IIB 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3077

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 21, 2003

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

AN ACT

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 

6 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 

7 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 

8 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid9 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the 

10 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

11 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

12 this Act is as follows:

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. 

Sec. 8. National study of foreign language heritage communities.

13 SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUD14 IES. 

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

16 U.S.C. 1121) is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (a)—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘post-Cold War’’ in para19 graph (3); 

20 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

21 (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(4) The events and aftermath of September 

4 11, 2001, have underscored the need for the nation 

5 to strengthen and enhance American knowledge of 

6 international relations, world regions, and foreign 

7 languages. Homeland security and effective United 

8 States engagement abroad depend upon an increased 

9 number of Americans who have received such train10 ing and are willing to serve their nation.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)(1)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub13 paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, including 

14 through linkages overseas with institutions of 

15 higher education and relevant organizations 

16 that contribute to the educational programs as17 sisted under this part;’’; 

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

19 at the end of subparagraph (E); 

20 (C) by inserting after such subparagraph 

21 (E) the following new subparagraph: 

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

23 train citizens to participate in the efforts of home24 land security;’’; and 
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1 (3) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘reinforce 

2 and’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’. 

3 (b) GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE

4 AND AREA CENTERS AND PROGRAMS.—Section 602(a) 

5 (20 U.S.C. 1122(a)) is amended—

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

7 (A) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au9 thorized to make grants to institutions of high10 er education or consortia of such institutions 

11 for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, 

12 and operating—

13 ‘‘(i) comprehensive foreign language 

14 and area or international studies centers 

15 and programs; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) a diverse network of under17 graduate foreign language and area or 

18 international studies centers and pro19 grams.’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub22 paragraph (G); 

23 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

24 subparagraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; 

25 and 
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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

2 the following new subparagraphs: 

3 ‘‘(I) supporting instructors of the less com4 monly taught languages; 

5 ‘‘(J) widely disseminating materials devel6 oped by the center or program to local edu7 cational agencies and public and private ele8 mentary and secondary education schools, and 

9 institutions of higher education, presented from 

10 diverse perspectives and reflective of the full 

11 range of views on the subject matter, except 

12 that no more than 50 percent of funds awarded 

13 to an institution of higher education or con14 sortia of such institutions for purposes under 

15 this title may be associated with the costs of 

16 dissemination; and 

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

18 understanding of science and technology in co19 ordination with foreign language proficiency.’’; 

20 and 

21 (3) in paragraph (4)—

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

23 as follows: 

24 ‘‘(B) Partnerships or programs of linkage 

25 and outreach with 2-year and 4-year colleges 
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1 and universities, including colleges of education 

2 and teacher professional development pro3 grams.’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Pro5 grams of linkage or outreach’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Partnerships or programs of linkage and out7 reach’’; 

8 (C) in subparagraph (E)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘foreign area’’ and in10 serting ‘‘area studies’’; 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘of linkage and out12 reach’’; and 

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

14 inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; 

15 (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 

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

17 (F), respectively; and 

18 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

19 the following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(C) Partnerships with local educational 

21 agencies and public and private elementary and 

22 secondary education schools that are designed 

23 to increase student academic achievement in 

24 foreign language and knowledge of world re25 gions, and to facilitate the wide dissemination 
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1 of materials related to area studies, foreign lan2 guages, and international studies that are re3 flective of a full range of views on the subject 

4 matter.’’. 

5 (c) LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.—Section 

6 603(c) (20 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘re7 flect the purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 

8 (d) UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND

9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.—Section 604 (20 

10 U.S.C. 1124) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘combina12 tions’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘con13 sortia’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (a)(2)—

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

16 ‘‘teacher training’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher pro17 fessional development’’; 

18 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) 

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

20 respectively; 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

22 the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(I) the provision of grants for educational 

24 programs abroad that are closely linked to the 

25 program’s overall goals and have the purpose of 
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1 promoting foreign language fluency and knowl2 edge of world regions, except that not more 

3 than 10 percent of a grant recipient’s funds 

4 may be used for this purpose;’’; and 

5 (D) in subparagraph (M)(ii) (as redesig6 nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), 

7 by striking ‘‘elementary and secondary edu8 cation institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘local edu9 cational agencies and public and private ele10 mentary and secondary education schools’’; 

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

12 demonstrates a need for a waiver or reduction’’ be13 fore the period at the end; 

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

15 the purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 

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

17 inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

18 (6) by striking subsection (c). 

