 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
 
           Part A--International and Foreign Language Studies
 
Sec. 1124. Undergraduate international studies and foreign 
        language programs
        

(a) Incentives for creation of new programs and strengthening of 
        existing programs in undergraduate international studies and 
        foreign language programs

                            (1) Authority

        The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of 
    higher education, combinations of such institutions, or partnerships 
    between nonprofit educational organizations and institutions of 
    higher education, to assist such institutions, combinations or 
    partnerships in planning, developing, and carrying out programs to 
    improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and 
    foreign languages. Such grants shall be awarded to institutions, 
    combinations or partnerships seeking to create new programs or to 
    strengthen existing programs in foreign languages, area studies, and 
    other international fields.

                          (2) Use of funds

        Grants made under this section may be used for Federal share of 
    the cost of projects and activities which are an integral part of 
    such a program, such as--
            (A) planning for the development and expansion of 
        undergraduate programs in international studies and foreign 
        languages;
            (B) teaching, research, curriculum development, faculty 
        training in the United States or abroad, and other related 
        activities, including--
                (i) the expansion of library and teaching resources; and
                (ii) preservice and inservice teacher training;

            (C) expansion of opportunities for learning foreign 
        languages, including less commonly taught languages;
            (D) programs under which foreign teachers and scholars may 
        visit institutions as visiting faculty;
            (E) programs designed to develop or enhance linkages between 
        2- and 4-year institutions of higher education, or baccalaureate 
        and post-baccalaureate programs or institutions;
            (F) the development of undergraduate educational programs--
                (i) in locations abroad where such opportunities are not 
            otherwise available or that serve students for whom such 
            opportunities are not otherwise available; and
                (ii) that provide courses that are closely related to 
            on-campus foreign language and international curricula;

            (G) the integration of new and continuing education abroad 
        opportunities for undergraduate students into curricula of 
        specific degree programs;
            (H) the development of model programs to enrich or enhance 
        the effectiveness of educational programs abroad, including 
        predeparture and postreturn programs, and the integration of 
        educational programs abroad into the curriculum of the home 
        institution;
            (I) the development of programs designed to integrate 
        professional and technical education with foreign languages, 
        area studies, and other international fields;
            (J) the establishment of linkages overseas with institutions 
        of higher education and organizations that contribute to the 
        educational programs assisted under this subsection;
            (K) the conduct of summer institutes in foreign area, 
        foreign language, and other international fields to provide 
        faculty and curriculum development, including the integration of 
        professional and technical education with foreign area and other 
        international studies, and to provide foreign area and other 
        international knowledge or skills to government personnel or 
        private sector professionals in international activities;
            (L) the development of partnerships between--
                (i) institutions of higher education; and
                (ii) the private sector, government, or elementary and 
            secondary education institutions,

        in order to enhance international knowledge and skills; and
            (M) the use of innovative technology to increase access to 
        international education programs.

                        (3) Non-Federal share

        The non-Federal share of the cost of the programs assisted under 
    this subsection--
            (A) may be provided in cash from the private sector 
        corporations or foundations in an amount equal to one-third of 
        the total cost of the programs assisted under this section; or
            (B) may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind contribution 
        from institutional and noninstitutional funds, including State 
        and private sector corporation or foundation contributions, 
        equal to one-half of the total cost of the programs assisted 
        under this section.

                          (4) Special rule

        The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share 
    for institutions that--
            (A) are eligible to receive assistance under part A or B of 
        subchapter III of this chapter or under subchapter V of this 
        chapter; and
            (B) have submitted a grant application under this section.

                            (5) Priority

        In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
    priority to applications from institutions of higher education, 
    combinations or partnerships that require entering students to have 
    successfully completed at least 2 years of secondary school foreign 
    language instruction or that require each graduating student to earn 
    2 years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language (or have 
    demonstrated equivalent competence in the foreign language) or, in 
    the case of a 2-year degree granting institution, offer 2 years of 
    postsecondary credit in a foreign language.

                        (6) Grant conditions

        Grants under this subsection shall be made on such conditions as 
    the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this 
    subsection.

                           (7) Application

        Each application for assistance under this subsection shall 
    include--
            (A) evidence that the applicant has conducted extensive 
        planning prior to submitting the application;
            (B) an assurance that the faculty and administrators of all 
        relevant departments and programs served by the applicant are 
        involved in ongoing collaboration with regard to achieving the 
        stated objectives of the application;
            (C) an assurance that students at the applicant 
        institutions, as appropriate, will have equal access to, and 
        derive benefits from, the program assisted under this 
        subsection; and
            (D) an assurance that each institution, combination or 
        partnership will use the Federal assistance provided under this 
        subsection to supplement and not supplant non-Federal funds the 
        institution expends for programs to improve undergraduate 
        instruction in international studies and foreign languages.

                           (8) Evaluation

        The Secretary may establish requirements for program evaluations 
    and require grant recipients to submit annual reports that evaluate 
    the progress and performance of students participating in programs 
    assisted under this subsection.

(b) Programs of national significance

    The Secretary may also award grants to public and private nonprofit 
agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly 
associations, whenever the Secretary determines such grants will make an 
especially significant contribution to improving undergraduate 
international studies and foreign language programs.

(c) Funding support

    The Secretary may use not more than 10 percent of the total amount 
appropriated for this part for carrying out the purposes of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 604, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title VI, 
Sec. 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1778.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1124, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 604, as added 
Pub. L. 96-374, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1466; 
amended Pub. L. 99-498, title VI, Sec. 604, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1516; Pub. L. 102-325, title VI, Sec. 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 722, 
authorized grants for undergraduate international studies and foreign 
language programs, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. 
L. 105-244.
    Another prior section 1124, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 604, Nov. 
8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 89-752, Sec. 14, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 
1244; Pub. L. 90-575, title II, Sec. 242(b)-(d), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 
1041; Pub. L. 94-482, title I, Sec. 157, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2156, 
provided for grants to institutions of higher education for projects, 
prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96-374.
    A prior section 1124a, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 605, as added 
Pub. L. 99-498, title VI, Sec. 605(2), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1517; 
amended Pub. L. 102-325, title VI, Sec. 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 
725, authorized grants for intensive summer language institutes, prior 
to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-244.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1103d of this title.
