ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

SEC. 409. ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) FAS Eligibility.— Section 419D (20 U.S.C. 1070d–34) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(e) FAS Eligibility.— “(1) Fiscal years 2000 through 2004.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, in the case of students from the Freely Associated States who may be selected to receive a scholarship under this subpart for the first time for any of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004— “(A) there shall be 10 scholarships in the aggregate awarded to such students for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004; and “(B) the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory shall administer the program under this subpart in the case of scholarships for students in the Freely Associated States. “(2) Termination of eligibility.— A student from the Freely Associated States shall not be eligible to receive a scholarship under this subpart after September 30, 2004.”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 419K (20 U.S.C. 1070d–41) is amended by striking “$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993” and inserting “$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999”.