19 (e) RESEARCH; STUDIES; ANNUAL REPORT.—Sec20 tion 605(a) (20 U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended by inserting 

21 before the period at the end of the first sentence the fol22 lowing: ‘‘, including the systematic collection, analysis and 

23 dissemination of data’’. 
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1 (f) TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION

2 FOR FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.—Section 606 (20 

3 U.S.C. 1126) is amended—

4 (1) in subsection (a)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘or consortia of such insti6 tutions or libraries’’ and inserting ‘‘museums, 

7 or consortia of such entities’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘new’’; and 

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

10 after ‘‘disseminate information’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)—

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘acquire and’’ before ‘‘fa13 cilitate access’’ in paragraph (1); 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘new means of’’ in para15 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘new means and stand16 ards for’’; 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para18 graph (6); 

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

20 paragraph (7) and by inserting a semicolon; 

21 and 

22 (E) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 

23 following new paragraphs: 

24 ‘‘(8) to establish linkages between grant recipi25 ents under subsection (a) with libraries, museums, 
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1 organizations, or institutions of higher education lo2 cated overseas to facilitate carrying out the purposes 

3 of this section; and 

4 ‘‘(9) to carry out other activities deemed by the 

5 Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this 

6 section.’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or 

10 reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions 

11 that— 

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

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

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

15 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 

16 or reduction.’’. 

17 (g) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Section 

18 607(b) (20 U.S.C. 1125a(b)) is amended—

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

20 ‘‘missions’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen22 tence: ‘‘In keeping with the purposes of this part, 

23 the Secretary shall take into account the degree to 

24 which activities of centers, programs, and fellowships 

25 at institutions of higher education advance national 
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1 interests, generate and disseminate information, and 

2 foster debate on American foreign policy from di3 verse perspectives.’’. 

4 (h) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—Section 608(a) (20 

5 U.S.C. 1128(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new sentence: ‘‘Grants made under section 602 

7 shall also reflect the purposes of this part.’’. 

8 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

9 610 (20 U.S.C. 1128b) is amended—

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

11 and 

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

13 succeeding’’. 

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

15 604(a)(5), and 612 (20 U.S.C. 1123(a), 1124(a)(5), 

16 1130–1) are each amended by striking ‘‘combinations’’ 

17 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘consortia’’. 

18 SEC. 3. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRO19 GRAMS. 

20 (a) CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDU21 CATION.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘(in23 cluding those that are eligible to receive assistance 

24 under part A or B of title III or under title V)’’ 

25 after ‘‘other institutions of higher education’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive 

4 or reduce the required non-Federal share for institu5 tions that—

6 ‘‘(A) are eligible to receive assistance 

7 under part A or B of title III or under title V; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) have submitted a grant application 

10 under this section that demonstrates a need for 

11 a waiver or reduction.’’. 

12 (b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 

13 613 (20 U.S.C. 1130a) is amended by adding at the end 

14 the following new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or 

16 reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions 

17 that—

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

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

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

21 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 

22 or reduction.’’. 

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 614 (20 U.S.C. 1130b) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ each place it appears 

2 and inserting ‘‘2004’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ each place it ap4 pears and inserting ‘‘5 succeeding’’. 

5 SEC. 4. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY. 

6 (a) FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP7 MENT.—Section 621 (20 U.S.C. 1131) is amended—

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

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 621. PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PROFES11 SIONALS. ’’; 

12 (2) by striking the second sentence of sub13 section (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘The Insti14 tute shall conduct a program to enhance the inter15 national competitiveness of the United States by in16 creasing the participation of underrepresented popu17 lations in the international service, including private 

18 international voluntary organizations and the foreign 

19 service of the United States.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subpara21 graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) An Indian Tribal College or Univer23 sity or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian24 serving institution eligible for assistance under 

25 title III, an institution eligible for assistance 
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1 under part B of title III, or an

2 Hispanic-serving institution eligible for assist3 ance under title V. 

4 ‘‘(B) An institution of higher education 

5 which serves substantial numbers of underrep6 resented students.’’; and 

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

8 following: 

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

10 grant under this section shall contribute to the conduct 

11 of the program supported by the grant an amount from 

12 non-Federal sources equal to at least one-half of the 

13 amount of the grant. Such contribution may be in cash 

14 or in kind. The Secretary may waive or reduce the re15 quired non-Federal share for institutions that—

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

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

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

19 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 

20 or reduction.’’. 

