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Union Calendar No. 185

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3077

[Report No. 108–308] 

To amend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance 

international education programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2003

Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GREENWOOD, 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. COLE) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. TIBERI and Mr. CARTER

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 11, 2003] 

A BILL

To amend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

to enhance international education programs.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CON2 TENTS. 

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

4 ‘‘International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2003’’. 

5 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly pro6 vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is ex7 pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section 

8 or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 

9 made to a section or other provision of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

11 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title; references; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. International and foreign language studies. 

Sec. 3. Business and international education programs. 

Sec. 4. Institute for International Public Policy. 

Sec. 5. Evaluation, outreach, and dissemination. 

Sec. 6. Advisory Board. 

Sec. 7. Recruiter access to students and student recruiting information; safety.

12 SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUD13 IES. 

14 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—Section 601 (20 

15 U.S.C. 1121) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘post-Cold War’’ in para18 graph (3); 

19 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

20 (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

21 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol22 lowing new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(4) The events and aftermath of September 11, 

2 2001, have underscored the need for the nation to 

3 strengthen and enhance American knowledge of inter4 national relations, world regions, and foreign lan5 guages. Homeland security and effective United 

6 States engagement abroad depend upon an increased 

7 number of Americans who have received such training 

8 and are willing to serve their nation.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(1)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub11 paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, including 

12 through linkages overseas with institutions of 

13 higher education and relevant organizations that 

14 contribute to the educational programs assisted 

15 under this part;’’; 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

17 at the end of subparagraph (E); 

18 (C) by inserting after such subparagraph 

19 (E) the following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(F) to assist the national effort to educate and 

21 train citizens to participate in the efforts of homeland 

22 security;’’; and 

23 (3) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘reinforce 

24 and’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’. 
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1 (b) GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND

2 AREA CENTERS AND PROGRAMS.—Section 602(a) (20 

3 U.S.C. 1122(a)) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 

5 (A) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au7 thorized to make grants to institutions of higher 

8 education or consortia of such institutions for the 

9 purpose of establishing, strengthening, and oper10 ating—

11 ‘‘(i) comprehensive foreign language 

12 and area or international studies centers 

13 and programs; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) a diverse network of under15 graduate foreign language and area or 

16 international studies centers and pro17 grams.’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (2)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub20 paragraph (G); 

21 (B) by striking the period at the end of sub22 paragraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 

24 following new subparagraphs: 
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1 ‘‘(I) supporting instructors of the less com2 monly taught languages; 

3 ‘‘(J) widely disseminating materials devel4 oped by the center or program to local edu5 cational agencies and public and private elemen6 tary and secondary education schools, and insti7 tutions of higher education, presented from di8 verse perspectives and representative of the full 

9 range of views on the subject matter, except that 

10 no more than 50 percent of funds awarded to an 

11 institution of higher education or consortia of 

12 such institutions for purposes under this title 

13 may be associated with the costs of dissemina14 tion; and 

15 ‘‘(K) projects that support in students an 

16 understanding of science and technology in co17 ordination with foreign language proficiency.’’; 

18 and 

19 (3) in paragraph (4)—

20 (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘(B) Partnerships or programs of linkage 

23 and outreach with 2-year and 4-year colleges 

24 and universities, including colleges of education
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1 and teacher professional development pro2 grams.’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Pro4 grams of linkage or outreach’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Partnerships or programs of linkage and out6 reach’’; 

7 (C) in subparagraph (E)—

8 (i) by striking ‘‘foreign area’’ and in9 serting ‘‘area studies’’; 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘of linkage and out11 reach’’; and 

12 (iii) by striking ‘‘(C), and (D)’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; 

14 (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 

15 (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and 

16 (F), respectively; and 

17 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 

18 following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(C) Partnerships with local educational 

20 agencies and public and private elementary and 

21 secondary education schools that are designed to 

22 increase student academic achievement in foreign 

23 language and knowledge of world regions, and to 

24 facilitate the wide dissemination of materials re25 lated to area studies, foreign languages, and 
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1 international studies that are representative of a 

2 full range of views on the subject matter.’’. 

