[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 3311 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3311

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve international 
                education at postsecondary institutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 1998

   Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
  Kucinich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve international 
                education at postsecondary institutions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding 
International Education for All Act''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 2. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Incentives for Program Creation.--Section 604(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1124(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Incentives for the Creation of Undergraduate International 
Studies and Foreign Language Programs.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
        grants to baccalaureate degree granting institutions, community 
        and junior colleges of higher education, or consortia of such 
        institutions (which may include graduate schools as part of a 
        consortia that serves undergraduates), to pay the Federal share 
        of the cost of planning and establishing a foreign language 
        program, an international studies program, or a business and 
        international education program at the undergraduate level.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Funds appropriated for the purpose of 
        carrying out this part may be used in conjunction with 
        institutional resources and private sector funds, as required 
        by paragraph (3), for--
                    ``(A) planning for the development and expansion of 
                undergraduate programs in international studies;
                    ``(B) teaching, research, curriculum planning and 
                development, and other related activities;
                    ``(C) training of faculty members in foreign 
                countries;
                    ``(D) acquisition of research and instructional 
                materials;
                    ``(E) establishing and maintaining a network with 
                other institutions of higher education and resource 
                centers focused on strengthening foreign language study 
                and international studies programs;
                    ``(F) expansion of existing and development of new 
                opportunities for learning foreign languages, including 
                the less commonly taught languages;
                    ``(G) international education programs designed to 
                develop or enhance linkages between 2- to 4-year 
                institutions of higher education, or baccalaureate and 
                postbaccalaureate programs or institutions;
                    ``(H) the development or expansion of undergraduate 
                study abroad in which study abroad opportunities are 
                not otherwise available or which serve students for 
                whom such opportunities are not otherwise available and 
                which provide courses that are closely related to on-
                campus foreign language and international studies 
                curricula;
                    ``(I) in-service and faculty development activities 
                designed to strengthen instruction and research 
                capacity of the institution;
                    ``(J) faculty travel in foreign areas, regions, and 
                countries; and
                    ``(K) the integration of new study abroad 
                opportunities for undergraduate students into curricula 
                of specific degree programs.
            ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
        of the programs assisted under this subsection may be provided 
        in cash in an amount equal to one-third of the total requested 
        grant amount, or may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind 
        contribution equal in value to one-half of the total requested 
        grant amount. Such contribution may be composed of both 
        institutional and noninstitutional funds, including State and 
private sector corporation or foundation contributions.
            ``(4) Grant conditions.--Grants under this subsection shall 
        be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines are 
        necessary to carry out the objectives of this part. The 
        conditions shall include--
                    ``(A) evidence that the institution of higher 
                education, or consortium of such institutions, has 
                conducted extensive planning prior to submitting its 
                application for a grant under this subsection 
                concerning the steps taken by each institution with 
                respect to planning for the establishment of a foreign 
                language, international studies program or 
                international business program, and with respect to the 
                design of its program in accordance with paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) assurance that the faculty and staff of all 
                relevant departments and programs within the 
                institution are involved in ongoing collaboration with 
                regard to achieving the stated objectives of the 
                application, including business and management, related 
                foreign language, international studies, international 
                affairs careers, and other professional schools or 
                departments as appropriate;
                    ``(C) assurance that students at the applicant 
                institution, and all consortium institutions, as 
                appropriate, will have access to the programs of and 
                derive benefits from the planned program as it is 
                developed; and
                    ``(D) assurance that each institution of higher 
                education will use the Federal assistance provided 
                under this subsection to supplement and not supplant 
                institutional funds and activities provided by the 
                institution prior to the receipt of Federal funds.''.
    (b) Support for International Education.--Section 609 (20 U.S.C. 
1126) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Support for Undergraduate Education.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this title, the Secretary is authorized in each 
fiscal year to reserve for section 604 not more than 10 percent of the 
total amount appropriated for this title in that fiscal year.''.
    (c) Technology Innovation.--Section 607 (20 U.S.C. 1125a) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 607. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR FOREIGN 
              INFORMATION ACCESS.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
institutions of higher education, public or nonprofit private library 
institutions, or consortia of such institutions, to develop innovative 
techniques or programs using new electronic technologies to collect, 
organize, preserve, and widely disseminate information on world regions 
and countries other than the United States that address the Nation's 
teaching and research needs in international education and foreign 
languages.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants under this section may be used 
to--
            ``(1) facilitate access to preserve foreign information 
        resources in print or electronic forms;
            ``(2) develop new means of immediate, full text document 
        delivery for information and scholarships from abroad;
            ``(3) develop new means of shared electronic access to 
        international data;
            ``(4) support collaborative projects of indexing, 
        cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for 
        scholars to important research materials published or 
        distributed outside the United States;
            ``(5) develop methods for the wide dissemination of 
        resources written in non-Roman language alphabets;
            ``(6) assist teachers of less commonly taught languages in 
        acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials suitable 
        for classroom use; and
            ``(7) promote collaborative technology-based projects in 
        foreign languages, area and international studies among grant 
        recipients under this title.
    ``(c) Application.--Each institution or consortium desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such matter, and accompanied by such information and 
assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(d) Match Required.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
carrying out a program supported by a grant under this section shall 
not be more than 66\2/3\ percent. The non-Federal share of such a cost 
may be provided in either in-kind or in cash, and may include 
contributions from private sector corporations or foundations.''.