21 (b) INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 622 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1131a) is amended by inserting before the pe23 riod at the end of subsection (a) the following: ‘‘and pro24 mote collaboration with colleges and universities that re25 ceive funds under this title’’. 
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1 (c) STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.—Section 623(a) (20 

2 U.S.C. 1131b(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘1978,’’ 

3 the following: ‘‘Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian4 serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions,’’. 

5 (d) ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA6 TIONS.—Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended—

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

8 such section and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘a masters degree in inter10 national relations’’ and inserting ‘‘an advanced de11 gree in international relations, international affairs, 

12 international economics, or other academic areas re13 lated to the Institute fellow’s career objectives’’; and 

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

15 and inserting ‘‘The advanced degree study program 

16 shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with 

17 the fellow’s career objectives, and’’. 

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

19 is amended—

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

21 the following: ‘‘Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawai22 ian-serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions,’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)—

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

25 at the end of paragraph (2); 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para2 graph (3) and inserting a period; and 

3 (C) by striking paragraph (4); and 

4 (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(c) RALPH J. BUNCHE FELLOWS.—In order to as7 sure the recognition and commitment of individuals from 

8 underrepresented student populations who demonstrate 

9 special interest in international affairs and language 

10 study, eligible students who participate in the internship 

11 programs authorized under (a) and (b) shall be known as 

12 the ‘Ralph J. Bunche Fellows’.’’. 

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

14 amended by striking ‘‘annually prepare a report’’ and in15 serting ‘‘prepare a report biennially’’. 

16 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

17 628 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) is amended—

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

19 and 

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

21 succeeding’’. 

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

23 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after sec24 tion 631 (20 U.S.C. 1132) the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 632. EVALUATION, OUTREACH, AND DISSEMINATION. 

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

3 the funds made available for this title for program evalua4 tion, national outreach, and information dissemination ac5 tivities.’’. 

6 SEC. 6. ADVISORY BOARD. 

7 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after sec8 tion 632 (as added by section 5) the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 633. INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY 

10 BOARD. 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—

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

13 the Department an independent International High14 er Education Advisory Board (hereafter in this sec15 tion referred to as the ‘International Advisory 

16 Board’). The International Advisory Board shall 

17 provide advice, counsel and recommendations to the 

18 Secretary and the Congress on international edu19 cation issues for higher education. 

20 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Inter21 national Advisory Board is—

22 ‘‘(A) to provide expertise in the area of na23 tional needs for proficiency in world regions, 

24 foreign languages, and international affairs; 

25 ‘‘(B) to make recommendations that will 

26 promote the excellence of international edu-
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1 cation programs and result in the growth and 

2 development of such programs at the postsec3 ondary education level that will reflect diverse 

4 perspectives and the full range of views on 

5 world regions, foreign language, and inter6 national affairs; and 

7 ‘‘(C) to advise the Secretary and the Con8 gress with respect to needs for expertise in gov9 ernment, the private sector, and education in 

10 order to enhance America’s understanding of, 

11 and engagement in, the world. 

12 ‘‘(b) INDEPENDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY

13 BOARD.—In the exercise of its functions, powers, and du14 ties, the International Advisory Board shall be inde15 pendent of the Secretary and the other offices and officers 

16 of the Department. Except as provided in this subsection 

17 and subsection (f), the recommendations of the Inter18 national Advisory Board shall not be subject to review or 

19 approval by any officer of the Federal Government. Noth20 ing in this title shall be construed to authorize the Inter21 national Advisory Board to mandate, direct, or control an 

22 institution of higher education’s specific instructional con23 tent, curriculum, or program of instruction. The Board 

24 is authorized to study, monitor, apprise, and evaluate a 

25 sample of activities supported under this title in order to 
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1 provide recommendations to the Secretary and the Con2 gress for the improvement of programs under the title and 

3 to ensure programs meet the purposes of the title. The 

4 recommendations of the Board may address any area in 

5 need of improvement, except that any recommendation of 

6 specific legislation to Congress shall be made only if the 

7 President deems it necessary and expedient. 

8 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—

9 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The International Advi10 sory Board shall have 7 members of whom—

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

12 Secretary; 

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

14 Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon 

15 the recommendation of the Majority Leader and 

16 the Minority Leader; and 

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

18 President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the 

19 recommendation of the Majority Leader and the 

20 Minority Leader. 

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

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

23 shall be appointed to represent Federal agencies that 

24 have national security responsibilities, after consulta25 tion with the heads of such agencies. The members 
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1 of the International Advisory Board shall also in2 clude (but not be limited to) representatives of 

3 States, institutions of higher education, cultural or4 ganizations, educational organizations, local edu5 cation agencies, students, and private citizens with 

6 expertise in international concerns. 