3 (c) LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.—Section 603(c) 

4 (20 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘reflect the 

5 purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 

6 (d) UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND

7 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.—Section 604 (20 U.S.C. 

8 1124) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘combina10 tions’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘con11 sortia’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)(2)—

13 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

14 ‘‘teacher training’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher profes15 sional development’’; 

16 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) 

17 through (M) as subparagraphs (J) through (N), 

18 respectively; 

19 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 

20 following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(I) the provision of grants to under22 graduate students for educational programs 

23 abroad that are closely linked to the program’s 

24 overall goals and have the purpose of promoting 

25 foreign language fluency and knowledge of world 
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1 regions, except that not more than 10 percent of 

2 a grant recipient’s funds may be used for this 

3 purpose;’’; and 

4 (D) in subparagraph (M)(ii) (as redesig5 nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), 

6 by striking ‘‘elementary and secondary education 

7 institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘local educational 

8 agencies and public and private elementary and 

9 secondary education schools’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by inserting ‘‘that 

11 demonstrates a need for a waiver or reduction’’ before 

12 the period at the end; 

13 (4) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘reflect the 

14 purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 

15 (5) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ‘‘may’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

17 (6) by striking subsection (c). 

18 (e) RESEARCH; STUDIES; ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 

19 605(a) (20 U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended by inserting before 

20 the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘, 

21 including the systematic collection, analysis and dissemina22 tion of data’’. 

23 (f) TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION

24 FOR FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.—Section 606 (20 

25 U.S.C. 1126) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘or consortia of such insti3 tutions or libraries’’ and inserting ‘‘museums, or 

4 consortia of such entities’’; 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘new’’; and 

6 (C) by inserting ‘‘from foreign sources’’ 

7 after ‘‘disseminate information’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)—

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘acquire and’’ before ‘‘fa10 cilitate access’’ in paragraph (1); 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘new means of’’ in para12 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘new means and stand13 ards for’’; 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para15 graph (6); 

16 (D) by striking the period at the end of 

17 paragraph (7) and by inserting a semicolon; and 

18 (E) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol19 lowing new paragraphs: 

20 ‘‘(8) to establish linkages between grant recipi21 ents under subsection (a) with libraries, museums, or22 ganizations, or institutions of higher education lo23 cated overseas to facilitate carrying out the purposes 

24 of this section; and 
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1 ‘‘(9) to carry out other activities deemed by the 

2 Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this 

3 section.’’; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or re7 duce the required non-Federal share for institutions that— 

8 ‘‘(1) are eligible to receive assistance under part 

9 A or B of title III or under title V; and 

10 ‘‘(2) have submitted a grant application under 

11 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or 

12 reduction.’’. 

13 (g) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Section 

14 607(b) (20 U.S.C. 1125a(b)) is amended—

15 (1) by striking out ‘‘objectives’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘missions’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen18 tence: ‘‘In keeping with the purposes of this part, the 

19 Secretary shall take into account the degree to which 

20 activities of centers, programs, and fellowships at in21 stitutions of higher education advance national inter22 ests, generate and disseminate information, and foster 

23 debate on American foreign policy from diverse per24 spectives.’’.
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1 (h) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—Section 608(a) (20 

2 U.S.C. 1128(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol3 lowing new sentence: ‘‘Grants made under section 602 shall 

4 also reflect the purposes of this part.’’. 

5 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 610 (20 U.S.C. 1128b) is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 

10 succeeding’’. 

11 (j) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 603(a), 

12 604(a)(5), and 612 (20 U.S.C. 1123(a), 1124(a)(5), 1130–

13 1) are each amended by striking ‘‘combinations’’ each place 

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘consortia’’. 

15 SEC. 3. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRO16 GRAMS. 

17 (a) CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDU18 CATION.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘(in20 cluding those that are eligible to receive assistance 

21 under part A or B of title III or under title V)’’ after 

22 ‘‘other institutions of higher education’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

24 following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive 

2 or reduce the required non-Federal share for institu3 tions that—

4 ‘‘(A) are eligible to receive assistance under 

5 part A or B of title III or under title V; and 

6 ‘‘(B) have submitted a grant application 

7 under this section that demonstrates a need for 

8 a waiver or reduction.’’. 

