H.R. 162 · 115th Congress
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Alcee Hastings
- Introduced
- 2017-01-03
- Latest action
- 2017-01-03 · Introduced in House
Summary
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher education that have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian university at the time of such earthquake or hurricane. Such grants shall be used to provide social and educational support services.