[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 2255 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2255

To reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to 
 improve and encourage innovation in international education, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 20, 2017

Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to 
 improve and encourage innovation in international education, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing International and Foreign 
Language Education Act''.

SEC. 2. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS AND 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 602(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (III), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (IV), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(V) the beginning, intermediate or 
                        advanced study of a foreign language related to 
                        graduate student's area of specialization.''.

SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION.

    Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1130 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 605 and 606 and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 605. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support essential 
international and foreign language education research and innovation 
projects with the goal of assessing and strengthening the international 
education capacity, coordination, delivery, and outcomes of the United 
States in order to meet national needs.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Grant Recipient.--In this section, the 
term `eligible grant recipient' means the following:
            ``(1) An institution of higher education.
            ``(2) A public or private nonprofit library.
            ``(3) A nonprofit educational organization.
            ``(4) An entity that has received a grant under any program 
        under this title for any preceding year.
            ``(5) A partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts available to carry out this 
        section, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) conduct research and studies that contribute 
                to the purposes of this title, including research to 
                provide a systematic understanding of our nation's 
                international and foreign language education capacity, 
                structures, and effectiveness in meeting growing 
                demands by education, government, business and 
                nonprofit sectors;
                    ``(B) create innovative paradigms, enhance or scale 
                up proven strategies and practices that address 
                systemic challenges to developing and delivering 
                international and foreign language education resources 
                and expertise across educational disciplines and 
                institutions, and for employers and other stakeholders; 
                and
                    ``(C) develop and manage a national standardized 
                database on the strengths, gaps and trends in the 
                nation's international and foreign language education 
                capacity, and document the outcomes of programs funded 
                under this title every grant cycle.
            ``(2) Method of implementation.--The Secretary may carry 
        out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly or 
        through grants or contracts to eligible grant recipients in 
        accordance with subsection (d).
    ``(d) Research and Study and Innovation Grants.--
            ``(1) Research and study grants authorized.--From amounts 
        made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may 
        award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
        pay for the Federal share of research and studies relating to 
        the systematic development, collection, analysis, publication, 
        and dissemination of data and other information resources in a 
        manner that is easily understandable and made publicly 
        available, and that contributes to achieving the purposes of 
        this title. Such research and studies may include any of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Assessing and documenting international and 
                foreign language education capacity and supply, such 
                as--
                            ``(i) studies and surveys to determine the 
                        numbers of foreign language courses, programs, 
                        and enrollments at all levels of education and 
                        in all languages, including a determination of 
                        gaps in those courses or programs determined to 
                        be critical to the national interest;
                            ``(ii) studies and surveys of the number 
                        and types of degrees or certificates awarded in 
                        foreign language studies, area studies, global 
                        studies, and international business and 
                        professional studies, including identification 
                        of gaps in those areas of study determined 
                        critical to the national interest;
                            ``(iii) studies and surveys, by language, 
                        degree, and world area, of--
                                    ``(I) the number of foreign 
                                language studies, area studies, global 
                                studies, or international studies 
                                faculty, including international 
                                business faculty; and
                                    ``(II) the number of foreign 
                                language studies teachers in grades 
                                kindergarten through grade 12; and
                            ``(iv) studies and surveys of the number of 
                        undergraduate and graduate students engaging in 
                        long- or short-term education abroad or 
                        internship abroad programs as part of their 
                        curriculum, including the countries of 
                        destination.
                    ``(B) Assessing the demands for international and 
                foreign language education, the outcomes of 
                international and foreign language education programs, 
                and the alignment of such demand and outcomes, such 
                as--
                            ``(i) studies, surveys, and conferences to 
                        determine--
                                    ``(I) the demand for increased or 
                                improved instruction in foreign 
                                language studies, area studies, global 
                                studies, or other international fields; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the demand for employees 
                                with such skills and knowledge in 
                                government, education, and the private 
                                sector;