9 (b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 

10 613 (20 U.S.C. 1130a) is amended by adding at the end 

11 the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or re13 duce the required non-Federal share for institutions that—

14 ‘‘(1) are eligible to receive assistance under part 

15 A or B of title III or under title V; and 

16 ‘‘(2) have submitted a grant application under 

17 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or 

18 reduction.’’. 

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 614 (20 U.S.C. 1130b) is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ each place it appears and 

22 inserting ‘‘2004’’; and 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ each place it ap24 pears and inserting ‘‘5 succeeding’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY. 

2 (a) FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP3 MENT.—Section 621 (20 U.S.C. 1131) is amended—

4 (1) by striking the heading of such section and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 621. PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PROFES7 SIONALS. ’’; 

8 (2) by striking the second sentence of subsection 

9 (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘The Institute shall 

10 conduct a program to enhance the international com11 petitiveness of the United States by increasing the 

12 participation of underrepresented populations in the 

13 international service, including private international 

14 voluntary organizations and the foreign service of the 

15 United States.’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subpara17 graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) An Indian Tribal College or Univer19 sity or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian20 serving institution eligible for assistance under 

21 title III, an institution eligible for assistance 

22 under part B of title III, or an

23 Hispanic-serving institution eligible for assist24 ance under title V. 
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1 ‘‘(B) An institution of higher education 

2 which serves substantial numbers of underrep3 resented students.’’; and 

4 (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(e) MATCH REQUIRED.—The eligible recipient of a 

7 grant under this section shall contribute to the conduct of 

8 the program supported by the grant an amount from non9 Federal sources equal to at least one-half of the amount of 

10 the grant. Such contribution may be in cash or in kind. 

11 The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Fed12 eral share for institutions that—

13 ‘‘(1) are eligible to receive assistance under part 

14 A or B of title III or under title V; and 

15 ‘‘(2) have submitted a grant application under 

16 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or 

17 reduction.’’. 

18 (b) INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 622 (20 

19 U.S.C. 1131a) is amended by inserting before the period 

20 at the end of subsection (a) the following: ‘‘and promote 

21 collaboration with colleges and universities that receive 

22 funds under this title’’. 

23 (c) STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.—Section 623(a) (20 

24 U.S.C. 1131b(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘1978,’’ the 
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1 following: ‘‘Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serv2 ing, and Hispanic-serving institutions,’’. 

3 (d) ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA4 TIONS.—Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘MASTERS’’ in the heading of 

6 such section and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘a masters degree in inter8 national relations’’ and inserting ‘‘an advanced de9 gree in international relations, international affairs, 

10 international economics, or other academic areas re11 lated to the Institute fellow’s career objectives’’; and 

12 (3) by striking ‘‘The masters degree program’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘The advanced degree study program 

14 shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with the 

15 fellow’s career objectives, and’’. 

16 (e) INTERNSHIPS.—Section 625 (20 U.S.C. 1131c) is 

17 amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘1978,’’ 

19 the following: ‘‘Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawai20 ian-serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions,’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)—

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

23 at the end of paragraph (2); 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para25 graph (3) and inserting a period; and
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1 (C) by striking paragraph (4); and 

2 (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol3 lows: 

4 ‘‘(c) RALPH J. BUNCHE FELLOWS.—In order to assure 

5 the recognition and commitment of individuals from under6 represented student populations who demonstrate special 

7 interest in international affairs and language study, eligi8 ble students who participate in the internship programs au9 thorized under (a) and (b) shall be known as the ‘Ralph 

10 J. Bunche Fellows’.’’. 

11 (f) REPORT.—Section 626 (20 U.S.C. 1131d) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘annually prepare a report’’ and in13 serting ‘‘prepare a report biennially’’. 

14 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

15 628 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 

19 succeeding’’. 

20 SEC. 5. EVALUATION, OUTREACH, AND DISSEMINATION. 

21 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after section 

22 631 (20 U.S.C. 1132) the following new section: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 632. EVALUATION, OUTREACH, AND DISSEMINATION. 

