 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
 
          Part B--Business and International Education Programs
 
Sec. 1130-1. Centers for international business education


(a) Program authorized

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of 
    higher education, or combinations of such institutions, to pay the 
    Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing and operating 
    centers for international business education which--
            (A) will be national resources for the teaching of improved 
        business techniques, strategies, and methodologies which 
        emphasize the international context in which business is 
        transacted;
            (B) will provide instruction in critical foreign languages 
        and international fields needed to provide understanding of the 
        cultures and customs of United States trading partners; and
            (C) will provide research and training in the international 
        aspects of trade, commerce, and other fields of study.

                          (2) Special rule

        In addition to providing training to students enrolled in the 
    institution of higher education in which a center is located, such 
    centers shall serve as regional resources to businesses proximately 
    located by offering programs and providing research designed to meet 
    the international training needs of such businesses. Such centers 
    shall also serve other faculty, students, and institutions of higher 
    education located within their region.

(b) Authorized expenditures

    Each grant made under this section may be used to pay the Federal 
share of the cost of planning, establishing or operating a center, 
including the cost of--
        (1) faculty and staff travel in foreign areas, regions, or 
    countries;
        (2) teaching and research materials;
        (3) curriculum planning and development;
        (4) bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center to 
    teach or to conduct research; and
        (5) training and improvement of the staff, for the purpose of, 
    and subject to such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary for, 
    carrying out the objectives of this section.

(c) Authorized activities

                      (1) Mandatory activities

        Programs and activities to be conducted by centers assisted 
    under this section shall include--
            (A) interdisciplinary programs which incorporate foreign 
        language and international studies training into business, 
        finance, management, communications systems, and other 
        professional curricula;
            (B) interdisciplinary programs which provide business, 
        finance, management, communications systems, and other 
        professional training for foreign language and international 
        studies faculty and degree candidates;
            (C) programs, such as intensive language programs, available 
        to members of the business community and other professionals 
        which are designed to develop or enhance their international 
        skills, awareness, and expertise;
            (D) collaborative programs, activities, or research 
        involving other institutions of higher education, local 
        educational agencies, professional associations, businesses, 
        firms, or combinations thereof, to promote the development of 
        international skills, awareness, and expertise among current and 
        prospective members of the business community and other 
        professionals;
            (E) research designed to strengthen and improve the 
        international aspects of business and professional education and 
        to promote integrated curricula; and
            (F) research designed to promote the international 
        competitiveness of American businesses and firms, including 
        those not currently active in international trade.

                     (2) Permissible activities

        Programs and activities to be conducted by centers assisted 
    under this section may include--
            (A) the establishment of overseas internship programs for 
        students and faculty designed to provide training and experience 
        in international business activities, except that no Federal 
        funds provided under this section may be used to pay wages or 
        stipends to any participant who is engaged in compensated 
        employment as part of an internship program;
            (B) the establishment of linkages overseas with institutions 
        of higher education and other organizations that contribute to 
        the educational objectives of this section;
            (C) summer institutes in international business, foreign 
        area studies, foreign language studies, and other international 
        studies designed to carry out the purposes of subparagraph (A) 
        of this paragraph;
            (D) the development of opportunities for business students 
        to study abroad in locations which are important to the existing 
        and future economic well-being of the United States;
            (E) outreach activities or consortia with business programs 
        located at other institutions of higher education for the 
        purpose of providing expertise regarding the 
        internationalization of such programs, such as assistance in 
        research, curriculum development, faculty development, or 
        educational exchange programs; and
            (F) other eligible activities prescribed by the Secretary.

(d) Advisory council

                          (1) Establishment

        In order to be eligible for assistance under this section, an 
    institution of higher education, or combination of such 
    institutions, shall establish a center advisory council which will 
    conduct extensive planning prior to the establishment of a center 
    concerning the scope of the center's activities and the design of 
    its programs.

