**TITLE VI OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT**

**Part B-BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS**

## FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

Sec.611 (a) The Congress finds that-

\(1\) the future economic welfare of the United States will depend
substantially on increasing international skills in the business
community and creating an awareness among the American public of the
internationalization of our economy;

\(2\) concerted efforts are necessary to engage business schools,
language and area study programs, professional international affairs
education programs, public and private sector organizations, and United
States business in a mutually productive relationship which benefits the
Nation\'s future economic interest;

\(3\) few linkages presently exist between the manpower and information
needs of United States business and the international education,
language training and research capacities of institutions of higher
education in the United States, and public and private organizations;
and

\(4\) organizations such as world trade councils, world trade clubs,
chambers of commerce and State departments of commerce are not
adequately used to link universities and business for joint venture
exploration and program development.

**(b) It is the purpose of this part\--**

\(1\) to enhance the broad objective of this Act by increasing and
promoting the Nation\'s capacity for international understanding and
economic enterprise through the provision of suitable international
education and training for business personnel in various stages of
professional development; and

\(2\) to promote institutional and non-institutional educational and
training activities that will contribute to the ability of United States
business to prosper in an international economy.

**SEC 612. 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 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 visitor 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**. \-- Program and activities to be conducted
by centers assisted under this section shall include-

\(A\) interdisciplinary programs which incorporate foreign language and
international studies and training into business, finance, management
communications systems, and other professional curricula;

\(B\) interdisciplinary programs which provide business, finance,
management communication 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 maybe 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 institution 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 representative 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), 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 section 612©(2)E, 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);

\(2\) 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©(1).

**PART D-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

Sec.631. DEFINITIONS.

**(a) DEFINITIONS.-**As used in this title-

\(1\) the term 'area studies' means a program for comprehensive study of
the aspects of a society or societies, including study of its history,
culture, economy, politics, international relations and languages;

\(2\) the term 'international business' means profit-oriented business
relationships conducted across national boundaries and includes
activities such as the buying and selling of goods, investments in
industries, the licensing of processes, patents and trademarks, and the
supply of services;

\(3\) the term 'export education' means educating, teaching and training
to provide general knowledge and specific skills pertinent to the
selling of goods and services to other countries, including knowledge of
market conditions, financial arrangements, laws, and procedures;

\(4\) the term 'internationalization of curricula' means the
incorporation of international or comparative perspectives in existing
courses of study or the addition of new components to the curricula to
provide an international context for American business education;

\(5\) the term 'comprehensive language and area center' means an
administrative unit of a university that contributes significantly to
the national interest in advance research and scholarship, employs a
critical mass of scholars in diverse disciplines related to a geographic
concentration, offers intensive language training in languages of its
area specialization, maintains important library collections related to
the area, and makes training available in language and area studies to a
graduate, postgraduate, and undergraduate clientele; and

\(6\) the term 'undergraduate language and area center' means an
administrative unit of an institution of higher education, including but
not limited to 4-year colleges, that contributes significantly to the
national interest through the education and training of students who
matriculate into advanced language and area studies programs,
professional school programs, or incorporate substantial international
and foreign language content into baccalaureate degree programs, engages
in research, curriculum development and community outreach activities
designed to broaden international and foreign language knowledge,
employs faculty with strong language, area, and international studies
credentials, maintains library holdings, including basic reference
works, journals, and works in translation, and makes training available
predominantly to undergraduate students;

\(7\) the term 'critical languages' means each of the language contained
in the list of critical languages designated by the Secretary pursuant
to section 212(d) of the Education for Economic Security Act (50 Fed.
Reg.149, 31413), except that, in the implementation of this definition,
the Secretary may set priorities according to the purposes of this
title; and

\(8\) the term 'institution of higher education' means, in addition to
institutions which meet the definition of section 1201(a) of this Act,
institutions which meet the requirements of section 1201(a) of this Act
except that (1) they are not located in the United States, and (2) they
apply for assistance under this title in consortia with institutions
which meet the definition of 1201(a) of this Act.

**(b) SPECIAL CONDITIONS.-**All references to individuals or
organizations, unless the context otherwise requires, mean individuals
who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or
organizations which are organized or incorporated in the United States."