24 ‘‘The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of 

25 the funds made available for this title for program evalua-
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1 tion, national outreach, and information dissemination ac2 tivities.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. ADVISORY BOARD. 

4 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after section 

5 632 (as added by section 5) the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 633. INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY 

7 BOARD. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

10 the Department an independent International Higher 

11 Education Advisory Board (hereafter in this section 

12 referred to as the ‘International Advisory Board’). 

13 The International Advisory Board shall provide ad14 vice, counsel and recommendations to the Secretary 

15 and the Congress on international education issues 

16 for higher education. 

17 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Inter18 national Advisory Board is—

19 ‘‘(A) to provide expertise in the area of na20 tional needs for proficiency in world regions, for21 eign languages, and international affairs; 

22 ‘‘(B) to make recommendations that will 

23 promote the excellence of international education 

24 programs and result in the growth and develop25 ment of such programs at the postsecondary edu-
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1 cation level that will reflect diverse perspectives 

2 and represent the full range of views on world 

3 regions, foreign language, and international af4 fairs; and 

5 ‘‘(C) to advise the Secretary and the Con6 gress with respect to needs for expertise in gov7 ernment, the private sector, and education in 

8 order to enhance America’s understanding of, 

9 and engagement in, the world. 

10 ‘‘(b) INDEPENDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY

11 BOARD.—In the exercise of its functions, powers, and du12 ties, the International Advisory Board shall be independent 

13 of the Secretary and the other offices and officers of the De14 partment. Except as provided in this subsection and sub15 section (f), the recommendations of the International Advi16 sory Board shall not be subject to review or approval by 

17 any officer of the Federal Government. Nothing in this title 

18 shall be construed to authorize the International Advisory 

19 Board to mandate, direct, or control an institution of high20 er education’s specific instructional content, curriculum, or 

21 program of instruction. The Board is authorized to study, 

22 monitor, apprise, and evaluate a sample of activities sup23 ported under this title in order to provide recommendations 

24 to the Secretary and the Congress for the improvement of 

25 programs under the title and to ensure programs meet the 
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1 purposes of the title. The recommendations of the Board 

2 may address any area in need of improvement, except that 

3 any recommendation of specific legislation to Congress shall 

4 be made only if the President deems it necessary and expe5 dient. 

6 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—

7 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The International Advi8 sory Board shall have 7 members of whom—

9 ‘‘(A) 3 members shall be appointed by the 

10 Secretary; 

11 ‘‘(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

12 Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon 

13 the recommendation of the Majority Leader and 

14 the Minority Leader; and 

15 ‘‘(C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

16 President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the 

17 recommendation of the Majority Leader and the 

18 Minority Leader. 

19 ‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION.—Two of the members 

20 appointed by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) 

21 shall be appointed to represent Federal agencies that 

22 have national security responsibilities, after consulta23 tion with the heads of such agencies. The members of 

24 the International Advisory Board shall also include 

25 (but not be limited to) representatives of States, insti-
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1 tutions of higher education, cultural organizations, 

2 educational organizations, local education agencies, 

3 students, and private citizens with expertise in inter4 national concerns. 

5 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION.—Members of the Inter6 national Advisory Board shall be individuals who 

7 have technical qualifications, professional standing, 

8 experience working in international affairs or foreign 

9 service occupations, or demonstrated knowledge in the 

10 fields of higher education and international edu11 cation, including foreign languages, world regions, or 

12 international affairs. 

13 ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.—

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The International Advisory 

15 Board shall provide recommendations in accordance 

16 with subsection (b) regarding improvement of pro17 grams under this title to the Secretary and the Con18 gress for their review. The Board may—

19 ‘‘(A) review and comment upon the regula20 tions for grants under this title; 

21 ‘‘(B) monitor, apprise, and evaluate a sam22 ple of activities supported under this title based 

23 on the purposes and objectives of this title in 

24 order to provide recommendations for improve25 ment of the programs under this title;
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1 ‘‘(C) make recommendations that will assist 

2 the Secretary and the Congress to improve the 

3 programs under this title to better reflect the na4 tional needs related to the homeland security, 

5 international education, and international af6 fairs, including an assessment of the national 

