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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2255 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 20, 2017 

Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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 graduate student’s area of speciali9 zation.’’. 

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. 1130 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 essential international and foreign language edu18 cation research and innovation projects with the goal of 

19 assessing and strengthening the international education 

20 capacity, coordination, delivery, and outcomes of the 

21 United States in order to meet national needs. 

22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPI23 ENT.—In this section, the term ‘eligible grant recipient’ 

24 means the following: 

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


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

2 ‘‘(3) A nonprofit educational organization. 

3 ‘‘(4) An entity that has received a grant under 

4 any program under this title for any preceding year. 

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

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

7 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts available to 

9 carry out this section, the Secretary may— 

10 ‘‘(A) conduct research and studies that 

11 contribute to the purposes of this title, includ12 ing research to provide a systematic under13 standing of our nation’s international and for14 eign language education capacity, structures, 

15 and effectiveness in meeting growing demands 

16 by education, government, business and non17 profit sectors; 

18 ‘‘(B) create innovative paradigms, enhance 

19 or scale up proven strategies and practices that 

20 address systemic challenges to developing and 

21 delivering international and foreign language 

22 education resources and expertise across edu23 cational disciplines and institutions, and for em24 ployers and other stakeholders; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) develop and manage a national stand2 ardized database on the strengths, gaps and 

3 trends in the nation’s international and foreign 

4 language education capacity, and document the 

5 outcomes of programs funded under this title 

6 every grant cycle. 

7 ‘‘(2) METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec8 retary may carry out the activities described in para9 graph (1) directly or through grants or contracts to 

10 eligible grant recipients in accordance with sub11 section (d). 

12 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH AND STUDY AND INNOVATION

13 GRANTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) RESEARCH AND STUDY GRANTS AUTHOR15 IZED.—From amounts made available to carry out 

16 this section, the Secretary may award grants, on a 

17 competitive basis, to eligible entities to pay for the 

18 Federal share of research and studies relating to the 

19 systematic development, collection, analysis, publica20 tion, and dissemination of data and other informa21 tion resources in a manner that is easily understand22 able and made publicly available, and that contrib23 utes to achieving the purposes of this title. Such re24 search and studies may include any of the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) Assessing and documenting inter2 national and foreign language education capac3 ity and supply, such as— 

4 ‘‘(i) studies and surveys to determine 

5 the numbers of foreign language courses, 

6 programs, and enrollments at all levels of 

7 education and in all languages, including a 

8 determination of gaps in those courses or 

9 programs determined to be critical to the 

10 national interest; 

11 ‘‘(ii) studies and surveys of the num12 ber and types of degrees or certificates 

13 awarded in foreign language studies, area 

14 studies, global studies, and international 

15 business and professional studies, including 

16 identification of gaps in those areas of 

17 study determined critical to the national 

18 interest; 

19 ‘‘(iii) studies and surveys, by lan20 guage, degree, and world area, of— 

21 ‘‘(I) the number of foreign lan22 guage studies, area studies, global 

23 studies, or international studies fac24 ulty, including international business 

25 faculty; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) the number of foreign lan2 guage studies teachers in grades kin3 dergarten through grade 12; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) studies and surveys of the num5 ber of undergraduate and graduate stu6 dents engaging in long- or short-term edu7 cation abroad or internship abroad pro8 grams as part of their curriculum, includ9 ing the countries of destination. 

10 ‘‘(B) Assessing the demands for inter11 national and foreign language education, the 

12 outcomes of international and foreign language 

13 education programs, and the alignment of such 

14 demand and outcomes, such as— 

15 ‘‘(i) studies, surveys, and conferences 

16 to determine— 

17 ‘‘(I) the demand for increased or 

18 improved instruction in foreign lan19 guage studies, area studies, global 

20 studies, or other international fields; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(II) the demand for employees 

23 with such skills and knowledge in gov24 ernment, education, and the private 

25 sector; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) studies, surveys, and conferences 

2 to assess the employment or utilization of 

3 graduates of programs supported under 

4 this title by governmental, educational, and 

5 private sector entities; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) studies, surveys, and conferences 

7 to assess standardized outcomes and the 

8 effectiveness and benchmarking of pro9 grams supported under this title. 

