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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9170 

To reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to 

improve and encourage innovation in international education, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2024 

Ms. ROSS (for herself, Mrs. FOUSHEE, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 in order to improve and encourage innovation in 

international education, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Inter5 national and Foreign Language Education Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND 

7 AREA CENTERS AND PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 602(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act 

9 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (2) in subclause (IV), by striking the period 

4 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(V) the beginning, intermediate, or 

7 advanced study of a foreign language re8 lated to the graduate student’s area of spe9 cialization.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. 

11 Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking sections 605 and 606 and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 605. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. 

16 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

17 support international and foreign language education re18 search and innovation projects that encourage and con19 tribute to comprehensive and ongoing assessment and 

20 strengthening of the United States capacity in inter21 national education, including program development, co22 ordination, delivery, and outcomes in order to meet na23 tional needs. 


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1 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPI2 ENT.—In this section, the term ‘eligible grant recipient’ 

3 means the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) An institution of higher education. 

5 ‘‘(2) A public or private nonprofit library. 

6 ‘‘(3) A nonprofit educational organization. 

7 ‘‘(4) An entity that, as of the date of applica8 tion for a grant under this section— 

9 ‘‘(A) has received a grant under this title 

10 for a preceding year; or 

11 ‘‘(B) is receiving a grant under this title. 

12 ‘‘(5) A partnership or consortium of 2 or more 

13 entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4). 

14 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail16 able to carry out this section, the Secretary may— 

17 ‘‘(A) conduct research and studies that 

18 contribute to the purposes of this title, includ19 ing research to provide a systematic under20 standing of the United States international and 

21 foreign language education capacity, structures, 

22 and effectiveness in meeting growing demands 

23 in the education, government, business, and 

24 nonprofit sectors; 


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1 ‘‘(B) create innovative paradigms, or en2 hance or scale up proven strategies and prac3 tices, that address systemic challenges to devel4 oping and delivering international and foreign 

5 language education resources and expertise— 

6 ‘‘(i) for incorporating across edu7 cational disciplines and institutions; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) for employers and other stake9 holders; and 

10 ‘‘(C) develop and manage a national stand11 ardized database on the strengths, gaps, and 

12 trends in the international and foreign language 

13 education capacity of the United States, and 

14 document the outcomes of programs funded 

15 under this title every grant cycle. 

16 ‘‘(2) METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec17 retary may carry out the activities described in para18 graph (1) directly or through grants or contracts to 

19 eligible grant recipients in accordance with sub20 section (d) or (e). 

21 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH AND STUDY GRANTS.—For any fis22 cal year for which the Secretary carries out activities to 

23 achieve the outcomes described in subsection (c)(1) 

24 through research and study grants under this section, the 

25 Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to 


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1 eligible entities to pay for the Federal share of research 

2 and studies relating to the systematic development, collec3 tion, analysis, publication, and dissemination of data and 

4 other information resources in a manner that is easily un5 derstandable and made publicly available, and that con6 tributes to achieving the purposes of this title. Such re7 search and studies may include any of the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) Assessing and documenting international 

9 and foreign language education capacity and supply, 

10 such as— 

11 ‘‘(A) studies and surveys to determine the 

12 numbers of foreign language courses, programs, 

13 and enrollments at all levels of education and in 

14 all languages, including a determination of gaps 

15 in those courses or programs determined to be 

16 critical to the national interest; 

17 ‘‘(B) studies and surveys of the number 

18 and types of degrees or certificates awarded in 

19 foreign language studies, area studies, global 

20 studies, and international business and profes21 sional studies, including identification of gaps 

22 in those areas of study determined critical to 

23 the national interest; 

24 ‘‘(C) studies and surveys, by language, de25 gree, and world area, of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the number of foreign language 

2 studies, area studies, global studies, or 

3 international studies faculty, including 

4 international business faculty; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the number of foreign language 

6 studies teachers in grades kindergarten 

7 through grade 12; and 

8 ‘‘(D) studies and surveys of the number of 

9 undergraduate and graduate students engaging 

10 in long- or short-term education abroad or in11 ternship abroad programs as part of their cur12 riculum, including the countries of destination. 

13 ‘‘(2) Assessing the demands for international 

14 and foreign language education, the outcomes of 

15 international and foreign language education pro16 grams, and the alignment of such demand and out17 comes, such as— 

18 ‘‘(A) studies, surveys, and research 

19 symposia to determine— 

20 ‘‘(i) the demand for increased or im21 proved instruction in foreign language 

22 studies, area studies, global studies, or 

23 other international fields; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the demand for employees with 

2 such skills and knowledge in government, 

3 education, and the private sector; 

4 ‘‘(B) studies, surveys, and research 

5 symposia to assess the employment or utiliza6 tion of graduates of programs supported under 

7 this title by governmental, educational, and pri8 vate sector entities; and 

9 ‘‘(C) studies, surveys, and research 

10 symposia to assess standardized outcomes and 

11 the effectiveness and benchmarking of programs 

12 supported under this title. 