7 needs and the training provided by the institu8 tions of higher education that receive a grant 

9 under this title for expert and non-expert level 

10 foreign language training; 

11 ‘‘(D) make recommendations to the Sec12 retary and the Congress regarding such studies, 

13 surveys, and analyses of international education 

14 that will provide feedback about the programs 

15 under this title and assure that their relative au16 thorized activities reflect diverse perspectives and 

17 represent the full range of views on world re18 gions, foreign languages, and international af19 fairs; 

20 ‘‘(E) make recommendations that will 

21 strengthen the partnerships between local edu22 cational agencies, public and private elementary 

23 and secondary education schools, and grant re24 cipients under this title to ensure that the re25 search and knowledge about world regions, for-
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1 eign languages, and international affairs is 

2 widely disseminated to local educational agen3 cies; 

4 ‘‘(F) make recommendations on how insti5 tutions of higher education that receive a grant 

6 under this title can encourage students to serve 

7 the nation and meet national needs in an inter8 national affairs, international business, foreign 

9 language, or national security capacity; 

10 ‘‘(G) make recommendations on how link11 ages between institutions of higher education and 

12 public and private organizations that are in13 volved in international education, language 

14 training, and international research capacities 

15 to fulfill manpower and information needs of 

16 United States businesses; and 

17 ‘‘(H) make recommendations to the Sec18 retary and the Congress about opportunities for 

19 underrepresented populations in the areas of 

20 international relations, international affairs, 

21 and international economics, in order to effec22 tively carry out the activities of the Institute 

23 under part C. 

24 ‘‘(2) HEARINGS.—The International Advisory 

25 Board shall provide for public hearing and comment 
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1 regarding the matter contained in the recommenda2 tions described in paragraph (1), prior to the submis3 sion of those recommendations to Secretary and the 

4 Congress. 

5 ‘‘(e) OPERATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.—

6 ‘‘(1) TERMS.—Each member of the International 

7 Advisory Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 

8 years, except that, of the members first appointed (A) 

9 4 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, and (B) 

10 3 shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, as des11 ignated at the time of appointment by the Secretary. 

12 A member of the International Advisory Board may 

13 be reappointed to successive terms on the Inter14 national Advisory Board. 

15 ‘‘(2) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill 

16 a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 

17 term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the 

18 remainder of such term. A member of the Inter19 national Advisory Board shall, upon the Secretary’s 

20 request, continue to serve after the expiration of a 

21 term until a successor has been appointed. 

22 ‘‘(3) NO GOVERNMENTAL MEMBERS.—Except for 

23 the members appointed by the Secretary under sub24 section (c)(1)(A), no officers or full-time employees of 
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1 the Federal Government shall serve as members of the 

2 International Advisory Board. 

3 ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The International Advisory 

4 Board shall meet not less than once each year. The 

5 International Advisory Board shall hold additional 

6 meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written 

7 request of not less than 3 voting members of the Inter8 national Advisory Board. 

9 ‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting mem10 bers of the Board serving at the time of a meeting 

11 shall constitute a quorum. 

12 ‘‘(6) CHAIR.—The International Advisory Board 

13 shall elect a Chairman or Chairwoman from among 

14 the members of the International Advisory Board. 

15 ‘‘(f) SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT FOR COMMENT.—

16 The International Advisory Board shall submit its proposed 

17 recommendations to the Secretary of Education for com18 ment for a period not to exceed 30 days in each instance. 

19 ‘‘(g) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.—

20 ‘‘(1) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE.—Members of 

21 the International Advisory Committee shall serve 

22 without pay for such service. Members of the Inter23 national Advisory Board who are officers or employ24 ees of the United States may not receive additional 

25 pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service
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1 on the International Advisory Board. Members of the 

2 International Advisory Board may each receive reim3 bursement for travel expenses incident to attending 

4 International Advisory Board meetings, including per 

5 diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 

6 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in 

7 the Government service employed intermittently. 