10 ‘‘(C) The development and publication of 

11 specialized materials for use in foreign language 

12 studies, area studies, global studies, and other 

13 international studies, including in international 

14 business and other professional education, as 

15 appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(D) Studies and surveys that identify and 

17 document systemic challenges and changes 

18 needed in higher education and elementary 

19 school and secondary school systems to make 

20 international and foreign language education 

21 available to all students as part of the basic 

22 curriculum, which may include— 

23 ‘‘(i) challenges in current evaluation 

24 standards; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) program entrance and gradua2 tion requirements; 

3 ‘‘(iii) program accreditation; 

4 ‘‘(iv) student postsecondary degree re5 quirements; or 

6 ‘‘(v) legal or workplace barriers for 

7 teachers and faculty to education and re8 search abroad. 

9 ‘‘(E) Studies and surveys that identify and 

10 document, in underrepresented institutions of 

11 higher education (including minority-serving in12 stitutions described in section 371(a) and com13 munity colleges)— 

14 ‘‘(i) systemic challenges and changes, 

15 incentives, and partnerships needed to 

16 internationalize educational programming 

17 in a comprehensive and sustainable way; 

18 and 

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

20 successful internationalization strategies 

21 and funding models. 

22 ‘‘(F) Evaluation of the extent to which 

23 programs supported under this title reflect di24 verse perspectives and a wide range of views 

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1 national affairs, as described in the application 

2 submitted by the eligible recipient under para3 graph (3). 

4 ‘‘(2) INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS AUTHOR5 IZED.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year 

7 for which the aggregate amount of funds made 

8 available under this title is greater than such 

9 amount for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary may 

10 use such excess amount made available for this 

11 section to pay for the Federal share of innova12 tion projects that— 

13 ‘‘(i) are consistent with the purposes 

14 of this title; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) establish and conduct innovative 

16 strategies or increase the scale of proven 

17 strategies. 

18 ‘‘(B) TYPES OF INNOVATION PROJECTS.— 

19 Innovation projects carried out under this para20 graph may include any of the following: 

21 ‘‘(i) Innovative paradigms to improve 

22 communication, sharing, and delivery of re23 sources that further the objectives of this 

24 title, such as— 


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1 ‘‘(I) networking structures and 

2 systems to more effectively match 

3 postsecondary graduates with inter4 national and foreign language edu5 cation skills with the needs of employ6 ers across the workforce; 

7 ‘‘(II) sharing international spe8 cialist expertise across institutions of 

9 higher education or in the workforce 

10 to pursue specialization or learning 

11 opportunities not available at any sin12 gle institution of higher education, 

13 such as shared courses for studying 

14 less commonly taught languages, 

15 world areas or regions, international 

16 business, or specialized research topics 

17 of national strategic interest; 

18 ‘‘(III) producing, collecting, orga19 nizing, preserving, and widely dissemi20 nating international and foreign lan21 guage education expertise, resources, 

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1 niques that contribute to the purposes 

2 of this title; 

3 ‘‘(IV) cooperative or coordinating 

4 initiatives to identify, capture, and 

5 provide persistent access to and cre6 ation of, digital global library re7 sources that are beyond the capacity 

8 of any single grant recipient under 

9 this title or any single institution of 

10 higher education, including the profes11 sional development of library staff; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(V) utilization of technology to 

14 create open source resources in inter15 national studies, area studies, global 

16 studies, and foreign language studies 

17 that— 

18 ‘‘(aa) are adaptable to mul19 tiple educational settings; and 

20 ‘‘(bb) promote interdiscipli21 nary partnerships between tech22 nologists, curriculum designers, 

23 international and foreign lan24 guage education experts, lan25 guage teachers, and librarians. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) Innovative curriculum, teaching, 

2 and learning paradigms that further the 

3 purposes of this title, such as— 

4 ‘‘(I) new paradigms for collabora5 tions of disciplinary programs with 

6 foreign language studies, area studies, 

7 global studies, and international stud8 ies, and education abroad programs, 

9 that address the internationalization 

10 of such disciplinary studies for the 

11 purpose of producing globally com12 petent graduates in their fields; 

13 ‘‘(II) innovative collaborations 

14 between established centers of inter15 national and foreign language edu16 cation excellence and underrep17 resented institutions and populations 

18 seeking to further their goals for 

19 strengthening international, area, 

20 global and foreign language studies, 

21 including minority-serving institutions 

22 described in section 371(a) and com23 munity colleges; 

24 ‘‘(III) teaching and learning col25 laborations among foreign language 


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1 studies, area studies, global studies, 

2 or other international studies pro3 grams with diaspora communities, in4 cluding heritage students; and 

5 ‘‘(IV) new approaches and meth6 ods to teaching emerging global 

7 issues, cross-regional interactions, and 

8 underrepresented regions or countries, 

9 such as project- and team-based 

10 learning. 

