimburse any entity for any or all scholarship assistance provided under this section shall be forgiven upon the recipient's prompt return to his or her country of domicile for a period which is at least one year longer than the period spent studying in the United States with scholarship assistance. (h) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION. — To the maximum extent practicable, each participating State shall enlist the assistance of the private sector to enable the State to meet the non-Federal share of payments under this section. Wherever appropriate, each participating State shall encourage the private sector to offer internships or other opportunities consistent with the purposes of this section to students receiving scholarships under this section. (i) FUNDING.— Any funds used in carrying out this section shall be derived from funds allocated for Latin American and Caribbean regional programs under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 and following; relating to the economic support fund), (j) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— (1) The term "eligible country" means any country— (A) which is receiving assistance under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to development assistance) or chapter 4

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