                            ``(ii) studies, surveys, and conferences to 
                        assess the employment or utilization of 
                        graduates of programs supported under this 
                        title by governmental, educational, and private 
                        sector entities; and
                            ``(iii) studies, surveys, and conferences 
                        to assess standardized outcomes and the 
                        effectiveness and benchmarking of programs 
                        supported under this title.
                    ``(C) The development and publication of 
                specialized materials for use in foreign language 
                studies, area studies, global studies, and other 
                international studies, including in international 
                business and other professional education, as 
                appropriate.
                    ``(D) Studies and surveys that identify and 
                document systemic challenges and changes needed in 
                higher education and elementary school and secondary 
                school systems to make international and foreign 
                language education available to all students as part of 
                the basic curriculum, which may include--
                            ``(i) challenges in current evaluation 
                        standards;
                            ``(ii) program entrance and graduation 
                        requirements;
                            ``(iii) program accreditation;
                            ``(iv) student postsecondary degree 
                        requirements; or
                            ``(v) legal or workplace barriers for 
                        teachers and faculty to education and research 
                        abroad.
                    ``(E) Studies and surveys that identify and 
                document, in underrepresented institutions of higher 
                education (including minority-serving institutions 
                described in section 371(a) and community colleges)--
                            ``(i) systemic challenges and changes, 
                        incentives, and partnerships needed to 
                        internationalize educational programming in a 
                        comprehensive and sustainable way; and
                            ``(ii) short- and long-term outcomes of 
                        successful internationalization strategies and 
                        funding models.
                    ``(F) Evaluation of the extent to which programs 
                supported under this title reflect diverse perspectives 
                and a wide range of views and generate debate on world 
                regions and international affairs, as described in the 
                application submitted by the eligible recipient under 
                paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Innovation project grants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For any fiscal year for which 
                the aggregate amount of funds made available under this 
                title is greater than such amount for fiscal year 2017, 
                the Secretary may use such excess amount made available 
                for this section to pay for the Federal share of 
                innovation projects that--
                            ``(i) are consistent with the purposes of 
                        this title; and
                            ``(ii) establish and conduct innovative 
                        strategies or increase the scale of proven 
                        strategies.
                    ``(B) Types of innovation projects.--Innovation 
                projects carried out under this paragraph may include 
                any of the following:
                            ``(i) Innovative paradigms to improve 
                        communication, sharing, and delivery of 
                        resources that further the objectives of this 
                        title, such as--
                                    ``(I) networking structures and 
                                systems to more effectively match 
                                postsecondary graduates with 
                                international and foreign language 
                                education skills with the needs of 
                                employers across the workforce;
                                    ``(II) sharing international 
                                specialist expertise across 
                                institutions of higher education or in 
                                the workforce to pursue specialization 
                                or learning opportunities not available 
                                at any single institution of higher 
                                education, such as shared courses for 
                                studying less commonly taught 
                                languages, world areas or regions, 
                                international business, or specialized 
                                research topics of national strategic 
                                interest;
                                    ``(III) producing, collecting, 
                                organizing, preserving, and widely 
                                disseminating international and foreign 
                                language education expertise, 
                                resources, courses, and other 
                                information through the use of 
                                electronic technologies and other 
                                networking techniques that contribute 
                                to the purposes of this title;
                                    ``(IV) cooperative or coordinating 
                                initiatives to identify, capture, and 
                                provide persistent access to and 
                                creation of, digital global library 
                                resources that are beyond the capacity 
                                of any single grant recipient under 
                                this title or any single institution of 
                                higher education, including the 
                                professional development of library 
                                staff; and
                                    ``(V) utilization of technology to 
                                create open source resources in 
                                international studies, area studies, 
                                global studies, and foreign language 
                                studies that--
                                            ``(aa) are adaptable to 
                                        multiple educational settings; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) promote 
                                        interdisciplinary partnerships 
                                        between technologists, 
                                        curriculum designers, 
                                        international and foreign 