SEC. 3. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Non-Federal Share and Source of Funds.--Section 621(e) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``one-fourth'' and inserting ``one-half''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        non-Federal contribution must be made by private sector 
        contributions.''.
    (b) Institutional Development.--Part C of title VI is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 622 through 627 as sections 
        623 through 628, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 621 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 622. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Institute shall make grants, from amounts 
available to it in each fiscal year, to Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Indian 
Community Colleges, and minority institutions, to enable such colleges, 
universities, and institutions to strengthen international affairs 
programs.
    ``(b) Application.--No grant may be made by the Institute unless an 
application is made by the college, university, or institution at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Institute may require.
    ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Historically black colleges and universities.--The 
        term `Historically Black Colleges and Universities' has the 
        meaning given the term `part B institution' by section 322(2) 
        of this Act.
            ``(2) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
        serving institution' has the same meaning given the term by 
        section 316(b)(1) of this Act.
            ``(3) Tribally controlled indian community college.--The 
        term `Tribally Controlled Indian Community College' has the 
        same meaning given that term by the Tribally Controlled 
        Community College Assistance Act of 1978.
            ``(4) Minority institution.--The term `minority 
        institution' has the same meaning given that term in section 
        101(14) of this Act.''.

SEC. 4. JUNIOR YEAR AND SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM.

    (a) Institute Share of Cost.--Section 623(c)(2) (as redesignated by 
section 3(b) of this Act) is amended by striking ``one-half'' and 
inserting ``one-third''.
    (b) Summer Abroad.--Section 623 (as redesignated) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Summer Abroad Program.--The Institute is authorized to carry 
out, by grant or contract, a summer abroad program. The summer abroad 
program shall be open to the eligible students described in subsections 
(a) and (b) of this section. An institution of higher education 
desiring to participate in the summer abroad program shall enter into a 
memorandum of understanding with the Institute, containing provisions 
which are consistent with subsection (c) of this section.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--The heading of section 623 (as so 
redesignated) is amended by inserting before the period in the heading: 
``and summer abroad program''.

SEC. 5. POSTBACCALAUREATE INTERNSHIPS.

    Section 625 (as redesignated by section 3(b) of this Act) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting before the first sentence the following 
        new subsection heading: ``(a) In General.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Washington Internship Program.--The Institute shall enter 
into agreements with institutions of higher education described in the 
first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct internships in Washington, 
District of Columbia, for students who have completed study for the 
baccalaureate degree. The Internship program authorized by this 
subsection shall--
            ``(1) be designated to assist the students to prepare for a 
        Master's degree program;
            ``(2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow 
        Wilson Fellowship Program;
            ``(3) contain work experience for the students designated 
        to contribute to the objectives set forth in paragraph (1); and
            ``(4) contain such other elements as the Institute 
        determines will carry out the objectives of this subsection.''.

SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL 
              AFFAIRS.

    Part C of title VI is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 628 (as redesignated by 
        section 3(b) of this Act) as section 629; and
            (2) by inserting after section 627 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 628. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL 
              AFFAIRS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch 
of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on Minority Careers 
in International Affairs composed of 7 members. The members are--
            ``(1) the Under Secretary for International Affairs and 
        Commodity Programs of the Department of Agriculture, appointed 
        by the Secretary of Agriculture;
            ``(2) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, the 
        Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, appointed by 
        the Secretary of Commerce;
            ``(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
        Readiness of the Department of Defense, appointed by the 
        Secretary of Defense;
            ``(4) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education 
        in the Department of Education, appointed by the Secretary of 
        Education;
            ``(5) the Director General of the Foreign Service of the 
        Department of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
            ``(6) the General Counsel of the Agency for International 
        Development, appointed by the Administrator; and
            ``(7) the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
        Affairs of the United States Information Agency, appointed by 
        the Director.
    ``(b) Functions.--The Interagency Committee established by this 
section shall--
            ``(1) advise the Secretary and the Institute with respect 
        to programs authorized by this part; and
            ``(2) promote policies in each department and agency 
        participating on the committee that are designed to carry out 
        the objectives of this part.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The text of section 629 (as redesignated by section 6 of this Act) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000, for fiscal 
year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years 2000, 
2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry out this part.''.
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