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and professions in which Hispanic Americans are under-
represented. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—Grants under this part shall be 
awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not award 
more than one grant under this part in any fiscal year 
to any Hispanic-serving institution.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—Section 524(a) 
(as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 
1103c(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 513’’ after 
‘‘section 503’’. 
SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (a) of section 528 (as redesignated by sec-
tion 504(a)(2) of this Act) (20 U.S.C. 1103g) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PART A.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part A and part C of this 
title $96,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(2) PART B.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part B of this title 
$59,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as 
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may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
TITLE VI—TITLE VI 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUD-
IES. 
(a) FINDINGS
AND PURPOSES.—Section 601 (20 
U.S.C. 1121) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘post-Cold War’’ in para-
graph (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The events and aftermath of September 
11, 2001, have underscored the need for the Nation 
to strengthen and enhance American knowledge of 
international relations, world regions, and foreign 
languages. Homeland security and effective United 
States engagement abroad depend upon an increased 
number of Americans who have received such train-
ing and are willing to serve their Nation.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, including 
through linkages overseas with institutions of 
higher education and relevant organizations 
that contribute to the educational programs as-
sisted under this part;’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (E); 
(C) by inserting after such subparagraph 
(E) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) to assist the national effort to educate and 
train citizens to participate in the efforts of home-
land security;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘reinforce and’’ before 
‘‘coordinate’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and international busi-
ness and trade competitiveness’’ before the pe-
riod. 
(b) GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE 
AND AREA CENTERS AND PROGRAMS.—Section 602(a) 
(20 U.S.C. 1122(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make grants to institutions of high-
er education or consortia of such institutions 
for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, 
and operating— 
‘‘(i) comprehensive foreign language 
and area or international studies centers 
and programs; and 
‘‘(ii) a diverse network of under-
graduate foreign language and area or 
international studies centers and pro-
grams.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (G); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(I) supporting instructors of the less com-
monly taught languages; 
‘‘(J) widely disseminating materials devel-
oped by the center or program to local edu-
cational agencies and public and private ele-
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mentary and secondary education schools, and 
institutions of higher education, presented from 
diverse perspectives and reflective of a wide 
range of views on the subject matter, except 
that no more than 50 percent of funds awarded 
to an institution of higher education or con-
sortia of such institutions for purposes under 
this title may be associated with the costs of 
dissemination; and 
‘‘(K) projects that support in students an 
understanding of science and technology in co-
ordination with foreign language proficiency.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) Partnerships or programs of linkage 
and outreach with 2-year and 4-year colleges 
and universities, including colleges of education 
and teacher professional development pro-
grams.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Pro-
grams of linkage or outreach’’ and inserting 
‘‘Partnerships or programs of linkage and out-
reach’’; 
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(C) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘foreign area’’ and in-
serting ‘‘area studies’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of linkage and out-
reach’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(C), and (D)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and 
(F), respectively; and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Partnerships with local educational 
agencies and public and private elementary and 
secondary education schools that are designed 
to increase student academic achievement in 
foreign language and knowledge of world re-
gions, and to facilitate the wide dissemination 
of materials related to area studies, foreign lan-
guages, and international studies that are re-
flective of a wide range of views on the subject 
matter.’’. 
(c) 
LANGUAGE
RESOURCE
CENTERS.—Section 
603(c) (20 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘re-
flect the purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 
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(d) UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND 
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
PROGRAMS.—Section 604 (20 
U.S.C. 1124) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘combina-
tions’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘con-
sortia’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘teacher training’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher pro-
fessional development’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) 
through (M) as subparagraphs (J) through (N), 
respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) the provision of grants for educational 
programs abroad that are closely linked to the 
program’s overall goals and have the purpose of 
promoting foreign language fluency and knowl-
edge of world regions, except that not more 
than 10 percent of a grant recipient’s funds 
may be used for this purpose;’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (M)(ii) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), 
by striking ‘‘elementary and secondary edu-
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cation institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘local edu-
cational agencies and public and private ele-
mentary and secondary education schools’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by inserting ‘‘that 
demonstrates a need for a waiver or reduction’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(4) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘reflect 
the purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 
(5) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (c). 
(e) RESEARCH; STUDIES; ANNUAL REPORT.—Sec-
tion 605(a) (20 U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end of the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including the systematic collection, analysis, and 
dissemination of data’’. 
(f) TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION 
FOR FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.—Section 606 (20 
U.S.C. 1126) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or consortia of such insti-
tutions or libraries’’ and inserting ‘‘museums, 
or consortia of such entities’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘new’’; and 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘from foreign sources’’ 
after ‘‘disseminate information’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘acquire and’’ before ‘‘fa-
cilitate access’’ in paragraph (1); 
(B) by striking ‘‘new means of’’ in para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘new means and stand-
ards for’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (6); 
(D) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (7) and by inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) to establish linkages between grant recipi-
ents under subsection (a) with libraries, museums, 
organizations, or institutions of higher education lo-
cated overseas to facilitate carrying out the purposes 
of this section; and 
‘‘(9) to carry out other activities deemed by the 
Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this 
section.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or 
reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions 
that— 
‘‘(1) are eligible to receive assistance under part 
A or B of title III or under title V; and 
‘‘(2) have submitted a grant application under 
this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver 
or reduction.’’. 
(g) SELECTION
OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Section 
607(b) (20 U.S.C. 1127(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘objectives’’ and inserting ‘‘mis-
sions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘In keeping with the purposes of this part, 
the Secretary shall take into account the degree to 
which activities of centers, programs, and fellowships 
at institutions of higher education address national 
interests, generate and disseminate information, and 
foster debate on international issues from diverse 
perspectives.’’. 
(h) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—Section 608(a) (20 
U.S.C. 1128(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Grants made under section 602 
shall also reflect the purposes of this part.’’. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
610 (20 U.S.C. 1128b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
(j) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Sections 603(a), 604(a)(5), and 612 (20 
U.S.C. 1123(a), 1124(a)(5), 1130–1) are each 
amended by striking ‘‘combinations’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘consortia’’. 
(2) Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended 
by striking ‘‘combination’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘consortium’’. 
(k) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that due to the diplomatic, economic, and 
military importance of China and the Middle East, inter-
national exchange and foreign language education pro-
grams under the Higher Education Act of 1965 should 
focus on the learning of Chinese and Arabic language and 
culture. 
SEC. 602. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDU-
CATION.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding those that are eligible to receive assistance 
under part A or B of title III or under title V)’’ 
after ‘‘other institutions of higher education’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive 
or reduce the required non-Federal share for institu-
tions that— 
‘‘(A) are eligible to receive assistance 
under part A or B of title III or under title V; 
and 
‘‘(B) have submitted a grant application 
under this section that demonstrates a need for 
a waiver or reduction, as determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 
613 (20 U.S.C. 1130a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or 
reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions 
that— 
‘‘(1) are eligible to receive assistance under part 
A or B of title III or under title V; and 
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