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out the programs of linkage and outreach described in
subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D).
‘‘(b) GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA
OR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to make
grants to institutions of higher education or combinations of
such institutions for the purpose of paying stipends to individ-
uals undergoing advanced training in any center or program
approved by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS.—Students receiving stipends
described in paragraph (1) shall be individuals who are engaged
in an instructional program with stated performance goals for
functional foreign language use or in a program developing
such performance goals, in combination with area studies, inter-
national studies, or the international aspects of a professional
studies program, including predissertation level studies,
preparation for dissertation research, dissertation research
abroad, and dissertation writing.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO TRAVEL.—No funds may
be expended under this part for undergraduate travel except in
accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary setting forth
policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made available
for such travel are expended as part of a formal program of super-
vised study.
‘‘(d) ALLOWANCES.—Stipends awarded to graduate level recipi-
ents may include allowances for dependents and for travel for
research and study in the United States and abroad.
‘‘SEC. 603. LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.
‘‘(a) LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts
with institutions of higher education, or combinations of such
institutions, for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and
operating a small number of national language resource and train-
ing centers, which shall serve as resources to improve the capacity
to teach and learn foreign languages effectively.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The activities carried out by the
centers described in subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) shall include effective dissemination efforts, whenever
appropriate; and
‘‘(2) may include—
‘‘(A) the conduct and dissemination of research on new
and improved teaching methods, including the use of
advanced educational technology;
‘‘(B) the development and dissemination of new teach-
ing materials reflecting the use of such research in effective
teaching strategies;
‘‘(C) the development, application, and dissemination
of performance testing appropriate to an educational set-
ting for use as a standard and comparable measurement
of skill levels in all languages;
‘‘(D) the training of teachers in the administration
and interpretation of performance tests, the use of effective
teaching strategies, and the use of new technologies;
‘‘(E) a significant focus on the teaching and learning
needs of the less commonly taught languages, including
an assessment of the strategic needs of the United States,
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the determination of ways to meet those needs nationally,
and the publication and dissemination of instructional
materials in the less commonly taught languages;
‘‘(F) the development and dissemination of materials
designed to serve as a resource for foreign language teach-
ers at the elementary and secondary school levels; and
‘‘(G) the operation of intensive summer language
institutes to train advanced foreign language students, to
provide professional development, and to improve language
instruction through preservice and inservice language
training for teachers.
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS FOR GRANTS.—Grants under this section shall
be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
‘‘SEC. 604. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN
LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) INCENTIVES FOR THE CREATION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND
THE STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING PROGRAMS IN UNDERGRADUATE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to make
grants to institutions of higher education, combinations of such
institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit educational
organizations and institutions of higher education, to assist
such institutions, combinations or partnerships in planning,
developing, and carrying out programs to improve undergradu-
ate instruction in international studies and foreign languages.
Such grants shall be awarded to institutions, combinations
or partnerships seeking to create new programs or to strengthen
existing programs in foreign languages, area studies, and other
international fields.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants made under this section may
be used for Federal share of the cost of projects and activities
which are an integral part of such a program, such as—
‘‘(A) planning for the development and expansion of
undergraduate programs in international studies and
foreign languages;
‘‘(B) teaching, research, curriculum development,
faculty training in the United States or abroad, and other
related activities, including—
‘‘(i) 
the 
expansion 
of 
library 
and 
teaching
resources; and
‘‘(ii) preservice and inservice teacher training;
‘‘(C) expansion of opportunities for learning foreign
languages, including less commonly taught languages;
‘‘(D) programs under which foreign teachers and
scholars may visit institutions as visiting faculty;
‘‘(E) programs designed to develop or enhance linkages
between 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education,
or baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate programs or
institutions;
‘‘(F) the development of undergraduate educational pro-
grams—
‘‘(i) in locations abroad where such opportunities
are not otherwise available or that serve students for
whom such opportunities are not otherwise available;
and
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‘‘(ii) that provide courses that are closely related
to on-campus foreign language and international
curricula;
‘‘(G) the integration of new and continuing education
abroad opportunities for undergraduate students into
curricula of specific degree programs;
‘‘(H) the development of model programs to enrich or
enhance the effectiveness of educational programs abroad,
including predeparture and postreturn programs, and the
integration of educational programs abroad into the
curriculum of the home institution;
‘‘(I) the development of programs designed to integrate
professional and technical education with foreign lan-
guages, area studies, and other international fields;
‘‘(J) the establishment of linkages overseas with
institutions of higher education and organizations that
contribute to the educational programs assisted under this
subsection;
‘‘(K) the conduct of summer institutes in foreign area,
foreign language, and other international fields to provide
faculty and curriculum development, including the integra-
tion of professional and technical education with foreign
area and other international studies, and to provide foreign
area and other international knowledge or skills to govern-
ment personnel or private sector professionals in inter-
national activities;
‘‘(L) the development of partnerships between—
‘‘(i) institutions of higher education; and
‘‘(ii) the private sector, government, or elementary
and secondary education institutions,
in order to enhance international knowledge and skills;
and
‘‘(M) the use of innovative technology to increase access
to international education programs.
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the
cost of the programs assisted under this subsection—
‘‘(A) may be provided in cash from the private sector
corporations or foundations in an amount equal to one-
third of the total cost of the programs assisted under this
section; or
‘‘(B) may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind contribu-
tion from institutional and noninstitutional funds, includ-
ing State and private sector corporation or foundation con-
tributions, equal to one-half of the total cost of the pro-
grams assisted under this section.
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or reduce
the required non-Federal share for institutions 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.