11 ‘‘(iii) Innovative assessment and out12 come tools and techniques that further the 

13 purposes of this title, such as— 

14 ‘‘(I) international and foreign 

15 language education assessment tech16 niques that are coupled with outcome17 focused training modules and that 

18 meet the purposes of this title, such 

19 as certificates and badges, immersion 

20 learning, or e-portfolio systems; and 

21 ‘‘(II) more effective and easily 

22 accessible methods of assessing pro23 fessionally useful levels of proficiency 

24 in foreign languages, or competencies 

25 in area studies, culture and global 


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1 knowledge, or other international 

2 fields in programs supported under 

3 this title, which may include use of 

4 open access online and other cost-ef5 fective tools for students and edu6 cators at all educational levels and in 

7 the workplace. 

8 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity 

10 desiring a grant under this subsection shall 

11 submit an application to the Secretary at such 

12 time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 

13 information and assurances as the Secretary 

14 may reasonably require. 

15 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An application sub16 mitted under this paragraph shall include evi17 dence that any proposed innovation project de18 scribed in paragraph (2) has a reasonable and 

19 demonstrable expectation of sustainability once 

20 the support provided under the grant is com21 pleted. 

22 ‘‘(4) FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

23 ‘‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 

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1 gram supported by a grant under this subsection shall be not more than 662 2 ⁄3 percent. 

3 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non4 Federal share of the total cost of carrying out 

5 a program supported by this grant shall be not 

less than 331 6 ⁄3 percent. Such share may be pro7 vided either in-kind or in cash, or from institu8 tional and non-institutional funds, including 

9 contributions from State and private sector cor10 porations or foundations. 

11 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may 

12 waive or reduce the required non-Federal share 

13 under this paragraph for any eligible entity that 

14 is, or includes, an institution that— 

15 ‘‘(i) is a minority-serving institution 

16 described in section 371(a) or a community 

17 college; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) has demonstrated a need for a 

19 waiver or reduction in the application sub20 mitted under paragraph (3). 

21 ‘‘(e) DATABASE WEBSITE; 5-YEAR REPORT.—The 

22 Secretary shall, directly or through a grant or contract 

23 to an eligible grant recipient— 

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

25 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. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART A. 

18 Section 609 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 1128b), as redesignated by section 3(2), is amend20 ed by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 

21 SEC. 5. GLOBAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EDU22 CATION PROGRAMS. 

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

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1 (1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘BUSI2 NESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDU3 CATION PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘GLOB4 AL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL 

5 EDUCATION PROGRAMS’’; and 

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

7 (A) in subsection (a)— 

8 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in9 serting the following: 

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

11 States will depend substantially on increasing inter12 national and global skills in the business, edu13 cational, and other professional communities and 

14 creating an awareness among the American public of 

15 the internationalization of the economy of the 

16 United States and numerous other professional 

17 areas important to our national interest in the 21st 

18 century;’’; 

19 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘language and 

21 area study programs’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘professional schools and programs, 

23 language, area study, and global study 

24 programs’’; and 


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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘and security’’ 

2 before ‘‘interests’’; 

3 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

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

5 inserting ‘‘among— 

6 ‘‘(A) the’’; 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘business and the 

8 international education’’ and inserting 

9 the following: ‘‘business and other 

10 professional fields; 

11 ‘‘(B) the international and global edu12 cation’’; and 

13 (III) by striking ‘‘States, and 

14 public’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘States; and 

16 ‘‘(C) public’’; and 

17 (iv) in paragraph (4)— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘and State de19 partments of commerce’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘, State departments of commerce, 

21 and other professional organizations’’; 

22 and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘universities and 

24 business’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions 


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1 of higher education with businesses or 

2 other professions’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (b)— 

4 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘and economic en6 terprise’’ and inserting ‘‘, economic 

7 enterprise, and security’’; and 

8 (II) by inserting ‘‘and other pro9 fessional’’ before ‘‘personnel’’; and 

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

11 prosper in an international’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘and other professional fields to prosper in 

13 an international global’’. 