                                        language education experts, 
                                        language teachers, and 
                                        librarians.
                            ``(ii) Innovative curriculum, teaching, and 
                        learning paradigms that further the purposes of 
                        this title, such as--
                                    ``(I) new paradigms for 
                                collaborations of disciplinary programs 
                                with foreign language studies, area 
                                studies, global studies, and 
                                international studies, and education 
                                abroad programs, that address the 
                                internationalization of such 
                                disciplinary studies for the purpose of 
                                producing globally competent graduates 
                                in their fields;
                                    ``(II) innovative collaborations 
                                between established centers of 
                                international and foreign language 
                                education excellence and 
                                underrepresented institutions and 
                                populations seeking to further their 
                                goals for strengthening international, 
                                area, global and foreign language 
                                studies, including minority-serving 
                                institutions described in section 
                                371(a) and community colleges;
                                    ``(III) teaching and learning 
                                collaborations among foreign language 
                                studies, area studies, global studies, 
                                or other international studies programs 
                                with diaspora communities, including 
                                heritage students; and
                                    ``(IV) new approaches and methods 
                                to teaching emerging global issues, 
                                cross-regional interactions, and 
                                underrepresented regions or countries, 
                                such as project- and team-based 
                                learning.
                            ``(iii) Innovative assessment and outcome 
                        tools and techniques that further the purposes 
                        of this title, such as--
                                    ``(I) international and foreign 
                                language education assessment 
                                techniques that are coupled with 
                                outcome-focused training modules and 
                                that meet the purposes of this title, 
                                such as certificates and badges, 
                                immersion learning, or e-portfolio 
                                systems; and
                                    ``(II) more effective and easily 
                                accessible methods of assessing 
                                professionally useful levels of 
                                proficiency in foreign languages, or 
                                competencies in area studies, culture 
                                and global knowledge, or other 
                                international fields in programs 
                                supported under this title, which may 
                                include use of open access online and 
                                other cost-effective tools for students 
                                and educators at all educational levels 
                                and in the workplace.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a 
                grant under this subsection shall submit an application 
                to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
                accompanied by such information and assurances as the 
                Secretary may reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--An application submitted under 
                this paragraph shall include evidence that any proposed 
                innovation project described in paragraph (2) has a 
                reasonable and demonstrable expectation of 
                sustainability once the support provided under the 
                grant is completed.
            ``(4) Federal and non-federal share.--
                    ``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the 
                total cost of carrying out a program supported by a 
                grant under this subsection shall be not more than 
                66\2/3\ percent.
                    ``(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
                the total cost of carrying out a program supported by 
                this grant shall be not less than 33\1/3\ percent. Such 
                share may be provided either in-kind or in cash, or 
                from institutional and non-institutional funds, 
                including contributions from State and private sector 
                corporations or foundations.
                    ``(C) Special rule.--The Secretary may waive or 
                reduce the required non-Federal share under this 
                paragraph for any eligible entity that is, or includes, 
                an institution that--
                            ``(i) is a minority-serving institution 
                        described in section 371(a) or a community 
                        college; and
                            ``(ii) has demonstrated a need for a waiver 
                        or reduction in the application submitted under 
                        paragraph (3).
    ``(e) Database Website; 5-Year Report.--The Secretary shall, 
directly or through a grant or contract to an eligible grant 
recipient--
            ``(1) establish, curate, maintain, and update at least once 
        every grant cycle, a web-based site that--
                    ``(A) showcases results of the activities supported 
                under this section; and
                    ``(B) serves as a repository and landing site for 
                access to the information, resources, and best 
                practices generated through activities supported under 
                this section; and
            ``(2) prepare, publish and disseminate to Congress and the 
        public every 5 years, a report that summarizes--
                    ``(A) key findings from the activities conducted 
                under this section; and
                    ``(B) policy issues the findings may raise with 
                respect to international and foreign language education 
                and outcomes.''; and
            (2) by redesignating sections 607 through 610 as sections 
        606 through 609, respectively.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART A.

