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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 509 

To amend and extend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2005 

Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. HOEKSTRA, and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following 

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

A BILL 

To amend and extend title VI of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965. 

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; REFERENCE. 

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

5 ‘‘International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2005’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

7 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 

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

9 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
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1 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the 

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

3 SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUD4 IES. 

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

6 U.S.C. 1121) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘post-Cold War’’ in para9 graph (3); 

10 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

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

12 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

13 following new paragraph: 

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

15 11, 2001, have underscored the need for the nation 

16 to strengthen and enhance American knowledge of 

17 international relations, world regions, and foreign 

18 languages. Homeland security and effective United 

19 States engagement abroad depend upon an increased 

20 number of Americans who have received such train21 ing and are willing to serve their nation.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub24 paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, including 

25 through linkages overseas with institutions of 
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1 higher education and relevant organizations 

2 that contribute to the educational programs as3 sisted under this part;’’; 

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

5 at the end of subparagraph (E); 

6 (C) by inserting after such subparagraph 

7 (E) the following new subparagraph: 

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

9 train citizens to participate in the efforts of home10 land security;’’; and 

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

12 and’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’. 

13 (b) GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE

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

15 (20 U.S.C. 1122(a)) is amended— 

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

17 (A) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au19 thorized to make grants to institutions of high20 er education or consortia of such institutions 

21 for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, 

22 and operating— 

23 ‘‘(i) comprehensive foreign language 

24 and area or international studies centers 

25 and programs; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) a diverse network of under2 graduate foreign language and area or 

3 international studies centers and pro4 grams.’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub7 paragraph (G); 

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

9 subparagraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; 

10 and 

11 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

12 the following new subparagraphs: 

13 ‘‘(I) supporting instructors of the less com14 monly taught languages; 

15 ‘‘(J) widely disseminating materials devel16 oped by the center or program to local edu17 cational agencies and public and private ele18 mentary and secondary education schools, and 

19 institutions of higher education, presented from 

20 diverse perspectives and reflective of the full 

21 range of views on the subject matter, except 

22 that no more than 50 percent of funds awarded 

23 to an institution of higher education or con24 sortia of such institutions for purposes under 
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1 this title may be associated with the costs of 

2 dissemination; and 

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

4 understanding of science and technology in co5 ordination with foreign language proficiency.’’; 

6 and 

7 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

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

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘(B) Partnerships or programs of linkage 

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

12 and universities, including colleges of education 

13 and teacher professional development pro14 grams.’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Pro16 grams of linkage or outreach’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘Partnerships or programs of linkage and out18 reach’’; 

19 (C) in subparagraph (E)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘foreign area’’ and in21 serting ‘‘area studies’’; 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘of linkage and out23 reach’’; and 

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

25 inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; 
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1 (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 

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

3 (F), respectively; and 

4 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

5 the following new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(C) Partnerships with local educational 

7 agencies and public and private elementary and 

8 secondary education schools that are designed 

9 to increase student academic achievement in 

10 foreign language and knowledge of world re11 gions, and to facilitate the wide dissemination 

12 of materials related to area studies, foreign lan13 guages, and international studies that are re14 flective of a full range of views on the subject 

15 matter.’’. 

16 (c) LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.—Section 

17 603(c) (20 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘re18 flect the purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 

19 (d) UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND

20 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.—Section 604 (20 

21 U.S.C. 1124) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘combina23 tions’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘con24 sortia’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘teacher training’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher pro3 fessional development’’; 

4 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) 

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

6 respectively; 

7 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

8 the following new subparagraph: 

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

10 programs abroad that are closely linked to the 

11 program’s overall goals and have the purpose of 

12 promoting foreign language fluency and knowl13 edge of world regions, except that not more 

14 than 10 percent of a grant recipient’s funds 

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

16 (D) in subparagraph (M)(ii) (as redesig17 nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), 

18 by striking ‘‘elementary and secondary edu19 cation institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘local edu20 cational agencies and public and private ele21 mentary and secondary education schools’’; 

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

23 demonstrates a need for a waiver or reduction’’ be24 fore the period at the end; 
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1 (4) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘reflect 

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

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

4 inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

5 (6) by striking subsection (c). 