13 ‘‘(3) The development and publication of spe14 cialized materials for use in foreign language stud15 ies, area studies, global studies, and other inter16 national studies, including in international business 

17 and other professional education, as appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(4) Studies and surveys that identify and doc19 ument systemic challenges and changes needed in 

20 higher education and elementary school and sec21 ondary school systems to make international and 

22 foreign language education available to all students 

23 as part of the basic curriculum, which may in24 clude— 


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1 ‘‘(A) challenges in current evaluation 

2 standards; 

3 ‘‘(B) program entrance and graduation re4 quirements; 

5 ‘‘(C) program accreditation; 

6 ‘‘(D) student postsecondary degree require7 ments; or 

8 ‘‘(E) legal or workplace barriers for teach9 ers and faculty to education and research 

10 abroad. 

11 ‘‘(5) Studies and surveys that identify and doc12 ument, in underrepresented institutions of higher 

13 education (including minority-serving institutions 

14 and community colleges)— 

15 ‘‘(A) systemic challenges and changes, in16 centives, and partnerships needed to inter17 nationalize educational programming in a com18 prehensive and sustainable way; and 

19 ‘‘(B) short- and long-term outcomes of 

20 successful internationalization strategies and 

21 funding models. 

22 ‘‘(6) Evaluation of the extent to which pro23 grams supported under this title reflect diverse per24 spectives and a wide range of views and generate de25 bate on world regions and international affairs, as 


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1 described in the application submitted by the eligible 

2 recipient under subsection (f). 

3 ‘‘(e) INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year for 

5 which the Secretary carries out activities to achieve 

6 the outcomes described in subsection (c)(1) through 

7 innovation grants under this subsection, the Sec8 retary shall award such grants, on a competitive 

9 basis, to eligible entities. 

10 ‘‘(2) TYPES OF INNOVATION PROJECTS.—Inno11 vation projects carried out under this subsection 

12 may include any of the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) Innovative paradigms to improve 

14 communication, sharing, and delivery of re15 sources that further the objectives of this title, 

16 such as— 

17 ‘‘(i) networking and placement struc18 tures and systems to more effectively 

19 match postsecondary graduates with inter20 national and foreign language education 

21 skills with the needs of employers across 

22 the workforce; 

23 ‘‘(ii) sharing international specialist 

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1 cialization or learning opportunities not 

2 available at any single institution of higher 

3 education, such as shared courses for 

4 studying— 

5 ‘‘(I) less commonly taught lan6 guages, world areas, or regions; 

7 ‘‘(II) international business; or 

8 ‘‘(III) specialized research topics 

9 of national strategic interest; 

10 ‘‘(iii) producing, collecting, organizing, 

11 preserving, and widely disseminating inter12 national and foreign language education 

13 expertise, resources, courses, and other in14 formation through the use of electronic 

15 technologies and other networking tech16 niques that contribute to the purposes of 

17 this title; 

18 ‘‘(iv) coordinating initiatives to iden19 tify, implement, and provide ongoing ac20 cess to and creation of digital global li21 brary resources; and 

22 ‘‘(v) utilizing technology to create 

23 open source resources in international 

24 studies, area studies, global studies, and 

25 foreign language studies that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) are adaptable to multiple 

2 educational settings; and 

3 ‘‘(II) promote interdisciplinary 

4 partnerships between technologists, 

5 curriculum designers, international 

6 and foreign language education ex7 perts, language teachers, and librar8 ians. 

9 ‘‘(B) Innovative curriculum, teaching, and 

10 learning paradigms that further the purposes of 

11 this title, such as— 

12 ‘‘(i) new paradigms for collaborations 

13 of disciplinary programs with foreign lan14 guage studies, area studies, global studies, 

15 and international studies, and education 

16 abroad programs, that address the inter17 nationalization of such disciplinary studies 

18 for the purpose of producing globally com19 petent graduates in their fields; 

20 ‘‘(ii) innovative collaborations between 

21 established centers of international and 

22 foreign language education excellence and 

23 underrepresented institutions and popu24 lations seeking to further their goals for 

25 strengthening international, area, global, 


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1 and foreign language studies, including mi2 nority-serving institutions and community 

3 colleges; 

4 ‘‘(iii) teaching and learning collabora5 tions among foreign language studies, area 

6 studies, global studies, or other inter7 national studies programs with diaspora 

8 communities, including heritage students; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(iv) new approaches and methods to 

11 teaching emerging global issues, cross-re12 gional interactions, and underrepresented 

13 regions or countries, such as project- and 

14 team-based learning. 