    Section 609 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1128b), 
as redesignated by section 3(2), is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
inserting ``2019''.

SEC. 5. GLOBAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Part B of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1130 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the title heading, by striking ``BUSINESS AND 
        INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS'' and inserting ``GLOBAL 
        BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS''; and
            (2) in section 611 (20 U.S.C. 1130)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(1) the future economic welfare of the United States will 
        depend substantially on increasing international and global 
        skills in the business, educational, and other professional 
        communities and creating an awareness among the American public 
        of the internationalization of the economy of the United States 
        and numerous other professional areas important to our national 
        interest in the 21st century;'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``language and area 
                                study programs'' and inserting 
                                ``professional schools and programs, 
                                language, area study, and global study 
                                programs''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and security'' 
                                before ``interests'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by striking ``between the'' and 
                                inserting ``among--
                    ``(A) the'';
                                    (II) by striking ``business and the 
                                international education'' and inserting 
                                the following: ``business and other 
                                professional fields;
                    ``(B) the international and global education''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``States, and 
                                public'' and inserting the following: 
                                ``States; and
                    ``(C) public''; and
                            (iv) in paragraph (4)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and State 
                                departments of commerce'' and inserting 
                                ``, State departments of commerce, and 
                                other professional organizations''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``universities and 
                                business'' and inserting ``institutions 
                                of higher education with businesses or 
                                other professions''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and economic 
                                enterprise'' and inserting ``, economic 
                                enterprise, and security''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and other 
                                professional'' before ``personnel''; 
                                and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to 
                        prosper in an international'' and inserting 
                        ``and other professional fields to prosper in 
                        an international global''.

SEC. 6. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL 
              COMPETITIVENESS.