6 (e) RESEARCH; STUDIES; ANNUAL REPORT.—Sec7 tion 605(a) (20 U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended by inserting 

8 before the period at the end of the first sentence the fol9 lowing: ‘‘, including the systematic collection, analysis and 

10 dissemination of data’’. 

11 (f) TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION

12 FOR FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.—Section 606 (20 

13 U.S.C. 1126) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘or consortia of such insti16 tutions or libraries’’ and inserting ‘‘museums, 

17 or consortia of such entities’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘new’’; and 

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

20 after ‘‘disseminate information’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘acquire and’’ before ‘‘fa23 cilitate access’’ in paragraph (1); 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘new means of’’ in para2 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘new means and stand3 ards for’’; 

4 (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para5 graph (6); 

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

7 paragraph (7) and by inserting a semicolon; 

8 and 

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

10 following new paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(8) to establish linkages between grant recipi12 ents under subsection (a) with libraries, museums, 

13 organizations, or institutions of higher education lo14 cated overseas to facilitate carrying out the purposes 

15 of this section; and 

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

17 Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this 

18 section.’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

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

22 reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions 

23 that— 

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

25 A or B of title III or under title V; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) have submitted a grant application under 

2 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 

3 or reduction.’’. 

4 (g) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Section 

5 607(b) (20 U.S.C. 1125a(b)) is amended— 

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

7 ‘‘missions’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen9 tence: ‘‘In keeping with the purposes of this part, 

10 the Secretary shall take into account the degree to 

11 which activities of centers, programs, and fellowships 

12 at institutions of higher education advance national 

13 interests, generate and disseminate information, and 

14 foster debate on American foreign policy from di15 verse perspectives.’’. 

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

17 U.S.C. 1128(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new sentence: ‘‘Grants made under section 602 

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

20 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

21 610 (20 U.S.C. 1128b) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 

23 and 

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

25 succeeding’’. 
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1 (j) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 603(a), 

2 604(a)(5), and 612 (20 U.S.C. 1123(a), 1124(a)(5), 

3 1130–1) are each amended by striking ‘‘combinations’’ 

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

5 SEC. 3. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRO6 GRAMS. 

7 (a) CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDU8 CATION.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘(in10 cluding those that are eligible to receive assistance 

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

12 after ‘‘other institutions of higher education’’; and 

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

14 following new paragraph: 

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

16 or reduce the required non-Federal share for institu17 tions that— 

18 ‘‘(A) are eligible to receive assistance 

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

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) have submitted a grant application 

22 under this section that demonstrates a need for 

23 a waiver or reduction.’’. 
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1 (b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 

2 613 (20 U.S.C. 1130a) is amended by adding at the end 

3 the following new subsection: 

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

5 reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions 

6 that— 

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

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

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

10 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 

11 or reduction.’’. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

13 614 (20 U.S.C. 1130b) is amended— 

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

15 and inserting ‘‘2006’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ each place it ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘5 succeeding’’. 

18 SEC. 4. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY. 

19 (a) FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP20 MENT.—Section 621 (20 U.S.C. 1131) is amended— 

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

22 inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 621. PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PROFES2 SIONALS.’’; 

3 (2) by striking the second sentence of sub4 section (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘The Insti5 tute shall conduct a program to enhance the inter6 national competitiveness of the United States by in7 creasing the participation of underrepresented popu8 lations in the international service, including private 

9 international voluntary organizations and the foreign 

10 service of the United States.’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subpara12 graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) An Indian Tribal College or Univer14 sity or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian15 serving institution eligible for assistance under 

16 title III, an institution eligible for assistance 

17 under part B of title III, or an Hispanic-serving 

18 institution eligible for assistance under title V. 

19 ‘‘(B) An institution of higher education 

20 which serves substantial numbers of underrep21 resented students.’’; and 

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

23 following: 

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

25 grant under this section shall contribute to the conduct 

26 of the program supported by the grant an amount from 
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1 non-Federal sources equal to at least one-half of the 

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

3 or in kind. The Secretary may waive or reduce the re4 quired non-Federal share for institutions that— 

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

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

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

8 this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 

9 or reduction.’’. 

