Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act

Subjects: Education

Summary:  <p><b>Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and otherwise revises international education programs. These programs provide grants to institutions of higher education and related entities to (1) enhance instruction in international and foreign language studies, and (2) promote international business skills and education. </p> <p>First, the bill reauthorizes programs related to international and foreign language studies. Specifically, it extends (1) the Graduate and Undergraduate Language and Area Centers and Programs, which include the National Resource Centers program; (2) the Language Resource Centers; (3) the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs; and (4) the American Overseas Research Centers.</p> <p>Next, the bill reauthorizes the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships program. It also revises the program to permit graduate students to receive a stipend for the beginning, intermediate, or advanced study of a foreign language related to the student's area of specialization.</p> <p>Further, the bill extends the Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access program. It also modifies&nbsp;the program, such as by (1) revising the types of available grants, and (2) allowing the Department of Education to establish a national database on international and foreign language education.</p> <p>Finally, the bill reauthorizes programs related to international business skills and education. Specifically, it reauthorizes the Centers for Business Education program. It also reauthorizes the Education and Training program and otherwise makes changes to the program, including by (1) renaming the program; and (2) mandating certain program activities, such as&nbsp;the incorporation of&nbsp;specified programs and studies into professional education and technical training curricula.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 239 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 239

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2023

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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing International and Foreign 
Language Education Act''.

SEC. 2. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS AND 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 602(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (III), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (IV), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(V) the beginning, intermediate, or 
                        advanced study of a foreign language related to 
                        the graduate student's area of 
                        specialization.''.

SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION.

    Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1121 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 605 and 606 and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 605. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support 
international and foreign language education research and innovation 
projects that encourage and contribute to comprehensive and ongoing 
assessment and strengthening of the United States capacity in 
international education, including program development, coordination, 
delivery, and outcomes in order to meet national needs.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Grant Recipient.--In this section, the 
term `eligible grant recipient' means the following:
            ``(1) An institution of higher education.
            ``(2) A public or private nonprofit library.
            ``(3) A nonprofit educational organization.
            ``(4) An entity that, as of the date of application for a 
        grant under this section--
                    ``(A) has received a grant under this title for a 
                preceding year; or
                    ``(B) is receiving a grant under this title.
            ``(5) A partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this section, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) conduct research and studies that contribute 
                to the purposes of this title, including research to 
                provide a systematic understanding of the United States 
                international and foreign language education capacity, 
                structures, and effectiveness in meeting growing 
                demands in the education, government, business, and 
                nonprofit sectors;
                    ``(B) create innovative paradigms, or enhance or 
                scale up proven strategies and practices, that address 
                systemic challenges to developing and delivering 
                international and foreign language education resources 
                and expertise--
                            ``(i) for incorporating across educational 
                        disciplines and institutions; and
                            ``(ii) for employers and other 
                        stakeholders; and
                    ``(C) develop and manage a national standardized 
                database on the strengths, gaps, and trends in the 
                international and foreign language education capacity 
                of the United States, and document the outcomes of 
                programs funded under this title every grant cycle.
            ``(2) Method of implementation.--The Secretary may carry 
        out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly or 
        through grants or contracts to eligible grant recipients in 
        accordance with subsection (d) or (e).
    ``(d) Research and Study Grants.--For any fiscal year for which the 
Secretary carries out activities to achieve the outcomes described in 
subsection (c)(1) through research and study grants under this section, 
the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
entities to pay for the Federal share of research and studies relating 
to the systematic development, collection, analysis, publication, and 
dissemination of data and other information resources in a manner that 
is easily understandable and made publicly available, and that 
contributes to achieving the purposes of this title. Such research and 
studies may include any of the following:
            ``(1) Assessing and documenting international and foreign 
        language education capacity and supply, such as--
                    ``(A) studies and surveys to determine the numbers 
                of foreign language courses, programs, and enrollments 
                at all levels of education and in all languages, 
                including a determination of gaps in those courses or 
                programs determined to be critical to the national 
                interest;
                    ``(B) studies and surveys of the number and types 
                of degrees or certificates awarded in foreign language 
                studies, area studies, global studies, and 
                international business and professional studies, 
                including identification of gaps in those areas of 
                study determined critical to the national interest;
                    ``(C) studies and surveys, by language, degree, and 
                world area, of--
                            ``(i) the number of foreign language 
                        studies, area studies, global studies, or 
                        international studies faculty, including 
                        international business faculty; and
                            ``(ii) the number of foreign language 
                        studies teachers in grades kindergarten through 
                        grade 12; and
                    ``(D) studies and surveys of the number of 
                undergraduate and graduate students engaging in long- 
                or short-term education abroad or internship abroad 
                programs as part of their curriculum, including the 
                countries of destination.
            ``(2) Assessing the demands for international and foreign 
        language education, the outcomes of international and foreign 
        language education programs, and the alignment of such demand 
        and outcomes, such as--
                    ``(A) studies, surveys, and research symposia to 
                determine--
                            ``(i) the demand for increased or improved 
                        instruction in foreign language studies, area 
                        studies, global studies, or other international 
                        fields; and
                            ``(ii) the demand for employees with such 
                        skills and knowledge in government, education, 
                        and the private sector;
                    ``(B) studies, surveys, and research symposia to 
                assess the employment or utilization of graduates of 
                programs supported under this title by governmental, 
                educational, and private sector entities; and
                    ``(C) studies, surveys, and research symposia to 
                assess standardized outcomes and the effectiveness and 
                benchmarking of programs supported under this title.
            ``(3) The development and publication of specialized 
        materials for use in foreign language studies, area studies, 
        global studies, and other international studies, including in 
        international business and other professional education, as 
        appropriate.
            ``(4) Studies and surveys that identify and document 
        systemic challenges and changes needed in higher education and 
        elementary school and secondary school systems to make 
        international and foreign language education available to all 
        students as part of the basic curriculum, which may include--
                    ``(A) challenges in current evaluation standards;
                    ``(B) program entrance and graduation requirements;
                    ``(C) program accreditation;
                    ``(D) student postsecondary degree requirements; or
                    ``(E) legal or workplace barriers for teachers and 
                faculty to education and research abroad.
            ``(5) Studies and surveys that identify and document, in 
        underrepresented institutions of higher education (including 
        minority-serving institutions and community colleges)--
                    ``(A) systemic challenges and changes, incentives, 
                and partnerships needed to internationalize educational 
                programming in a comprehensive and sustainable way; and
                    ``(B) short- and long-term outcomes of successful 
                internationalization strategies and funding models.
            ``(6) Evaluation of the extent to which programs supported 
        under this title reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range 
        of views and generate debate on world regions and international 
        affairs, as described in the application submitted by the 
        eligible recipient under subsection (f).
    ``(e) Innovation Project Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--For any fiscal year for which the 
        Secretary carries out activities to achieve the outcomes 