                 (2) Membership on advisory council

        The center advisory council shall include--
            (A) one representative of an administrative department or 
        office of the institution of higher education;
            (B) one faculty representative of the business or management 
        school or department of such institution;
            (C) one faculty representative of the international studies 
        or foreign language school or department of such institution;
            (D) one faculty representative of another professional 
        school or department of such institution, as appropriate;
            (E) one or more representatives of local or regional 
        businesses or firms;
            (F) one representative appointed by the Governor of the 
        State in which the institution of higher education is located 
        whose normal responsibilities include official oversight or 
        involvement in State-sponsored trade-related activities or 
        programs; and
            (G) such other individuals as the institution of higher 
        education deems appropriate, such as a representative of a 
        community college in the region served by the center.

                            (3) Meetings

        In addition to the initial planning activities required under 
    subsection (d)(1) of this section, the center advisory council shall 
    meet not less than once each year after the establishment of the 
    center to assess and advise on the programs and activities conducted 
    by the center.

(e) Grant duration; Federal share

                       (1) Duration of grants

        The Secretary shall make grants under this section for a minimum 
    of 3 years unless the Secretary determines that the provision of 
    grants of shorter duration is necessary to carry out the objectives 
    of this section.

                          (2) Federal share

        The Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing and 
    operating centers under this section shall be--
            (A) not more than 90 percent for the first year in which 
        Federal funds are received;
            (B) not more than 70 percent for the second such year; and
            (C) not more than 50 percent for the third such year and for 
        each such year thereafter.

                        (3) Non-Federal share

        The non-Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and 
    operating centers under this section may be provided either in cash 
    or in-kind.

                   (4) Waiver of non-Federal share

        In the case of an institution of higher education receiving a 
    grant under this part and conducting outreach or consortia 
    activities with another institution of higher education in 
    accordance with subsection (c)(2)(E) of this section, the Secretary 
    may waive a portion of the requirements for the non-Federal share 
    required in paragraph (2) equal to the amount provided by the 
    institution of higher education receiving such grant to such other 
    institution of higher education for carrying out such outreach or 
    consortia activities. Any such waiver shall be subject to such terms 
    and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary for carrying out the 
    purposes of this section.

(f) Grant conditions

    Grants under this section shall be made on such conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the objectives of this 
section. Such conditions shall include--
        (1) evidence that the institution of higher education, or 
    combination of such institutions, will conduct extensive planning 
    prior to the establishment of a center concerning the scope of the 
    center's activities and the design of its programs in accordance 
    with subsection (d)(1) of this section;
        (2) assurance of ongoing collaboration in the establishment and 
    operation of the center by faculty of the business, management, 
    foreign language, international studies, professional international 
    affairs, and other professional schools or departments, as 
    appropriate;
        (3) assurance that the education and training programs of the 
    center will be open to students concentrating in each of these 
    respective areas, as appropriate; and
        (4) assurance that the institution of higher education, or 
    combination of such institutions, will use the assistance provided 
    under this section to supplement and not to supplant activities 
    conducted by institutions of higher education described in 
    subsection (c)(1) of this section.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 612, as added Pub. L. 100-418, title VI, 
Sec. 6261(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1520; amended Pub. L. 102-325, 
title VI, Sec. 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 105-244, title 
VI, Sec. 602(b), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1783.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 612 of Pub. L. 89-329 was renumbered section 613 and 
is classified to section 1130a of this title.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 602(b)(1)(A)(i), 
struck out ``advanced'' after ``faculty and''.
    Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 602(b)(1)(A)(ii), struck 
out ``evening or summer'' before ``programs, such''.
    Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 602(b)(1)(B), inserted 
``foreign language studies,'' after ``area studies,''.
    Subsec. (d)(2)(G). Pub. L. 105-244, Sec. 602(b)(2), inserted ``, 
such as a representative of a community college in the region served by 
the center'' before the period.
    1992--Pub. L. 102-325 amended section generally, substituting 
present provisions for provisions relating to grants for establishing 
and operating international business education centers in subsec. (a), 
costs to be covered by Federal funds in subsec. (b), scope of programs 
and activities in subsec. (c), center advisory council in subsec. (d), 
duration of grants and allotment of Federal and non-Federal shares in 
subsec. (e), and conditions for grants in subsec. (f).


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as 
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244, 
set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 
of Pub. L. 102-325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1130b of this title.
