20 U.S.C. § 4359a: International students

Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with new admissions for academic year 1993–1994 and each succeeding academic year, the University (including 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. not be counted as international students for purposes of the cap on international students under paragraph (1), except that in any school year no United States citizen who applies to participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or NTID shall be denied participation in such courses because of the participation of an international student in such courses; and not be charged a tuition surcharge, as described in subsection (b). 100 percent for a postsecondary international student from a non-developing country; and 50 percent for a postsecondary international student from a developing country, or a country that was a developing country for any academic year during the student’s period of uninterrupted enrollment in a degree program at the University or NTID, except that such a surcharge shall not be adjusted retroactively. a student described under subsection (b)(1) demonstrates need; and such student has made a good-faith effort to secure aid through such student’s government or other sources; and a student described under subsection (b)(2) demonstrates need; and such student has made a good faith effort to secure aid through such student’s government or other sources. will be used to determine the amount of a tuition surcharge reduction pursuant to paragraph (1); and shall be approved by the Secretary. In this section, the term “developing country” means a country with a per-capita income of not more than $5,345, measured in 2005 United States dollars, as adjusted by the Secretary to reflect inflation since 2005.