3.0.0 1105 2023-01-13T04:48:06Z 2023-01-13T04:48:06Z Senate S S 2005-05-23 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-05-23T23:12:38Z 2005-05-23 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2005-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5788-5789) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2005-05-23 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-05-23 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-05-23 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-05-23 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-05-24 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-06-09 False Education Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization Business education Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cultural relations Economics and Public Finance Educational exchanges Educational innovations Educational statistics Federal aid to education Foreign service Government Operations and Politics Higher education International Affairs International education Language and languages Minorities Minority education Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Education 00 2005-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-24T19:25:14Z International and Foreign Language Studies Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to extend the authorization of appropriations for international education programs under title VI: (1) part A, international and foreign language studies; (2) part B, business and international education; and (3) part C, Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to use up to 1% of title VI funds for program evaluation, outreach, and information dissemination.

Revises VI-A to: (1) include support for instructors of less commonly taught languages among activities of national language and area centers and programs; (2) make undergraduate students eligible for fellowships for foreign language and area or international studies (in addition to graduate students under current law); (3) allow a portion of funds for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs to be used for subgrants to undergraduate students for educational programs abroad that promote foreign language literacy and cultural knowledge, and are closely linked to grant program goals; (4) authorize the Secretary of Education to support data collection, analysis, and dissemination that helps achieve VI-A purposes; and (5) add to authorized uses of funds for technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access.

Revises VI-C to authorize the IIPP to provide summer stipends and Ralph Bunche scholarships for needy students to participate in IIPP programs. Authorizes: (1) waiver of an eligible recipient's match requirement for a professional development program; (2) broader institutional development; (3) advanced degrees in international relations; and (4) biennial reports.

]]> International and Foreign Language Studies Act of 2005 Display Title International and Foreign Language Studies Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding international and foreign language studies. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced International and Foreign Language Studies Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1105is/xml/BILLS-109s1105is.xml 2005-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.