        described in subsection (c)(1) through innovation grants under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall award such grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to eligible entities.
            ``(2) Types of innovation projects.--Innovation projects 
        carried out under this subsection may include any of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Innovative paradigms to improve 
                communication, sharing, and delivery of resources that 
                further the objectives of this title, such as--
                            ``(i) networking and placement structures 
                        and systems to more effectively match 
                        postsecondary graduates with international and 
                        foreign language education skills with the 
                        needs of employers across the workforce;
                            ``(ii) sharing international specialist 
                        expertise across institutions of higher 
                        education or in the workforce to pursue 
                        specialization or learning opportunities not 
                        available at any single institution of higher 
                        education, such as shared courses for 
                        studying--
                                    ``(I) less commonly taught 
                                languages, world areas, or regions;
                                    ``(II) international business; or
                                    ``(III) specialized research topics 
                                of national strategic interest;
                            ``(iii) producing, collecting, organizing, 
                        preserving, and widely disseminating 
                        international and foreign language education 
                        expertise, resources, courses, and other 
                        information through the use of electronic 
                        technologies and other networking techniques 
                        that contribute to the purposes of this title;
                            ``(iv) coordinating initiatives to 
                        identify, implement, and provide ongoing access 
                        to and creation of digital global library 
                        resources; and
                            ``(v) utilizing technology to create open 
                        source resources in international studies, area 
                        studies, global studies, and foreign language 
                        studies that--
                                    ``(I) are adaptable to multiple 
                                educational settings; and
                                    ``(II) promote interdisciplinary 
                                partnerships between technologists, 
                                curriculum designers, international and 
                                foreign language education experts, 
                                language teachers, and librarians.
                    ``(B) Innovative curriculum, teaching, and learning 
                paradigms that further the purposes of this title, such 
                as--
                            ``(i) new paradigms for collaborations of 
                        disciplinary programs with foreign language 
                        studies, area studies, global studies, and 
                        international studies, and education abroad 
                        programs, that address the internationalization 
                        of such disciplinary studies for the purpose of 
                        producing globally competent graduates in their 
                        fields;
                            ``(ii) innovative collaborations between 
                        established centers of international and 
                        foreign language education excellence and 
                        underrepresented institutions and populations 
                        seeking to further their goals for 
                        strengthening international, area, global, and 
                        foreign language studies, including minority-
                        serving institutions and community colleges;
                            ``(iii) teaching and learning 
                        collaborations among foreign language studies, 
                        area studies, global studies, or other 
                        international studies programs with diaspora 
                        communities, including heritage students; and
                            ``(iv) new approaches and methods to 
                        teaching emerging global issues, cross-regional 
                        interactions, and underrepresented regions or 
                        countries, such as project- and team-based 
                        learning.
                    ``(C) Innovative assessment and outcome tools and 
                techniques that further the purposes of this title, 
                such as--
                            ``(i) international and foreign language 
                        education assessment techniques that are 
                        coupled with outcome-focused training modules 
                        and that meet the purposes of this title, such 
                        as certificates and badges, immersion learning, 
                        or e-portfolio systems; and
                            ``(ii) more effective and easily accessible 
                        methods of assessing professionally useful 
                        levels of proficiency in foreign languages, or 
                        competencies in area studies, culture and 
                        global knowledge, or other international fields 
                        in programs supported under this title, which 
                        may include use of open access online and other 
                        cost-effective tools for students and educators 
                        at all educational levels and in the workplace.
    ``(f) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
        at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under this 
        subsection shall include evidence that any proposed innovation 
        project described in subsection (e) has a reasonable and 
        demonstrable expectation of sustainability once the support 
        provided under the grant is completed.
    ``(g) Federal and Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the total cost 
        of carrying out a program supported by a grant under this 
        section shall be not more than 66\2/3\ percent.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the 
        total cost of carrying out a program supported by a grant under 
        this section shall be not less than 33\1/3\ percent. Such share 
        may be provided either in kind or in cash, or from 
        institutional and non-institutional funds, including 
        contributions from State entities and private sector 
        corporations or foundations.
            ``(3) Special rule.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the 
        required non-Federal share under this subsection for any 
        eligible entity that is, or includes, an institution that--
                    ``(A) is a minority-serving institution or a 
                community college; and
                    ``(B) has demonstrated a need for a waiver or 
                reduction in the application submitted under subsection 
                (f).
    ``(h) Database Website; 5-Year Report.--The Secretary shall, 
directly or through a grant or contract to an eligible grant 
recipient--
            ``(1) establish, curate, maintain, and update at least once 
        every grant cycle, a web-based site that--
                    ``(A) showcases results of the activities supported 
                under this section; and
                    ``(B) serves as a repository and landing site for 
                access to the information, resources, and best 
                practices generated through activities supported under 
                this section; and
            ``(2) prepare, publish and disseminate to Congress and the 
        public every 5 years, a report that summarizes--
                    ``(A) key findings from the activities conducted 
                under this section; and
                    ``(B) policy issues the findings may raise with 
                respect to international and foreign language education 
                and outcomes.''; and
            (2) by redesignating sections 607 through 610 as sections 
        606 through 609, respectively.

