§4359a. International students

(a) Enrollment

Effective with new admissions for academic year 1993–1994 and each succeeding academic year, the University (including preparatory, undergraduate, and graduate students) and NTID shall limit the enrollment of international students to approximately 15 percent of the total postsecondary student population enrolled respectively at the University or NTID, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student.

(b) Tuition surcharge

Effective with new admissions, the tuition for postsecondary international students enrolled in the University (including preparatory, undergraduate, and graduate students) or NTID shall include a surcharge of 100 percent for the academic year 1999–2000 and any succeeding academic year.

(c) Reduction of surcharge

Beginning with the academic year 1993–1994, the University or NTID may reduce the surcharge under subsection (b) of this section to 50 percent if-

(1) a student described under subsection (b) of this section is from a developing country;

(2) such student is unable to pay the tuition surcharge under subsection (b) of this section; and

(3) such student has made a good faith effort to secure aid through such student's government or other sources.

(d) "Developing country" defined

For purposes of subsection (c) of this section, the term "developing country" means a country that has a 1990 per capita income not in excess of $4,000 in 1990 United States dollars.

(Pub. L. 99–371, title II, §209, formerly §210, as added Pub. L. 102–421, title I, §139, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2163 ; amended Pub. L. 103–73, title II, §204(h), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 735 ; renumbered §209 and amended Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, §922, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1832 .)

Codification

Section is also set out in D.C. Code, §31–1842.10.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 209 of Pub. L. 99–371 was renumbered section 208 and is classified to section 4359 of this title.

Amendments

1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, §922(a)(1), substituted "15 percent" for "10 percent" and inserted before period ", except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, §922(a)(2), substituted "surcharge of 100 percent for the academic year 1999–2000 and any succeeding academic year" for "surcharge of 75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995".

1993-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–73, §204(h)(1), substituted "75 percent for the academic year 1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the academic year 1994–1995" for "75 percent beginning the academic year 1993–1994, and 90 percent beginning the academic year 1994–1995".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–73, §204(h)(2), substituted "Beginning with the academic year 1993–1994" for "Beginning the academic year 1993–1994 and thereafter" in introductory provisions and redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively.

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 section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 161 of Pub. L. 102–421, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 4353 of this title.