 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
 
           Part A--International and Foreign Language Studies
 
Sec. 1122. Graduate and undergraduate language and area centers 
        and programs
        

(a) National language and area centers and programs authorized

                      (1) Centers and programs

        (A) In general

            The Secretary is authorized--
                (i) to make grants to institutions of higher education, 
            or combinations thereof, for the purpose of establishing, 
            strengthening, and operating comprehensive foreign language 
            and area or international studies centers and programs; and
                (ii) to make grants to such institutions or combinations 
            for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and 
            operating a diverse network of undergraduate foreign 
            language and area or international studies centers and 
            programs.

        (B) National resources

            The centers and programs referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
        be national resources for--
                (i) teaching of any modern foreign language;
                (ii) instruction in fields needed to provide full 
            understanding of areas, regions, or countries in which such 
            language is commonly used;
                (iii) research and training in international studies, 
            and the international and foreign language aspects of 
            professional and other fields of study; and
                (iv) instruction and research on issues in world affairs 
            that concern one or more countries.

                      (2) Authorized activities

        Any such grant may be used to pay all or part of the cost of 
    establishing or operating a center or program, including the cost 
    of--
            (A) teaching and research materials;
            (B) curriculum planning and development;
            (C) establishing and maintaining linkages with overseas 
        institutions of higher education and other organizations that 
        may contribute to the teaching and research of the center or 
        program;
            (D) bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center to 
        teach or to conduct research;
            (E) professional development of the center's faculty and 
        staff;
            (F) projects conducted in cooperation with other centers 
        addressing themes of world regional, cross-regional, 
        international, or global importance;
            (G) summer institutes in the United States or abroad 
        designed to provide language and area training in the center's 
        field or topic; and
            (H) support for faculty, staff, and student travel in 
        foreign areas, regions, or countries, and for the development 
        and support of educational programs abroad for students.

             (3) Grants to maintain library collections

        The Secretary may make grants to centers described in paragraph 
    (1) having important library collections, as determined by the 
    Secretary, for the maintenance of such collections.

              (4) Outreach grants and summer institutes

        The Secretary may make additional grants to centers described in 
    paragraph (1) for any one or more of the following purposes:
            (A) Programs of linkage or outreach between foreign 
        language, area studies, or other international fields, and 
        professional schools and colleges.
            (B) Programs of linkage or outreach with 2- and 4-year 
        colleges and universities.
            (C) Programs of linkage or outreach with departments or 
        agencies of Federal and State governments.
            (D) Programs of linkage or outreach with the news media, 
        business, professional, or trade associations.
            (E) Summer institutes in foreign area, foreign language, and 
        other international fields designed to carry out the programs of 
        linkage and outreach described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
        and (D).

(b) Graduate fellowships for foreign language and area or international 
        studies

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of 
    higher education or combinations of such institutions for the 
    purpose of paying stipends to individuals undergoing advanced 
    training in any center or program approved by the Secretary.

                        (2) Eligible students

        Students receiving stipends described in paragraph (1) shall be 
    individuals who are engaged in an instructional program with stated 
    performance goals for functional foreign language use or in a 
    program developing such performance goals, in combination with area 
    studies, international studies, or the international aspects of a 
    professional studies program, including predissertation level 
    studies, preparation for dissertation research, dissertation 
    research abroad, and dissertation writing.

(c) Special rule with respect to travel

    No funds may be expended under this part for undergraduate travel 
except in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary setting 
forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made 
available for such travel are expended as part of a formal program of 
supervised study.

(d) Allowances

    Stipends awarded to graduate level recipients may include allowances 
for dependents and for travel for research and study in the United 
States and abroad.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 602, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title VI, 
Sec. 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1775.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1122, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 602, as added 
Pub. L. 96-374, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1465; 
amended Pub. L. 99-498, title VI, Sec. 602, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1514; Pub. L. 100-50, Sec. 18, June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 102-
325, title VI, Sec. 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 103-208, 
Sec. 2(j)(10), (11), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2481, authorized grants 
for graduate and undergraduate language and area centers and programs, 
prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-244.
    Another prior section 1122, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 602, Nov. 
8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1261; Pub. L. 95-180, Sec. 1(c), Nov. 15, 1977, 91 
Stat. 1372, related to the allotment to States of funds under the 
program of equipment grants to institutions of higher education, prior 
to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96-374.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1127, 1128 of this title.