14 SEC. 6. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR 

15 GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. 

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

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

18 ‘‘SEC. 613. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

19 FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. 

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

21 support innovative strategies that provide undergraduate 

22 and graduate students with the global professional com23 petencies, perspectives, and skills needed to strengthen 

24 and enrich the global engagement and competitiveness of 

25 the United States in a wide variety of professional and 


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1 technical fields important to the national interest in the 

2 21st century. 

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

4 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en5 tity’ means— 

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

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

8 education; or 

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

10 institutions of higher education and 1 or more 

11 corporate entity or nonprofit organization. 

12 ‘‘(2) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TECH13 NICAL TRAINING.—The term ‘professional education 

14 and technical training’ means a program at an insti15 tution of higher education that offers undergraduate, 

16 graduate, or post-graduate level education in a pro17 fessional or technical field that is determined by the 

18 Secretary as meeting a national need for global or 

19 international competency (which may include a pro20 gram in the field of business, science, technology, 

21 engineering, law, health, energy, environment, agri22 culture, transportation, or education). 

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

24 available to carry out this section and subject to sub25 section (g), the Secretary shall award grants or contracts, 


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

2 eligible entities to carry out programs designed to— 

3 ‘‘(1) establish an interdisciplinary global dimen4 sion in the undergraduate and graduate curricula of 

5 programs of business, science, technology, engineer6 ing, mathematics, health, environment, energy, agri7 culture, law, civics, and other professional education 

8 and technical training, to be determined by the Sec9 retary based on national needs; 

10 ‘‘(2) produce graduates with proficiencies in 

11 both the global aspects of their professional fields 

12 and international, cross-cultural, and foreign lan13 guage skills; and 

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

15 with corporate, government, and nonprofit commu16 nities that— 

17 ‘‘(A) will expand the knowledge and capac18 ity of such communities for global engagement 

19 and competitiveness; and 

20 ‘‘(B) provide internship or employment op21 portunities for postsecondary students and 

22 graduates with international skills. 

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

24 grant or contract under this section shall submit an appli25 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 


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1 accompanied by such information and assurances as the 

2 Secretary may reasonably require, including— 

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

4 application has a reasonable and demonstrable ex5 pectation of sustainability and replicability once the 

6 grant period is completed; 

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

8 the eligible entity with a private entity or nonprofit 

9 organization engaged in international economic or 

10 other relevant professional activity, or a combination 

11 or consortium of such entities or organizations, for 

12 the purpose of demonstrating compliance with sub13 section (c); 

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

15 education will use the assistance provided under this 

16 section for activities that supplement, and not sup17 plant, activities described in subsection (e) that were 

18 carried out by the institution of higher education be19 fore receiving the grant or contract; and 

20 ‘‘(4) assurances that, where applicable, the ac21 tivities funded by the grant or contract will reflect 

22 diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on 

23 world regions and international affairs. 

24 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—An eligible en2 tity receiving a grant or contract under this section 

3 shall use funds provided under the grant or contract 

4 to carry out all of the following activities: 

5 ‘‘(A) Combining or incorporating into un6 dergraduate or graduate professional education 

7 and technical training curricula all of the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(i) Foreign language programs that 

10 lead to proficiency, including immersion 

11 opportunities. 

12 ‘‘(ii) International studies, area stud13 ies, or global studies programs. 

14 ‘‘(iii) Educational programs abroad, 

15 internships abroad, or other innovative or 

16 technological linkages abroad. 

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

18 trade studies, as appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(B) Innovation and improvement in inter20 national, global, and foreign language education 

21 curricula to serve the needs of business and 

22 other professional and nonprofit communities, 

23 including development of new programs for 

24 nontraditional, midcareer, or part-time stu25 dents. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Establishment of educational pro2 grams abroad or internship programs abroad, 

3 or other innovative approaches to enable under4 graduate or graduate professional students to 

5 develop their foreign language skills and knowl6 edge of foreign cultures and societies and global 

7 dimensions of their professional fields. 