15 ‘‘(C) Innovative assessment and outcome 

16 tools and techniques that further the purposes 

17 of this title, such as— 

18 ‘‘(i) international and foreign lan19 guage education assessment techniques 

20 that are coupled with outcome-focused 

21 training modules and that meet the pur22 poses of this title, such as certificates and 

23 badges, immersion learning, or e-portfolio 

24 systems; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) more effective and easily acces2 sible methods of assessing professionally 

3 useful levels of proficiency in foreign lan4 guages, or competencies in area studies, 

5 culture and global knowledge, or other 

6 international fields in programs supported 

7 under this title, which may include use of 

8 open access online and other cost-effective 

9 tools for students and educators at all edu10 cational levels and in the workplace. 

11 ‘‘(f) APPLICATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desir13 ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli14 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man15 ner, and accompanied by such information and as16 surances as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

18 under this subsection shall include evidence that any 

19 proposed innovation project described in subsection 

20 (e) has a reasonable and demonstrable expectation 

21 of sustainability once the support provided under the 

22 grant is completed. 

23 ‘‘(g) FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

25 the total cost of carrying out a program supported 


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1 by a grant under this section shall be not more than 

662 2 ⁄3 percent. 

3 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

4 share of the total cost of carrying out a program 

5 supported by a grant under this section shall be not 

less than 331 6 ⁄3 percent. Such share may be provided 

7 either in kind or in cash, or from institutional and 

8 non-institutional funds, including contributions from 

9 State entities and private sector corporations or 

10 foundations. 

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

12 or reduce the required non-Federal share under this 

13 subsection for any eligible entity that is, or includes, 

14 an institution that— 

15 ‘‘(A) is a minority-serving institution or a 

16 community college; and 

17 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated a need for a waiver 

18 or reduction in the application submitted under 

19 subsection (f). 

20 ‘‘(h) DATABASE WEBSITE; 5-YEAR REPORT.—The 

21 Secretary shall, directly or through a grant or contract 

22 to an eligible grant recipient— 

23 ‘‘(1) establish, curate, maintain, and update at 

24 least once every grant cycle, a web-based site that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) showcases results of the activities 

2 supported under this section; and 

3 ‘‘(B) serves as a repository and landing 

4 site for access to the information, resources, 

5 and best practices generated through activities 

6 supported under this section; and 

7 ‘‘(2) prepare, publish and disseminate to Con8 gress and the public every 5 years, a report that 

9 summarizes— 

10 ‘‘(A) key findings from the activities con11 ducted under this section; and 

12 ‘‘(B) policy issues the findings may raise 

13 with respect to international and foreign lan14 guage education and outcomes.’’; and 

15 (2) by redesignating sections 607 through 610 

16 as sections 606 through 609, respectively. 

17 SEC. 4. GLOBAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EDU18 CATION PROGRAMS. 

19 Part B of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 

20 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1130 et seq.) is amended— 

21 (1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘BUSI22 NESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDU23 CATION PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘GLOB24 AL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL 

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1 (2) in section 611 (20 U.S.C. 1130)— 

2 (A) in subsection (a)— 

3 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in4 serting the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) the future economic welfare of the United 

6 States will depend substantially on increasing inter7 national and global skills in the business, edu8 cational, and other professional communities and 

9 creating an awareness among the American public of 

10 the internationalization of the economy of the 

11 United States and numerous other professional 

12 areas important to our national interest in the 21st 

13 century;’’; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘language and 

16 area study programs’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘professional schools and programs, 

18 language, area study, and global study 

19 programs’’; and 

20 (II) by inserting ‘‘and security’’ 

21 before ‘‘interests’’; 

22 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

23 (I) by striking ‘‘between the’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘among— 

25 ‘‘(A) the’’; 


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1 (II) by striking ‘‘business and the 

2 international education’’ and inserting 

3 the following: ‘‘business and other 

4 professional fields; 

5 ‘‘(B) the international and global edu6 cation’’; and 

7 (III) by striking ‘‘States, and 

8 public’’ and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘States; and 

10 ‘‘(C) public’’; and 

11 (iv) in paragraph (4)— 

12 (I) by striking ‘‘and State de13 partments of commerce’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘, State departments of commerce, 

15 and other professional organizations’’; 

16 and 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘universities and 

18 business’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions 

19 of higher education with businesses or 

20 other professions’’; and 

21 (B) in subsection (b)— 

22 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (I) by striking ‘‘and economic en24 terprise’’ and inserting ‘‘, economic 

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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘and other pro2 fessional’’ before ‘‘personnel’’; and 

3 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to 

4 prosper in an international’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘and other professional fields to prosper in 

6 an international global’’. 

