Sec. 4. MERIT AND NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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## SEC. 4 MERIT AND NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ###

(a)In General The USAID Administrator shall award at least 50 percent of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (referred to in this Act as the “Program”) to women for each of the calendar years 2020 through 2022. ###

(b)Limitations ####

(1)Criteria The scholarships available under subsection

(a)may only be awarded in accordance with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID. ####

(2)Academic disciplines Scholarships authorized under subsection

(a)shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of the scholarship recipients. ####

(3)Other scholarships The USAID Administrator shall make every effort to award 50 percent of the scholarships available under the Program to Pakistani women. ###

(c)Leveraging Investment The USAID Administrator shall, to the greatest extent practicable, consult with and leverage investments by the Pakistani private sector and Pakistani diaspora communities in the United States as part of USAID’s greater effort to improve the quality of, expand access to, and ensure sustainability of education programs in Pakistan.