8 ‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—The International Advisory 

9 Board may appoint such personnel as may be deter10 mined necessary by the Chairman without regard to 

11 the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov12 erning appointments in the competitive service, and 

13 may be paid without regard to the provisions of chap14 ter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 

15 relating to classification and General Schedule pay 

16 rates, but no individual so appointed shall be paid in 

17 excess of the rate authorized for GS–18 of the General 

18 Schedule. The International Advisory Board may ap19 point not more than 1 full-time equivalent, non20 permanent, consultant without regard to the provi21 sions of title 5, United States Code. The International 

22 Advisory Board shall not be required by the Secretary 

23 to reduce personnel to meet agency personnel reduc24 tion goals. 
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1 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties 

2 under the Act, the International Advisory Board shall 

3 consult with other Federal agencies, representatives of 

4 State and local governments, and private organiza5 tions to the extent feasible. 

6 ‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—

7 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The International Ad8 visory Board is authorized to secure directly 

9 from any executive department, bureau, agency, 

10 board, commission, office, independent establish11 ment, or instrumentality information, sugges12 tions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of 

13 this section and each such department, bureau, 

14 agency, board, commission, office, independent 

15 establishment, or instrumentality is authorized 

16 and directed, to the extent permitted by law, to 

17 furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, 

18 and statistics directly to the International Advi19 sory Board, upon request made by the Chair20 man. 

21 ‘‘(B) SERVICES AND PERSONNEL.—The head 

22 of each Federal agency shall, to the extent not 

23 prohibited by law, consult with the International 

24 Advisory Board in carrying out this section. The 

25 International Advisory Board is authorized to 
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1 utilize, with their consent, the services, personnel, 

2 information, and facilities of other Federal, 

3 State, local, and private agencies with or with4 out reimbursement. 

5 ‘‘(5) CONTRACTS; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—

6 The International Advisory Board may enter into 

7 contracts for the acquisition of information, sugges8 tions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this 

9 section. The International Advisory Board is author10 ized to obtain the services of experts and consultants 

11 without regard to section 3109 of title 5, United 

12 States Code and to set pay in accordance with such 

13 section. 

14 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding the sunset and 

15 charter provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

16 (5 U.S.C. App. I) or any other statute or regulation, the 

17 International Advisory Committee shall be authorized 

18 through September 30, 2009. 

19 ‘‘(i) FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use not more than 

20 one-half of the funds available to the Secretary under sec21 tion 632 to carry out this section.’’. 

22 SEC. 7. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT 

23 RECRUITING INFORMATION; SAFETY. 

24 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after section 

25 633 (as added by section 6) the following new sections: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 634. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STU2 DENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. 

3 ‘‘Each institution of higher education that receives a 

4 grant under this title shall assure that—

5 ‘‘(1) recruiters of the United States Government 

6 and agencies thereof are given the same access to stu7 dents as is provided generally to other institutions of 

8 higher education and prospective employers of those 

9 students for the purpose of recruiting for graduate op10 portunities or prospective employment; and 

11 ‘‘(2) no undue restrictions are placed upon stu12 dents that seek employment with the United States 

13 Government or any agency thereof. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 635. STUDENT SAFETY. 

15 ‘‘Applicants seeking funds under this title to support 

16 student travel and study abroad shall submit as part of 

17 their grant application a description of safety policies and 

18 procedures for students participating in the program while 

19 abroad.’’. 

20 SEC. 8. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERIT21 AGE COMMUNITIES. 

22 Part D of title VI is further amended by inserting after 

23 section 635 (as added by section 7) the following new sec24 tion: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 636. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HER2 ITAGE COMMUNITIES. 

3 ‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education, in con4 sultation with the International Advisory Board, shall con5 duct a study to identify foreign language heritage commu6 nities, particularly such communities that include speakers 

7 of languages that are critical to the national security of 

8 the United States. 

9 ‘‘(b) FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERITAGE COMMUNITY.—

10 For purposes of this section, the term ‘foreign language her11 itage community’ means a community of residents or citi12 zens of the United States who are native speakers of, or 

13 who have partial fluency in, a foreign language. 

14 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 

16 shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of the 

17 study conducted under this section.’’.
Union Calendar No. 185

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3077

[Report No. 108–308] 

A BILL

To amend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 to enhance international education programs. 

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

and ordered to be printed