 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
 
          Part B--Business and International Education Programs
 
Sec. 1130a. Education and training programs


(a) Program authorized

    The Secretary shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, 
institutions of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
programs designed to promote linkages between such institutions and the 
American business community engaged in international economic activity. 
Each program assisted under this section shall both enhance the 
international academic programs of institutions of higher education and 
provide appropriate services to the business community which will expand 
its capacity to engage in commerce abroad.

(b) Authorized activities

    Eligible activities to be conducted by institutions of higher 
education pursuant to grants or contracts awarded under this section 
shall include--
        (1) innovation and improvement in international education 
    curricula to serve the needs of the business community, including 
    development of new programs for nontraditional, mid-career, or part-
    time students;
        (2) development of programs to inform the public of increasing 
    international economic interdependence and the role of American 
    business within the international economic system;
        (3) internationalization of curricula at the junior and 
    community college level, and at undergraduate and graduate schools 
    of business;
        (4) development of area studies programs, and interdisciplinary 
    international programs;
        (5) establishment of export education programs through 
    cooperative arrangements with regional and world trade centers and 
    councils, and with bilateral and multilateral trade associations;
        (6) research for and development of specialized teaching 
    materials, including language materials, and facilities appropriate 
    to business-oriented students;
        (7) establishment of student and faculty fellowships and 
    internships for training and education in international business 
    activities;
        (8) development of opportunities for junior business and other 
    professional school faculty to acquire or strengthen international 
    skills and perspectives;
        (9) development of research programs on issues of common 
    interest to institutions of higher education and private sector 
    organizations and associations engaged in or promoting international 
    economic activity;
        (10) the establishment of internships overseas to enable foreign 
    language students to develop their foreign language skills and 
    knowledge of foreign cultures and societies;
        (11) the establishment of linkages overseas with institutions of 
    higher education and organizations that contribute to the 
    educational objectives of this section; and
        (12) summer institutes in international business, foreign area 
    and other international studies designed to carry out the purposes 
    of this section.

(c) Applications

    No grant may be made and no contract may be entered into under this 
section unless an institution of higher education submits an application 
to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. Each such application shall be accompanied by a copy 
of the agreement entered into by the institution of higher education 
with a business enterprise, trade organization or association engaged in 
international economic activity, or a combination or consortium of such 
enterprises, organizations or associations, for the purpose of 
establishing, developing, improving or expanding activities eligible for 
assistance under subsection (b) of this section. Each such application 
shall contain assurances that the institution of higher education will 
use the assistance provided under this section to supplement and not to 
supplant activities conducted by institutions of higher education 
described in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Federal share

    The Federal share under this part for each fiscal year shall not 
exceed 50 percent of the cost of such program.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 613, formerly Sec. 612, as added Pub. L. 
96-374, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1468; amended Pub. 
L. 99-498, title VI, Sec. 611, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1519; renumbered 
Sec. 613 and amended Pub. L. 100-418, title VI, Secs. 6261(1), 6263, 
Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1520, 1523; Pub. L. 102-325, title VI, 
Sec. 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 732.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 613 of Pub. L. 89-329 was renumbered section 614 and 
is classified to section 1130b of this title.


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-325 amended section generally, adding provisions 
relating to establishment of linkages overseas with institutions of 
higher education and organizations that contribute to educational 
objectives of this section and relating to summer institutes in 
international business, foreign area and other international studies 
designed to carry out purposes of this section.
    1988--Subsecs. (a), (c), (d). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted 
``section'' for ``part'' wherever appearing.
    1986--Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 99-498 added par. (10).


                    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.