SEC. 4. GLOBAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Part B of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1130 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the title heading, by striking ``BUSINESS AND 
        INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS'' and inserting ``GLOBAL 
        BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS''; and
            (2) in section 611 (20 U.S.C. 1130)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(1) the future economic welfare of the United States will 
        depend substantially on increasing international and global 
        skills in the business, educational, and other professional 
        communities and creating an awareness among the American public 
        of the internationalization of the economy of the United States 
        and numerous other professional areas important to our national 
        interest in the 21st century;'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``language and area 
                                study programs'' and inserting 
                                ``professional schools and programs, 
                                language, area study, and global study 
                                programs''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and security'' 
                                before ``interests'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by striking ``between the'' and 
                                inserting ``among--
                    ``(A) the'';
                                    (II) by striking ``business and the 
                                international education'' and inserting 
                                the following: ``business and other 
                                professional fields;
                    ``(B) the international and global education''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``States, and 
                                public'' and inserting the following: 
                                ``States; and
                    ``(C) public''; and
                            (iv) in paragraph (4)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and State 
                                departments of commerce'' and inserting 
                                ``, State departments of commerce, and 
                                other professional organizations''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``universities and 
                                business'' and inserting ``institutions 
                                of higher education with businesses or 
                                other professions''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and economic 
                                enterprise'' and inserting ``, economic 
                                enterprise, and security''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and other 
                                professional'' before ``personnel''; 
                                and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to 
                        prosper in an international'' and inserting 
                        ``and other professional fields to prosper in 
                        an international global''.