10 (b) INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 622 

11 (20 U.S.C. 1131a) is amended by inserting before the pe12 riod at the end of subsection (a) the following: ‘‘and pro13 mote collaboration with colleges and universities that re14 ceive funds under this title’’. 

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

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

17 the following: ‘‘Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian18 serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions,’’. 

19 (d) ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELA20 TIONS.—Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended— 

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

22 such section and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘a masters degree in inter24 national relations’’ and inserting ‘‘an advanced de25 gree in international relations, international affairs, 
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1 international economics, or other academic areas re2 lated to the Institute fellow’s career objectives’’; and 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘The advanced degree study program 

5 shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with 

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

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

8 is amended— 

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

10 the following: ‘‘Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawai11 ian-serving, and Hispanic-serving institutions,’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

14 at the end of paragraph (2); 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para16 graph (3) and inserting a period; and 

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

18 (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(c) RALPH J. BUNCHE FELLOWS.—In order to as21 sure the recognition and commitment of individuals from 

22 underrepresented student populations who demonstrate 

23 special interest in international affairs and language 

24 study, eligible students who participate in the internship 
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1 programs authorized under (a) and (b) shall be known as 

2 the ‘Ralph J. Bunche Fellows’.’’. 

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

4 amended by striking ‘‘annually prepare a report’’ and in5 serting ‘‘prepare a report biennially’’. 

6 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

7 628 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 

9 and 

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

11 succeeding’’. 

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

13 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after sec14 tion 631 (20 U.S.C. 1132) the following new section: 

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

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

17 the funds made available for this title for program evalua18 tion, national outreach, and information dissemination ac19 tivities.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. ADVISORY BOARD. 

21 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after sec22 tion 632 (as added by section 5) the following new section: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 633. INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY 

24 BOARD. 

25 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

2 the Department an independent International High3 er Education Advisory Board (hereafter in this sec4 tion referred to as the ‘International Advisory 

5 Board’). The International Advisory Board shall 

6 provide advice, counsel and recommendations to the 

7 Secretary and the Congress on international edu8 cation issues for higher education. 

9 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Inter10 national Advisory Board is— 

11 ‘‘(A) to provide expertise in the area of na12 tional needs for proficiency in world regions, 

13 foreign languages, and international affairs; 

14 ‘‘(B) to make recommendations that will 

15 promote the excellence of international edu16 cation programs and result in the growth and 

17 development of such programs at the postsec18 ondary education level that will reflect diverse 

19 perspectives and the full range of views on 

20 world regions, foreign language, and inter21 national affairs; and 

22 ‘‘(C) to advise the Secretary and the Con23 gress with respect to needs for expertise in gov24 ernment, the private sector, and education in 
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1 order to enhance America’s understanding of, 

2 and engagement in, the world. 

3 ‘‘(b) INDEPENDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY

4 BOARD.—In the exercise of its functions, powers, and du5 ties, the International Advisory Board shall be inde6 pendent of the Secretary and the other offices and officers 

7 of the Department. Except as provided in this subsection 

8 and subsection (f), the recommendations of the Inter9 national Advisory Board shall not be subject to review or 

10 approval by any officer of the Federal Government. Noth11 ing in this title shall be construed to authorize the Inter12 national Advisory Board to mandate, direct, or control an 

13 institution of higher education’s specific instructional con14 tent, curriculum, or program of instruction. The Board 

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

16 sample of activities supported under this title in order to 

17 provide recommendations to the Secretary and the Con18 gress for the improvement of programs under the title and 

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

20 recommendations of the Board may address any area in 

21 need of improvement, except that any recommendation of 

22 specific legislation to Congress shall be made only if the 

23 President deems it necessary and expedient. 

24 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The International Advi2 sory Board shall have 7 members of whom— 

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

4 Secretary; 

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

6 Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon 

7 the recommendation of the Majority Leader and 

8 the Minority Leader; and 

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

10 President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the 

11 recommendation of the Majority Leader and the 

12 Minority Leader. 

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

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

15 shall be appointed to represent Federal agencies that 

16 have national security responsibilities, after consulta17 tion with the heads of such agencies. The members 

18 of the International Advisory Board shall also in19 clude (but not be limited to) representatives of 

20 States, institutions of higher education, cultural or21 ganizations, educational organizations, local edu22 cation agencies, students, and private citizens with 

23 expertise in international concerns. 

