,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ha/+s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 
,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wass]man
 ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1   
,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 & ,ms4 ,wilson ( 
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a      
s*ol>%ip program 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate =
 ,haitian /ud5ts ^: /udies 7 int]rupt$ z
 a result ( ! ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1       
e>?quake1 or ! ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1       
hurricane1 ,hurricane ,mat!w4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,haitian ,educational ,emp[]m5t ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1    
,hurricane ,mat!w deva/at$ ,haiti1 kill+
 ov] #a1jjj p1 & directly affect$ #b4a  
million p1 includ+ ! int]nal displacem5t
 ( #age1jjj & #a4d million p 9 ne$ (    

urg5t humanit>ian aid4  7#b7 ,! /orm    
damage has be5 e/imat$ to be            
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 or ab\t #aa4d p]c5t ( ! 
gross dome/ic product ( ,haiti4  7#c7   
,hurricane ,mat!w 0 ! wor/ hurricane to 
hit ,haiti 9 ov] #ej ye>s4  7#d7 ,haiti 
is ! poore/ c\ntry 9 ! ,we/]n           
,hemisph]e4  7#e7 ,eighty p]c5t ( !     
population lives bel[ ! pov]ty l9e1 &   
approximately #de p]c5t ( ! population  
is illit]ate4  7#f7 ,on ,janu>y #ab1    
#bjaj1 a #g4j-magnitude e>?quake /ruck !
 c\ntry ( ,haiti4  7#g7 ,! e>?quake     
caus$ massive deva/ation across ,haiti1 
de/roy+ gov]nm5t build+s1 hospitals1    
s*ools1 & vital aid (fices1 includ+ !   
headqu>t]s ( ! ,unit$ ,nations mission  
to ,haiti4  7#h7 ,an e/imat$ ?ree       
million p 7 directly affect$ by !       
e>?quake 9 ,haiti1 ne>ly "o-?ird ( !    
c\ntry's population4  7#i7 ,_m          
univ]sities suff]$ significant /ructural
 damage1 includ+ ! ,/ate ,univ]sity (   
,haiti1 ! c\ntry's ma9 public univ]sity1
 :i* _h #hj p]c5t ( its build+s de/roy$4

  7#aj7 ,! e>?quake claim$ ! lives ( _m 
/ud5ts & sev]al prom95t academics4      
7#aa7 ,a m highly educat$ population is 
vital to ,haiti's long-t]m developm5t4  
#c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( s*ol>%ip program =    
c]ta9 ,haitian /ud5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 act+ ?r\gh !         
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate =           
,educational & ,cultural ,affairs1 %all 
e/abli% a s*ol>%ip program = ,haitian   
/ud5ts ^: /udies 7 int]rupt$ z a result 
( ! ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 e>?quake1 or !  
,octob] #d1 #bjaf1 hurricane1 ,hurricane
 ,mat!w4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be       
eligible to receive a s*ol>%ip "u ?is   
section1 a ,haitian und]graduate or     
graduate /ud5t %all--  7#a7 h be5       
enroll$ z a full-"t or "p-"t /ud5t 9 a  
,haitian univ]sity or in/itution ( high]
 education 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! "t ( !
 ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 e>?quake1 or :5    
,hurricane ,mat!w hit ,haiti on ,octob] 
#d1 #bjaf2 &  7#b7 submit to ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,educational &     
,cultural ,affairs an application at su*

 "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*         
in=mation z ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y may   
require4  7c7 ,duration ,a s*ol>%ip "u  
?is section %all be aw>d$ to a ,haitian 
/ud5t = "o academic ye> & may be r5ew$ 9
 accordance ) subsection 7d74  7d7      
,r5ewal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a s*ol>%ip aw>d$
 "u ?is section may be r5ew$ = an       
additional academic ye> ^u demon/ration 
to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate ( satisfactory   
academic a*ievem5t 9 ! prior academic   
ye>4  7#b7 ,maximum r5ewals ,a s*ol>%ip 
aw>d$ "u ?is section may n be r5ew$ = m 
?an six academic ye>s4  7e7 ,pref]5ce   
,pref]5ce 9 ! aw>d+ ( s*ol>%ips %all be 
giv5 to ! foll[+ categories ( ,haitian  
/ud5ts3  7#a7 ,haitian /ud5ts :o are    
/udy+ subjects ( importance to ,haiti's 
long-t]m social1 economic1 or political 
developm5t4  7#b7 ,haitian /ud5ts :o 7  
enroll$ 9 programs t 7 =c$ to cease     
op]ations z a result ( ! ,janu>y #ab1   
#bjaj1 e>?quake1 or ! ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1
 hurricane1 ,hurricane ,mat!w4  7f7     
,return ,^u completion ( an und]graduate

 or graduate degree at an in/itution (  
high] education1 a ,haitian /ud5t :o has
 receiv$ a s*ol>%ip "u ?is section %all 
return to ,haiti = n less ?an two ye>s1 
& to ! ext5t possible1 f9d employm5t 9  
an economic sector ( importance to      
,haiti's long-t]m social1 economic1 or  
political developm5t4  7g7 ,s*ol>%ip    
am\nt ,a s*ol>%ip aw>d$ to a ,haitian   
/ud5t "u ?is section may n exce$ an     
am\nt equal to ! total co/s relat$ to ! 
tuition & fees = "o academic ye> at an  
in/itution ( high] education 9 :i* !    
/ud5t is enroll$ z a full-"t /ud5t4  #d4
 ,grants to ,unit$ ,/ates colleges &    
univ]sities ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate =   
,educational & ,cultural ,affairs1 may  
make grants to in/itutions ( high]      
education t h enroll$ a significant     
numb] ( ,haitian /ud5ts :o h be5 enroll$
 z full-"t or "p-"t /ud5ts 9 a ,haitian 
univ]sity at ! "t ( ! ,janu>y #ab1      
#bjaj1 e>?quake1 or ! ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1
 hurricane1 ,hurricane ,mat!w4 ,su*     

grants %all be us$ to provide social &  
educational support s]vices to su*      
/ud5ts4  #e4 ,def9itions ,= purposes (  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,fees ,! t]m fees means--
  7,a7 fees normally assess$ a full-"t  
/ud5t1 z det]m9$ by an in/itution (     
high] education1 includ+--  7i7 co/s = !
 r5tal or pur*ase ( any equipm5t1       
mat]ials1 or supplies requir$ ( all     
/ud5ts 9 ! same c\rse ( /udy2 &  7ii7 an
 all[ance = room & bo>d at su*          
in/itution2 &  7,b7 travel exp5ses to   
su* in/itution f ,haiti &1 ^u !         
completion ( a degree at su* in/itution1
 f su* in/itution to ,haiti4  7#b7      
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#c7 ,s*ol>%ip ,! t]m s*ol>%ip 
means an am\nt aw>d$ to a ,haitian /ud5t
 "u ?is section t %all only be us$ to   
pay co/s relat$ to ! tuition & fees at !
 in/itution ( high] education 9 :i* !   
/ud5t is enroll$ z a full-"t /ud5t4