7 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION.—Members of the Inter8 national Advisory Board shall be individuals who 

9 have technical qualifications, professional standing, 

10 experience working in international affairs or foreign 

11 service occupations, or demonstrated knowledge in 

12 the fields of higher education and international edu13 cation, including foreign languages, world regions, or 

14 international affairs. 

15 ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.—

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

17 Board shall provide recommendations in accordance 

18 with subsection (b) regarding improvement of pro19 grams under this title to the Secretary and the Con20 gress for their review. The Board may—

21 ‘‘(A) review and comment upon the regula22 tions for grants under this title; 

23 ‘‘(B) monitor, apprise, and evaluate a sam24 ple of activities supported under this title based 

25 on the purposes and objectives of this title in 
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1 order to provide recommendations for improve2 ment of the programs under this title; 

3 ‘‘(C) make recommendations that will as4 sist the Secretary and the Congress to improve 

5 the programs under this title to better reflect 

6 the national needs related to the homeland se7 curity, international education, and inter8 national affairs, including an assessment of the 

9 national needs and the training provided by the 

10 institutions of higher education that receive a 

11 grant under this title for expert and non-expert 

12 level foreign language training; 

13 ‘‘(D) make recommendations to the Sec14 retary and the Congress regarding such studies, 

15 surveys, and analyses of international education 

16 that will provide feedback about the programs 

17 under this title and assure that their relative 

18 authorized activities reflect diverse perspectives 

19 and the full range of views on world regions, 

20 foreign languages, and international affairs; 

21 ‘‘(E) make recommendations that will 

22 strengthen the partnerships between local edu23 cational agencies, public and private elementary 

24 and secondary education schools, and grant re25 cipients under this title to ensure that the re-
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1 search and knowledge about world regions, for2 eign languages, and international affairs is 

3 widely disseminated to local educational agen4 cies; 

5 ‘‘(F) make recommendations on how insti6 tutions of higher education that receive a grant 

7 under this title can encourage students to serve 

8 the nation and meet national needs in an inter9 national affairs, international business, foreign 

10 language, or national security capacity; 

11 ‘‘(G) make recommendations on how link12 ages between institutions of higher education 

13 and public and private organizations that are 

14 involved in international education, language 

15 training, and international research capacities 

16 to fulfill manpower and information needs of 

17 United States businesses; and 

18 ‘‘(H) make recommendations to the Sec19 retary and the Congress about opportunities for 

20 underrepresented populations in the areas of 

21 international relations, international affairs, 

22 and international economics, in order to effec23 tively carry out the activities of the Institute 

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

2 Board shall provide for public hearing and comment 

3 regarding the matter contained in the recommenda4 tions described in paragraph (1), prior to the sub5 mission of those recommendations to Secretary and 

6 the Congress. 

7 ‘‘(e) OPERATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.—

8 ‘‘(1) TERMS.—Each member of the Inter9 national Advisory Board shall be appointed for a 

10 term of 3 years, except that, of the members first 

11 appointed (A) 4 shall be appointed for a term of 3 

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

13 years, as designated at the time of appointment by 

14 the Secretary. A member of the International Advi15 sory Board may be reappointed to successive terms 

16 on the International Advisory Board. 

17 ‘‘(2) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to 

18 fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 

19 term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the 

20 remainder of such term. A member of the Inter21 national Advisory Board shall, upon the Secretary’s 

22 request, continue to serve after the expiration of a 

23 term until a successor has been appointed. 

24 ‘‘(3) NO GOVERNMENTAL MEMBERS.—Except 

25 for the members appointed by the Secretary under 
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1 subsection (c)(1)(A), no officers or full-time employ2 ees of the Federal Government shall serve as mem3 bers of the International Advisory Board. 

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

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

6 International Advisory Board shall hold additional 

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

8 request of not less than 3 voting members of the 

9 International Advisory Board. 

10 ‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting mem11 bers of the Board serving at the time of a meeting 

12 shall constitute a quorum. 

13 ‘‘(6) CHAIR.—The International Advisory 

14 Board shall elect a Chairman or Chairwoman from 

15 among the members of the International Advisory 

16 Board. 

17 ‘‘(f) SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT FOR COM18 MENT.—The International Advisory Board shall submit 

19 its proposed recommendations to the Secretary of Edu20 cation for comment for a period not to exceed 30 days 

21 in each instance. 