8 ‘‘(D) Development of collaborations on 

9 issues of common interest to institutions of 

10 higher education, corporations, or nonprofit sec11 tor organizations designed to strengthen en12 gagement and competitiveness in global busi13 ness or trade or other global professional activ14 ity. 

15 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible en16 tity receiving a grant or contract under this section 

17 may use funds provided under the grant to carry out 

18 any of the following activities: 

19 ‘‘(A) Development of specialized teaching 

20 materials and courses (including foreign lan21 guage studies, area studies, or global studies 

22 materials) and innovative technological delivery 

23 systems appropriate to professionally oriented 

24 students. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Establishment of student fellowships 

2 or other innovative support opportunities for 

3 education and training in global professional 

4 development activities, including for underrep5 resented populations, first generation students, 

6 and heritage students. 

7 ‘‘(C) Development of opportunities or fel8 lowships for professional school faculty, includ9 ing junior faculty, to acquire or strengthen 

10 international and global skills and perspectives, 

11 including faculty in minority-serving institutions 

12 described in section 371(a) or community col13 leges. 

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

15 institutes, or technology-delivered institutes, in 

16 global business, science, technology, engineer17 ing, mathematics, or other professional fields, 

18 foreign language studies, area studies, and 

19 global and other international studies designed 

20 to carry out the purposes of this section. 

21 ‘‘(E) Internationalization of curricula at 

22 the community college level and at such minor23 ity-serving institutions to further the purposes 

24 of this section. 

25 ‘‘(F) Establishment of linkages overseas— 


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1 ‘‘(i) with institutions of higher edu2 cation, corporations and other private enti3 ties, and nonprofit organizations; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) that contribute to the edu5 cational purpose of this section. 

6 ‘‘(G) Development of programs to inform 

7 the public of— 

8 ‘‘(i) increasing global interdependence 

9 in a wide variety of professional fields such 

10 as business, science, technology, engineer11 ing, mathematics, health, environment, en12 ergy, agriculture, law, civics, and other 

13 areas; and 

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

15 within the global system. 

16 ‘‘(H) Establishment of trade education 

17 programs through cooperative arrangements 

18 with— 

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

20 trade centers and councils; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) bilateral and multilateral trade 

22 associations. 

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

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

25 through a grant under this section shall be used to 


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1 pay the Federal share of the activities carried out 

2 under the grant. 

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

4 the cost of a program supported by a grant under 

5 this section shall not be more than 50 percent. 

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

7 share of the cost of the program supported by a 

8 grant under this section— 

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

10 ‘‘(B) may be provided either in cash or in11 kind, from institutional and non-institutional 

12 funds, including contributions from State and 

13 private sector corporations or foundations. 

14 ‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding para15 graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may waive or re16 duce the required non-Federal share under this sec17 tion for an eligible entity that is, or includes, an in18 stitution that— 

19 ‘‘(A) is a minority-serving institution de20 scribed in section 371(a) or is a community col21 lege; and 

22 ‘‘(B) has submitted a grant application 

23 under this section that demonstrates a need for 

24 a waiver or reduction. 


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

2 provision of this title, the Secretary shall only award 

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

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

5 the total of such amount for fiscal year 2017.’’. 

6 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART B. 

7 Section 614 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1130b) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2019’’. 

13 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

14 Section 631 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

15 U.S.C. 1132) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

17 (4), and (5) through (10), as paragraphs (3) 

18 through (5), and (7) through (12), respectively; 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing: 

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

22 meaning given the term ‘junior or community col23 lege’ in section 312(f);’’; and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5), as redesig25 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(6) the term ‘heritage student’ means a post2 secondary student who— 

3 ‘‘(A) was born in the United States to im4 migrant parents or immigrated to the United 

5 States at an early age; 

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

7 a family primarily speaking 1 or more lan8 guages of the country of origin; and 

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

10 family’s culture and language of origin.’’. 

11 SEC. 9. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS. 

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

13 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking part C; 

15 (2) by redesignating part D as part C; 

16 (3) by striking section 637; and 

17 (4) by redesignating section 638 as section 637. 

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