7 SEC. 5. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR 

8 GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. 

9 Section 613 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

10 U.S.C. 1130a) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 613. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

12 FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. 

13 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

14 support innovative strategies that provide undergraduate 

15 and graduate students with the global professional com16 petencies, perspectives, and skills needed to strengthen 

17 and enrich the global engagement and competitiveness of 

18 the United States in a wide variety of professional and 

19 technical fields important to the national interest in the 

20 21st century. 

21 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en23 tity’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education; 


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1 ‘‘(B) a consortium of institutions of higher 

2 education; or 

3 ‘‘(C) a partnership consisting of 1 or more 

4 institutions of higher education and 1 or more 

5 corporate entity or nonprofit organization. 

6 ‘‘(2) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TECH7 NICAL TRAINING.—The term ‘professional education 

8 and technical training’ means a program at an insti9 tution of higher education that offers undergraduate, 

10 graduate, or post-graduate level education in a pro11 fessional or technical field that is determined by the 

12 Secretary as meeting a national need for global or 

13 international competency (which may include a pro14 gram in the field of business, science, technology, 

15 engineering, law, health, energy, environment, agri16 culture, transportation, or education). 

17 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 

18 available to carry out this section and subject to sub19 section (g), the Secretary shall award grants or contracts, 

20 on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the 

21 eligible entities to carry out programs designed to— 

22 ‘‘(1) establish an interdisciplinary global dimen23 sion in the undergraduate and graduate curricula of 

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1 culture, law, civics, and other professional education 

2 and technical training, to be determined by the Sec3 retary based on national needs; 

4 ‘‘(2) produce graduates with proficiencies in 

5 both the global aspects of their professional fields 

6 and international, cross-cultural, and foreign lan7 guage skills; and 

8 ‘‘(3) provide appropriate services to or linkages 

9 with corporate, government, and nonprofit commu10 nities that— 

11 ‘‘(A) will expand the knowledge and capac12 ity of such communities for global engagement 

13 and competitiveness; and 

14 ‘‘(B) provide internship or employment op15 portunities for postsecondary students and 

16 graduates with international skills. 

17 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each eligible entity desiring a 

18 grant or contract under this section shall submit an appli19 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

20 accompanied by such information and assurances as the 

21 Secretary may reasonably require, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) evidence that each project proposed in the 

23 application has a reasonable and demonstrable ex24 pectation of sustainability and replicability once the 

25 grant or contract period is completed; 


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1 ‘‘(2) a copy of the agreement entered into by 

2 the eligible entity with a private entity or nonprofit 

3 organization engaged in international economic or 

4 other relevant professional activity, or a combination 

5 or consortium of such entities or organizations, for 

6 the purpose of demonstrating compliance with sub7 section (c); 

8 ‘‘(3) assurances that the institution of higher 

9 education will use the assistance provided under this 

10 section for activities that supplement, and not sup11 plant, activities described in subsection (e) that were 

12 carried out by the institution of higher education be13 fore receiving the grant or contract; and 

14 ‘‘(4) assurances that, where applicable, the ac15 tivities funded by the grant or contract will reflect 

16 diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on 

17 world regions and international affairs. 

18 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—An eligible en20 tity receiving a grant or contract under this section 

21 shall use funds provided under the grant or contract 

22 to carry out all of the following activities: 

23 ‘‘(A) Combining or incorporating into un24 dergraduate or graduate professional education 


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1 and technical training curricula all of the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(i) Foreign language programs that 

4 lead to proficiency, including immersion 

5 opportunities. 

6 ‘‘(ii) International studies, area stud7 ies, or global studies programs. 

8 ‘‘(iii) Educational programs abroad, 

9 internships abroad, or other innovative or 

10 technological linkages abroad. 

11 ‘‘(iv) Global business, economic, and 

12 trade studies, as appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(B) Innovation and improvement in inter14 national, global, and foreign language education 

15 curricula to serve the needs of business and 

16 other professional and nonprofit communities, 

17 including development of new programs for 

18 nontraditional, midcareer, or part-time stu19 dents. 

20 ‘‘(C) Establishment of educational pro21 grams abroad or internship programs abroad, 

22 or other innovative approaches to enable under23 graduate or graduate professional students to 

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1 edge of foreign cultures and societies and global 

2 dimensions of their professional fields. 

