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HR 3806 100th Congress House Education American economic assistance Caribbean area Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds International Affairs Puerto Rico Scholarships Student aid Student loan funds Territories (U.S.)

A bill to establish a scholarship program to strenghen and develop the work forces of the countries of the Caribbean Basin, to establish the Caribbean Basin Scholarship Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 18, 1987 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 17, 1988
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Aug 17, 1988
Executive Comment Received From Agency for International Dev.,.
Aug 10, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 3, 1988
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USIA.
May 23, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from State, USIA,, Agency For International Development,, Education.
May 23, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from Agency for International Development,, Education, US Information Agency.
May 11, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
May 11, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
May 10, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 12, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Dec 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 18, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Caribbean Basin Scholarship Commission (established by this Act) to establish and administer a scholarship program in the form of loans to enable students from eligible countries in the Caribbean Basin to study at an institution of higher education or vocational school in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Provides that repayment of such loans will be forgiven upon the student's prompt return to such student's country of origin for a period which is at least one year longer than the period spent studying in Puerto Rico.

Requires Puerto Rico to provide 50 percent of the amount appropriated to the Caribbean Basin Scholarship Fund. Permits such amount to be provided by other than cash.

Establishes the Caribbean Basin Scholarship Fund. Appropriates to the Fund five percent of the amounts received in the Treasury on or after enactment of this Act that are attributable to the duties imposed on all articles imported from eligible countries.

Establishes the Caribbean Basin Scholarship Commission to distribute scholarships to students in eligible countries, giving consideration to: (1) underserved and underdeveloped areas; (2) students who need financial assistance to pursue an education; and (3) institutions of higher education and vocational schools offering training or education in areas that have the greatest potential for strengthening the workforce in the Caribbean Basin.

Specifies conditions for eligibility and selection of scholars.

What's happening now August 17, 1988

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

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