24 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION.—Members of the Inter25 national Advisory Board shall be individuals who 
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1 have technical qualifications, professional standing, 

2 experience working in international affairs or foreign 

3 service occupations, or demonstrated knowledge in 

4 the fields of higher education and international edu5 cation, including foreign languages, world regions, or 

6 international affairs. 

7 ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

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

9 Board shall provide recommendations in accordance 

10 with subsection (b) regarding improvement of pro11 grams under this title to the Secretary and the Con12 gress for their review. The Board may— 

13 ‘‘(A) review and comment upon the regula14 tions for grants under this title; 

15 ‘‘(B) monitor, apprise, and evaluate a sam16 ple of activities supported under this title based 

17 on the purposes and objectives of this title in 

18 order to provide recommendations for improve19 ment of the programs under this title; 

20 ‘‘(C) make recommendations that will as21 sist the Secretary and the Congress to improve 

22 the programs under this title to better reflect 

23 the national needs related to the homeland se24 curity, international education, and inter25 national affairs, including an assessment of the 
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1 national needs and the training provided by the 

2 institutions of higher education that receive a 

3 grant under this title for expert and non-expert 

4 level foreign language training; 

5 ‘‘(D) make recommendations to the Sec6 retary and the Congress regarding such studies, 

7 surveys, and analyses of international education 

8 that will provide feedback about the programs 

9 under this title and assure that their relative 

10 authorized activities reflect diverse perspectives 

11 and the full range of views on world regions, 

12 foreign languages, and international affairs; 

13 ‘‘(E) make recommendations that will 

14 strengthen the partnerships between local edu15 cational agencies, public and private elementary 

16 and secondary education schools, and grant re17 cipients under this title to ensure that the re18 search and knowledge about world regions, for19 eign languages, and international affairs is 

20 widely disseminated to local educational agen21 cies; 

22 ‘‘(F) make recommendations on how insti23 tutions of higher education that receive a grant 

24 under this title can encourage students to serve 

25 the nation and meet national needs in an inter-
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1 national affairs, international business, foreign 

2 language, or national security capacity; 

3 ‘‘(G) make recommendations on how link4 ages between institutions of higher education 

5 and public and private organizations that are 

6 involved in international education, language 

7 training, and international research capacities 

8 to fulfill manpower and information needs of 

9 United States businesses; and 

10 ‘‘(H) make recommendations to the Sec11 retary and the Congress about opportunities for 

12 underrepresented populations in the areas of 

13 international relations, international affairs, 

14 and international economics, in order to effec15 tively carry out the activities of the Institute 

16 under part C. 

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

18 Board shall provide for public hearing and comment 

19 regarding the matter contained in the recommenda20 tions described in paragraph (1), prior to the sub21 mission of those recommendations to Secretary and 

22 the Congress. 

23 ‘‘(e) OPERATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) TERMS.—Each member of the Inter25 national Advisory Board shall be appointed for a 
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1 term of 3 years, except that, of the members first 

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

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

4 years, as designated at the time of appointment by 

5 the Secretary. A member of the International Advi6 sory Board may be reappointed to successive terms 

7 on the International Advisory Board. 

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

9 fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 

10 term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the 

11 remainder of such term. A member of the Inter12 national Advisory Board shall, upon the Secretary’s 

13 request, continue to serve after the expiration of a 

14 term until a successor has been appointed. 

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

16 for the members appointed by the Secretary under 

17 subsection (c)(1)(A), no officers or full-time employ18 ees of the Federal Government shall serve as mem19 bers of the International Advisory Board. 

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

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

22 International Advisory Board shall hold additional 

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

24 request of not less than 3 voting members of the 

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1 ‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting mem2 bers of the Board serving at the time of a meeting 

3 shall constitute a quorum. 

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

5 Board shall elect a Chairman or Chairwoman from 

6 among the members of the International Advisory 

7 Board. 

8 ‘‘(f) SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT FOR COM9 MENT.—The International Advisory Board shall submit 

10 its proposed recommendations to the Secretary of Edu11 cation for comment for a period not to exceed 30 days 

12 in each instance. 