3 ‘‘(D) Development of collaborations on 

4 issues of common interest to institutions of 

5 higher education, corporations, or nonprofit sec6 tor organizations designed to strengthen en7 gagement and competitiveness in global busi8 ness or trade or other global professional activ9 ity. 

10 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible en11 tity receiving a grant or contract under this section 

12 may use funds provided under the grant to carry out 

13 any of the following activities: 

14 ‘‘(A) Development of specialized teaching 

15 materials and courses (including foreign lan16 guage studies, area studies, or global studies 

17 materials) and innovative technological delivery 

18 systems appropriate to professionally oriented 

19 students. 

20 ‘‘(B) Establishment of student fellowships 

21 or other innovative support opportunities for 

22 education and training in global professional 

23 development activities, including for underrep24 resented populations, first generation students, 

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1 ‘‘(C) Development of opportunities or fel2 lowships for professional school faculty, includ3 ing junior faculty, to acquire or strengthen 

4 international and global skills and perspectives, 

5 including faculty in minority-serving institutions 

6 or community colleges. 

7 ‘‘(D) Summer, or other academic break, 

8 institutes, or technology-delivered institutes, in 

9 global business, science, technology, engineer10 ing, mathematics, or other professional fields, 

11 foreign language studies, area studies, and 

12 global and other international studies designed 

13 to carry out the purposes of this section. 

14 ‘‘(E) Internationalization of curricula at 

15 the community college level and at minority16 serving institutions to further the purposes of 

17 this section. 

18 ‘‘(F) Establishment of linkages overseas— 

19 ‘‘(i) with institutions of higher edu20 cation, corporations and other private enti21 ties, and nonprofit organizations; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) that contribute to the edu23 cational purpose of this section. 

24 ‘‘(G) Development of programs to inform 

25 the public of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) increasing global interdependence 

2 in a wide variety of professional fields such 

3 as business, science, technology, engineer4 ing, mathematics, health, environment, en5 ergy, agriculture, law, civics, and other 

6 areas; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) the role of the United States 

8 within the global system. 

9 ‘‘(H) Establishment of trade education 

10 programs through cooperative arrangements 

11 with— 

12 ‘‘(i) regional, national, and global 

13 trade centers and councils; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) bilateral and multilateral trade 

15 associations. 

16 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds provided 

18 through a grant under this section shall be used to 

19 pay the Federal share of the activities carried out 

20 under the grant. 

21 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

22 the cost of a program supported by a grant under 

23 this section shall not be more than 50 percent. 


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1 ‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

2 share of the cost of the program supported by a 

3 grant under this section— 

4 ‘‘(A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and 

5 ‘‘(B) may be provided either in cash or in 

6 kind, from institutional and non-institutional 

7 funds, including contributions from State enti8 ties and private sector corporations or founda9 tions. 

10 ‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding para11 graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may waive or re12 duce the required non-Federal share under this sec13 tion for an eligible entity that is, or includes, an in14 stitution that— 

15 ‘‘(A) is a minority-serving institution or is 

16 a community college; and 

17 ‘‘(B) has submitted a grant application 

18 under this section that demonstrates a need for 

19 a waiver or reduction. 

20 ‘‘(g) FUNDING RULE.—Notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of this title, the Secretary shall only award 

22 grants or contracts under this section for a fiscal year if 

23 the total amount of funding under this title is greater than 

24 the total of such amount for fiscal year 2025.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

5 (4), (5) through (8), and (9) through (10), as para6 graphs (3) through (5), (7) through (10), and (12) 

7 through (13), respectively; 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(2) the term ‘community college’ has the 

11 meaning given the term ‘junior or community col12 lege’ in section 312(f);’’; 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5), as redesig14 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 

15 ‘‘(6) the term ‘heritage student’ means a post16 secondary student who— 

17 ‘‘(A) was born in the United States to im18 migrant parents or immigrated to the United 

19 States at an early age; 

20 ‘‘(B) is proficient in English, but raised in 

21 a family primarily speaking 1 or more lan22 guages of the country of origin; and 

23 ‘‘(C) maintains a close affinity with the 

24 family’s culture and language of origin;’’; and 

25 (4) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redes26 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(11) the term ‘minority-serving institution’ 

2 means an eligible institution under section 371(a);’’. 

3 SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS AND DUPLICA4 TIVE REQUIREMENTS. 

5 Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

6 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking part C; 

8 (2) by redesignating part D as part C; and 

9 (3) by striking sections 637 and 638. 

10 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

12 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by striking sections 609 (as redesignated 

15 under section 3(2) of this Act) and 614; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 637. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

19 this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 

20 2025 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

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