SEC. 5. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL 
              COMPETITIVENESS.

    Section 613 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1130a) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 613. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL 
              COMPETITIVENESS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support 
innovative strategies that provide undergraduate and graduate students 
with the global professional competencies, perspectives, and skills 
needed to strengthen and enrich the global engagement and 
competitiveness of the United States in a wide variety of professional 
and technical fields important to the national interest in the 21st 
century.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(B) a consortium of institutions of higher 
                education; or
                    ``(C) a partnership consisting of 1 or more 
                institutions of higher education and 1 or more 
                corporate entity or nonprofit organization.
            ``(2) Professional education and technical training.--The 
        term `professional education and technical training' means a 
        program at an institution of higher education that offers 
        undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate level education in a 
        professional or technical field that is determined by the 
        Secretary as meeting a national need for global or 
        international competency (which may include a program in the 
        field of business, science, technology, engineering, law, 
        health, energy, environment, agriculture, transportation, or 
        education).
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out 
this section and subject to subsection (g), the Secretary shall award 
grants or contracts, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
enable the eligible entities to carry out programs designed to--
            ``(1) establish an interdisciplinary global dimension in 
        the undergraduate and graduate curricula of programs of 
        business, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, 
        health, environment, energy, agriculture, law, civics, and 
        other professional education and technical training, to be 
        determined by the Secretary based on national needs;
            ``(2) produce graduates with proficiencies in both the 
        global aspects of their professional fields and international, 
        cross-cultural, and foreign language skills; and
            ``(3) provide appropriate services to or linkages with 
        corporate, government, and nonprofit communities that--
                    ``(A) will expand the knowledge and capacity of 
                such communities for global engagement and 
                competitiveness; and
                    ``(B) provide internship or employment 
                opportunities for postsecondary students and graduates 
                with international skills.
    ``(d) Applications.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant or 
contract under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
including--
            ``(1) evidence that each project proposed in the 
        application has a reasonable and demonstrable expectation of 
        sustainability and replicability once the grant or contract 
        period is completed;
            ``(2) a copy of the agreement entered into by the eligible 
        entity with a private entity or nonprofit organization engaged 
        in international economic or other relevant professional 
        activity, or a combination or consortium of such entities or 
        organizations, for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with 
        subsection (c);
            ``(3) assurances that the institution of higher education 
        will use the assistance provided under this section for 
        activities that supplement, and not supplant, activities 
        described in subsection (e) that were carried out by the 
        institution of higher education before receiving the grant or 
        contract; and
            ``(4) assurances that, where applicable, the activities 
        funded by the grant or contract will reflect diverse 
        perspectives and a wide range of views on world regions and 
        international affairs.
    ``(e) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) Mandatory activities.--An eligible entity receiving a 
        grant or contract under this section shall use funds provided 
        under the grant or contract to carry out all of the following 
        activities:
                    ``(A) Combining or incorporating into undergraduate 
                or graduate professional education and technical 
                training curricula all of the following:
                            ``(i) Foreign language programs that lead 
                        to proficiency, including immersion 
                        opportunities.
                            ``(ii) International studies, area studies, 
                        or global studies programs.
                            ``(iii) Educational programs abroad, 
                        internships abroad, or other innovative or 
                        technological linkages abroad.
                            ``(iv) Global business, economic, and trade 
                        studies, as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Innovation and improvement in international, 
                global, and foreign language education curricula to 
                serve the needs of business and other professional and 
                nonprofit communities, including development of new 
                programs for nontraditional, midcareer, or part-time 
                students.
                    ``(C) Establishment of educational programs abroad 
                or internship programs abroad, or other innovative 
                approaches to enable undergraduate or graduate 
                professional students to develop their foreign language 
                skills and knowledge of foreign cultures and societies 
                and global dimensions of their professional fields.
                    ``(D) Development of collaborations on issues of 
                common interest to institutions of higher education, 
                corporations, or nonprofit sector organizations 
                designed to strengthen engagement and competitiveness 
                in global business or trade or other global 
                professional activity.
            ``(2) Permissible activities.--An eligible entity receiving 
        a grant or contract under this section may use funds provided 
        under the grant to carry out any of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Development of specialized teaching materials 
                and courses (including foreign language studies, area 
                studies, or global studies materials) and innovative 
                technological delivery systems appropriate to 
                professionally oriented students.
                    ``(B) Establishment of student fellowships or other 
                innovative support opportunities for education and 
                training in global professional development activities, 
                including for underrepresented populations, first 
                generation students, and heritage students.
                    ``(C) Development of opportunities or fellowships 
                for professional school faculty, including junior 
                faculty, to acquire or strengthen international and 
                global skills and perspectives, including faculty in 
                minority-serving institutions or community colleges.
                    ``(D) Summer, or other academic break, institutes, 
                or technology-delivered institutes, in global business, 
                science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or other 
                professional fields, foreign language studies, area 
                studies, and global and other international studies 
                designed to carry out the purposes of this section.
                    ``(E) Internationalization of curricula at the 
                community college level and at minority-serving 
                institutions to further the purposes of this section.
                    ``(F) Establishment of linkages overseas--
                            ``(i) with institutions of higher 
                        education, corporations and other private 
                        entities, and nonprofit organizations; and
                            ``(ii) that contribute to the educational 
                        purpose of this section.
                    ``(G) Development of programs to inform the public 
                of--
                            ``(i) increasing global interdependence in 
                        a wide variety of professional fields such as 
                        business, science, technology, engineering, 
                        mathematics, health, environment, energy, 
                        agriculture, law, civics, and other areas; and
                            ``(ii) the role of the United States within 
                        the global system.
                    ``(H) Establishment of trade education programs 
                through cooperative arrangements with--
                            ``(i) regional, national, and global trade 
                        centers and councils; and
                            ``(ii) bilateral and multilateral trade 
                        associations.
    ``(f) Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any funds provided through a grant under 
        this section shall be used to pay the Federal share of the 
        activities carried out under the grant.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        program supported by a grant under this section shall not be 
        more than 50 percent.
            ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
        of the program supported by a grant under this section--
                    ``(A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and
                    ``(B) may be provided either in cash or in kind, 
                from institutional and non-institutional funds, 
                including contributions from State entities and private 
                sector corporations or foundations.
            ``(4) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal 
        share under this section for an eligible entity that is, or 
        includes, an institution that--
                    ``(A) is a minority-serving institution or is a 
                community college; and
                    ``(B) has submitted a grant application under this 
                section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or 
                reduction.
    ``(g) Funding Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
title, the Secretary shall only award grants or contracts under this 
section for a fiscal year if the total amount of funding under this 
title is greater than the total of such amount for fiscal year 2024.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1132(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4), (5) 
        through (8), and (9) through (10), as paragraphs (3) through 
        (5), (7) through (10), and (12) through (13), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) the term `community college' has the meaning given 
        the term `junior or community college' in section 312(f);'';
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(6) the term `heritage student' means a postsecondary 
        student who--
                    ``(A) was born in the United States to immigrant 
                parents or immigrated to the United States at an early 
                age;
                    ``(B) is proficient in English, but raised in a 
                family primarily speaking 1 or more languages of the 
                country of origin; and
                    ``(C) maintains a close affinity with the family's 
                culture and language of origin;''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(11) the term `minority-serving institution' means an 
        eligible institution under section 371(a);''.

SEC. 7. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS AND DUPLICATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

    Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1121 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking part C;
            (2) by redesignating part D as part C; and
            (3) by striking sections 637 and 638.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1121 et 
seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) by striking sections 609 (as redesignated under section 
        3(2) of this Act) and 614; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 637. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years.''.
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