    Section 613 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1130a) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 613. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL 
              COMPETITIVENESS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support 
innovative strategies that provide undergraduate and graduate students 
with the global professional competencies, perspectives, and skills 
needed to strengthen and enrich the global engagement and 
competitiveness of the United States in a wide variety of professional 
and technical fields important to the national interest in the 21st 
century.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(B) a consortium of institutions of higher 
                education; or
                    ``(C) a partnership consisting of 1 or more 
                institutions of higher education and 1 or more 
                corporate entity or nonprofit organization.
            ``(2) Professional education and technical training.--The 
        term `professional education and technical training' means a 
        program at an institution of higher education that offers 
        undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate level education in a 
        professional or technical field that is determined by the 
        Secretary as meeting a national need for global or 
        international competency (which may include a program in the 
        field of business, science, technology, engineering, law, 
        health, energy, environment, agriculture, transportation, or 
        education).
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out 
this section and subject to subsection (g), the Secretary shall award 
grants or contracts, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
enable the eligible entities to carry out programs designed to--
            ``(1) establish an interdisciplinary global dimension in 
        the undergraduate and graduate curricula of programs of 
        business, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, 
        health, environment, energy, agriculture, law, civics, and 
        other professional education and technical training, to be 
        determined by the Secretary based on national needs;
            ``(2) produce graduates with proficiencies in both the 
        global aspects of their professional fields and international, 
        cross-cultural, and foreign language skills; and
            ``(3) provide appropriate services to or linkages with 
        corporate, government, and nonprofit communities that--
                    ``(A) will expand the knowledge and capacity of 
                such communities for global engagement and 
                competitiveness; and
                    ``(B) provide internship or employment 
                opportunities for postsecondary students and graduates 
                with international skills.
    ``(d) Applications.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant or 
contract under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
including--
            ``(1) evidence that each project proposed in the 
        application has a reasonable and demonstrable expectation of 
        sustainability and replicability once the grant period is 
        completed;
            ``(2) a copy of the agreement entered into by the eligible 
        entity with a private entity or nonprofit organization engaged 
        in international economic or other relevant professional 
        activity, or a combination or consortium of such entities or 
        organizations, for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with 
        subsection (c);
            ``(3) assurances that the institution of higher education 
        will use the assistance provided under this section for 
        activities that supplement, and not supplant, activities 
        described in subsection (e) that were carried out by the 
        institution of higher education before receiving the grant or 
        contract; and
            ``(4) assurances that, where applicable, the activities 
        funded by the grant or contract will reflect diverse 
        perspectives and a wide range of views on world regions and 
        international affairs.
    ``(e) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) Mandatory activities.--An eligible entity receiving a 
        grant or contract under this section shall use funds provided 
        under the grant or contract to carry out all of the following 
        activities:
                    ``(A) Combining or incorporating into undergraduate 
                or graduate professional education and technical 
                training curricula all of the following:
                            ``(i) Foreign language programs that lead 
                        to proficiency, including immersion 
                        opportunities.
                            ``(ii) International studies, area studies, 
                        or global studies programs.
                            ``(iii) Educational programs abroad, 
                        internships abroad, or other innovative or 
                        technological linkages abroad.
                            ``(iv) Global business, economic, and trade 
                        studies, as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Innovation and improvement in international, 
                global, and foreign language education curricula to 
                serve the needs of business and other professional and 
                nonprofit communities, including development of new 
                programs for nontraditional, midcareer, or part-time 
                students.
                    ``(C) Establishment of educational programs abroad 
                or internship programs abroad, or other innovative 
                approaches to enable undergraduate or graduate 
                professional students to develop their foreign language 
                skills and knowledge of foreign cultures and societies 
                and global dimensions of their professional fields.
                    ``(D) Development of collaborations on issues of 
                common interest to institutions of higher education, 
                corporations, or nonprofit sector organizations 
                designed to strengthen engagement and competitiveness 
                in global business or trade or other global 
                professional activity.
            ``(2) Permissible activities.--An eligible entity receiving 
        a grant or contract under this section may use funds provided 
        under the grant to carry out any of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Development of specialized teaching materials 
                and courses (including foreign language studies, area 
                studies, or global studies materials) and innovative 
                technological delivery systems appropriate to 
                professionally oriented students.
                    ``(B) Establishment of student fellowships or other 
                innovative support opportunities for education and 
                training in global professional development activities, 
                including for underrepresented populations, first 
                generation students, and heritage students.
                    ``(C) Development of opportunities or fellowships 
                for professional school faculty, including junior 
                faculty, to acquire or strengthen international and 
                global skills and perspectives, including faculty in 
                minority-serving institutions described in section 
                371(a) or community colleges.
                    ``(D) Summer, or other academic break, institutes, 
                or technology-delivered institutes, in global business, 
                science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or other 
                professional fields, foreign language studies, area 
                studies, and global and other international studies 
                designed to carry out the purposes of this section.
                    ``(E) Internationalization of curricula at the 
                community college level and at such minority-serving 
                institutions to further the purposes of this section.
                    ``(F) Establishment of linkages overseas--
                            ``(i) with institutions of higher 
                        education, corporations and other private 
                        entities, and nonprofit organizations; and
                            ``(ii) that contribute to the educational 
                        purpose of this section.
                    ``(G) Development of programs to inform the public 
                of--
                            ``(i) increasing global interdependence in 
                        a wide variety of professional fields such as 
                        business, science, technology, engineering, 
                        mathematics, health, environment, energy, 
                        agriculture, law, civics, and other areas; and
                            ``(ii) the role of the United States within 
                        the global system.
                    ``(H) Establishment of trade education programs 
                through cooperative arrangements with--
                            ``(i) regional, national, and global trade 
                        centers and councils; and
                            ``(ii) bilateral and multilateral trade 
                        associations.
    ``(f) Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any funds provided through a grant under 
        this section shall be used to pay the Federal share of the 
        activities carried out under the grant.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        program supported by a grant under this section shall not be 
        more than 50 percent.
            ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
        of the program supported by a grant under this section--
                    ``(A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and
                    ``(B) may be provided either in cash or in-kind, 
                from institutional and non-institutional funds, 
                including contributions from State and private sector 
                corporations or foundations.
            ``(4) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal 
        share under this section for an eligible entity that is, or 
        includes, an institution that--
                    ``(A) is a minority-serving institution described 
                in section 371(a) or is a community college; and
                    ``(B) has submitted a grant application under this 
                section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or 
                reduction.
    ``(g) Funding Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
title, the Secretary shall only award grants or contracts under this 
section for a fiscal year if the total amount of funding under this 
title is greater than the total of such amount for fiscal year 2017.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART B.

    Section 614 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1130b) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
        ``2019''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
        ``2019''.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 631 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4), and (5) 
        through (10), as paragraphs (3) through (5), and (7) through 
        (12), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) the term `community college' has the meaning given 
        the term `junior or community college' in section 312(f);''; 
        and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(6) the term `heritage student' means a postsecondary 
        student who--
                    ``(A) was born in the United States to immigrant 
                parents or immigrated to the United States at an early 
                age;
                    ``(B) is proficient in English, but raised in a 
                family primarily speaking 1 or more languages of the 
                country of origin; and
                    ``(C) maintains a close affinity with the family's 
                culture and language of origin.''.

SEC. 9. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS.

    Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1121 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking part C;
            (2) by redesignating part D as part C;
            (3) by striking section 637; and
            (4) by redesignating section 638 as section 637.
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