13 ‘‘(g) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.— 

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

15 of the International Advisory Committee shall serve 

16 without pay for such service. Members of the Inter17 national Advisory Board who are officers or employ18 ees of the United States may not receive additional 

19 pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their serv20 ice on the International Advisory Board. Members of 

21 the International Advisory Board may each receive 

22 reimbursement for travel expenses incident to at23 tending International Advisory Board meetings, in24 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 

25 by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for 
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1 persons in the Government service employed inter2 mittently. 

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

4 Board may appoint such personnel as may be deter5 mined necessary by the Chairman without regard to 

6 the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov7 erning appointments in the competitive service, and 

8 may be paid without regard to the provisions of 

9 chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 

10 title relating to classification and General Schedule 

11 pay rates, but no individual so appointed shall be 

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

13 the General Schedule. The International Advisory 

14 Board may appoint not more than 1 full-time equiv15 alent, nonpermanent, consultant without regard to 

16 the provisions of title 5, United States Code. The 

17 International Advisory Board shall not be required 

18 by the Secretary to reduce personnel to meet agency 

19 personnel reduction goals. 

20 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its du21 ties under the Act, the International Advisory Board 

22 shall consult with other Federal agencies, represent23 atives of State and local governments, and private 

24 organizations to the extent feasible. 

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1 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The International 

2 Advisory Board is authorized to secure directly 

3 from any executive department, bureau, agency, 

4 board, commission, office, independent estab5 lishment, or instrumentality information, sug6 gestions, estimates, and statistics for the pur7 pose of this section and each such department, 

8 bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde9 pendent establishment, or instrumentality is au10 thorized and directed, to the extent permitted 

11 by law, to furnish such information, sugges12 tions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 

13 International Advisory Board, upon request 

14 made by the Chairman. 

15 ‘‘(B) SERVICES AND PERSONNEL.—The 

16 head of each Federal agency shall, to the extent 

17 not prohibited by law, consult with the Inter18 national Advisory Board in carrying out this 

19 section. The International Advisory Board is 

20 authorized to utilize, with their consent, the 

21 services, personnel, information, and facilities of 

22 other Federal, State, local, and private agencies 

23 with or without reimbursement. 

24 ‘‘(5) CONTRACTS; EXPERTS AND CONSULT25 ANTS.—The International Advisory Board may enter 
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1 into contracts for the acquisition of information, 

2 suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose 

3 of this section. The International Advisory Board is 

4 authorized to obtain the services of experts and con5 sultants without regard to section 3109 of title 5, 

6 United States Code and to set pay in accordance 

7 with such section. 

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

9 and charter provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 

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

11 the International Advisory Committee shall be authorized 

12 through September 30, 2012. 

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

14 one-half of the funds available to the Secretary under sec15 tion 632 to carry out this section.’’. 

16 SEC. 7. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT 

17 RECRUITING INFORMATION; SAFETY. 

18 Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after sec19 tion 633 (as added by section 6) the following new sec20 tions: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 634. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STU22 DENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. 

23 ‘‘Each institution of higher education that receives a 

24 grant under this title shall assure that— 
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1 ‘‘(1) recruiters of the United States Govern2 ment and agencies thereof are given the same access 

3 to students as is provided generally to other institu4 tions of higher education and prospective employers 

5 of those students for the purpose of recruiting for 

6 graduate opportunities or prospective employment; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(2) no undue restrictions are placed upon stu9 dents that seek employment with the United States 

10 Government or any agency thereof. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 635. STUDENT SAFETY. 

12 ‘‘Applicants seeking funds under this title to support 

13 student travel and study abroad shall submit as part of 

14 their grant application a description of safety policies and 

15 procedures for students participating in the program while 

16 abroad.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERIT18 AGE COMMUNITIES. 

19 Part D of title VI is further amended by inserting 

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

21 new section: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 636. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HER23 ITAGE COMMUNITIES. 

24 ‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education, in con25 sultation with the International Advisory Board, shall con-
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1 duct a study to identify foreign language heritage commu2 nities, particularly such communities that include speakers 

3 of languages that are critical to the national security of 

4 the United States. 

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

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

7 heritage community’ means a community of residents or 

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

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

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

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

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

13 the study conducted under this section.’’. 

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