22 ‘‘(g) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.—

23 ‘‘(1) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE.—Members 

24 of the International Advisory Committee shall serve 

25 without pay for such service. Members of the Inter-
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1 national Advisory Board who are officers or employ2 ees of the United States may not receive additional 

3 pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their serv4 ice on the International Advisory Board. Members of 

5 the International Advisory Board may each receive 

6 reimbursement for travel expenses incident to at7 tending International Advisory Board meetings, in8 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 

9 by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for 

10 persons in the Government service employed inter11 mittently. 

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

13 Board may appoint such personnel as may be deter14 mined necessary by the Chairman without regard to 

15 the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov16 erning appointments in the competitive service, and 

17 may be paid without regard to the provisions of 

18 chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 

19 title relating to classification and General Schedule 

20 pay rates, but no individual so appointed shall be 

21 paid in excess of the rate authorized for GS–18 of 

22 the General Schedule. The International Advisory 

23 Board may appoint not more than 1 full-time equiv24 alent, nonpermanent, consultant without regard to 

25 the provisions of title 5, United States Code. The 
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1 International Advisory Board shall not be required 

2 by the Secretary to reduce personnel to meet agency 

3 personnel reduction goals. 

4 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its du5 ties under the Act, the International Advisory Board 

6 shall consult with other Federal agencies, represent7 atives of State and local governments, and private 

8 organizations to the extent feasible. 

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

10 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The International 

11 Advisory Board is authorized to secure directly 

12 from any executive department, bureau, agency, 

13 board, commission, office, independent estab14 lishment, or instrumentality information, sug15 gestions, estimates, and statistics for the pur16 pose of this section and each such department, 

17 bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde18 pendent establishment, or instrumentality is au19 thorized and directed, to the extent permitted 

20 by law, to furnish such information, sugges21 tions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 

22 International Advisory Board, upon request 

23 made by the Chairman. 

24 ‘‘(B) SERVICES AND PERSONNEL.—The 

25 head of each Federal agency shall, to the extent 
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1 not prohibited by law, consult with the Inter2 national Advisory Board in carrying out this 

3 section. The International Advisory Board is 

4 authorized to utilize, with their consent, the 

5 services, personnel, information, and facilities of 

6 other Federal, State, local, and private agencies 

7 with or without reimbursement. 

8 ‘‘(5) CONTRACTS; EXPERTS AND CONSULT9 ANTS.—The International Advisory Board may enter 

10 into contracts for the acquisition of information, 

11 suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose 

12 of this section. The International Advisory Board is 

13 authorized to obtain the services of experts and con14 sultants without regard to section 3109 of title 5, 

15 United States Code and to set pay in accordance 

16 with such section. 

17 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding the sunset 

18 and charter provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 

19 Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) or any other statute or regulation, 

20 the International Advisory Committee shall be authorized 

21 through September 30, 2009. 

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

23 one-half of the funds available to the Secretary under sec24 tion 632 to carry out this section.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT 

2 RECRUITING INFORMATION; SAFETY. 

3 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after sec4 tion 633 (as added by section 6) the following new sec5 tions: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 634. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STU7 DENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. 

8 ‘‘Each institution of higher education that receives a 

9 grant under this title shall assure that—

10 ‘‘(1) recruiters of the United States Govern11 ment and agencies thereof are given the same access 

12 to students as is provided generally to other institu13 tions of higher education and prospective employers 

14 of those students for the purpose of recruiting for 

15 graduate opportunities or prospective employment; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(2) no undue restrictions are placed upon stu18 dents that seek employment with the United States 

19 Government or any agency thereof. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 635. STUDENT SAFETY. 

21 ‘‘Applicants seeking funds under this title to support 

22 student travel and study abroad shall submit as part of 

23 their grant application a description of safety policies and 

24 procedures for students participating in the program while 

25 abroad.’’. 
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1 SEC. 8. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERIT2 AGE COMMUNITIES. 

3 Part D of title VI is further amended by inserting 

4 after section 635 (as added by section 7) the following 

5 new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 636. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HER7 ITAGE COMMUNITIES. 

8 ‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education, in con9 sultation with the International Advisory Board, shall con10 duct a study to identify foreign language heritage commu11 nities, particularly such communities that include speakers 

12 of languages that are critical to the national security of 

13 the United States. 

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

15 For purposes of this section, the term ‘foreign language 

16 heritage community’ means a community of residents or 

17 citizens of the United States who are native speakers of, 

18 or who have partial fluency in, a foreign language. 

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

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

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

22 the study conducted under this section.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives October 21, 

2003. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.