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to applications from institutions
of higher education, combinations or partnerships that require
entering students to have successfully completed at least 2
years of secondary school foreign language instruction or that
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require each graduating student to earn 2 years of postsecond-
ary credit in a foreign language (or have demonstrated equiva-
lent competence in the foreign language) or, in the case of
a 2-year degree granting institution, offer 2 years of postsecond-
ary credit in a foreign language.
‘‘(6) GRANT
CONDITIONS.—Grants under this subsection
shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines
to be necessary to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(7) APPLICATION.—Each application for assistance under
this subsection shall include—
‘‘(A) evidence that the applicant has conducted exten-
sive planning prior to submitting the application;
‘‘(B) an assurance that the faculty and administrators
of all relevant departments and programs served by the
applicant are involved in ongoing collaboration with regard
to achieving the stated objectives of the application;
‘‘(C) an assurance that students at the applicant
institutions, as appropriate, will have equal access to, and
derive benefits from, the program assisted under this sub-
section; and
‘‘(D) an assurance that each institution, combination
or partnership will use the Federal assistance provided
under this subsection to supplement and not supplant non-
Federal funds the institution expends for programs to
improve undergraduate instruction in international studies
and foreign languages.
‘‘(8) EVALUATION.—The Secretary may establish require-
ments for program evaluations and require grant recipients
to submit annual reports that evaluate the progress and
performance of students participating in programs assisted
under this subsection.
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS
OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—The Secretary
may also award grants to public and private nonprofit agencies
and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations,
whenever the Secretary determines such grants will make an espe-
cially significant contribution to improving undergraduate inter-
national studies and foreign language programs.
‘‘(c) FUNDING SUPPORT.—The Secretary may use not more than
10 percent of the total amount appropriated for this part for carry-
ing out the purposes of this section.
‘‘SEC. 605. RESEARCH; STUDIES; ANNUAL REPORT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may, directly or
through grants or contracts, conduct research and studies that
contribute to achieving the purposes of this part. Such research
and studies may include—
‘‘(1) studies and surveys to determine needs for increased
or improved instruction in foreign language, area studies, or
other international fields, including the demand for foreign
language, area, and other international specialists in govern-
ment, education, and the private sector;
‘‘(2) studies and surveys to assess the utilization of grad-
uates of programs supported under this title by governmental,
educational, and private sector organizations and other studies
assessing the outcomes and effectiveness of programs so sup-
ported;
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‘‘(3) evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted
under this title that address national needs would not otherwise
be offered;
‘‘(4) comparative studies of the effectiveness of strategies
to provide international capabilities at institutions of higher
education;
‘‘(5) research on more effective methods of providing
instruction and achieving competency in foreign languages, area
studies, or other international fields;
‘‘(6) the development and publication of specialized mate-
rials for use in foreign language, area studies, and other inter-
national fields, or for training foreign language, area, and other
international specialists;
‘‘(7) studies and surveys of the uses of technology in foreign
language, area studies, and international studies programs;
‘‘(8) studies and evaluations of effective practices in the
dissemination of international information, materials, research,
teaching strategies, and testing techniques throughout the edu-
cation community, including elementary and secondary schools;
and
‘‘(9) the application of performance tests and standards
across all areas of foreign language instruction and classroom
use.
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare, publish,
and announce an annual report listing the books and research
materials produced with assistance under this section.
‘‘SEC. 606. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR
FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to make grants
to institutions of higher education, public or nonprofit private librar-
ies, or consortia of such institutions or libraries, to develop innova-
tive techniques or programs using new electronic technologies to
collect, organize, preserve, and widely disseminate information on
world regions and countries other than the United States that
address our Nation’s teaching and research needs in international
education and foreign languages.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants under this section may
be used—
‘‘(1) to facilitate access to or preserve foreign information
resources in print or electronic forms;
‘‘(2) to develop new means of immediate, full-text document
delivery for information and scholarship from abroad;
‘‘(3) to develop new means of shared electronic access to
international data;
‘‘(4) to support collaborative projects of indexing, cataloging,
and other means of bibliographic access for scholars to impor-
tant research materials published or distributed outside the
United States;
‘‘(5) to develop methods for the wide dissemination of
resources written in non-Roman language alphabets;
‘‘(6) to assist teachers of less commonly taught languages
in acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials suitable
for classroom use; and
‘‘(7) to promote collaborative technology based projects in
foreign languages, area studies, and international studies
among grant recipients under this title.
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‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each institution or consortium 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.
‘‘(d) MATCH REQUIRED.—The Federal share of the total cost
of carrying out a program supported by a grant under this section
shall not be more than 662⁄3 percent. The non-Federal share of
such cost may be provided either in-kind or in cash, and may
include contributions from private sector corporations or founda-
tions.’’.
‘‘SEC. 607. SELECTION OF CERTAIN GRANT RECIPIENTS.
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants
under section 602 competitively on the basis of criteria that
separately, but not less rigorously, evaluates the applications for
comprehensive and undergraduate language and area centers and
programs.
‘‘(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall set criteria for
grants awarded under section 602 by which a determination of
excellence shall be made to meet the differing objectives of graduate
and undergraduate institutions.
‘‘(c) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall,
to the extent practicable, award grants under this part (other than
section 602) in such manner as to achieve an equitable distribution
of the grant funds throughout the United States, based on the
merit of a proposal as determined pursuant to a peer review process
involving broadly representative professionals.
‘‘SEC. 608. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
‘‘(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall make excellence
the criterion for selection of grants awarded under section 602.
‘‘(b) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent practicable and
consistent with the criterion of excellence, the Secretary shall award
grants under this part (other than section 602) in such a manner
as will achieve an equitable distribution of funds throughout the
United States.
‘‘(c) SUPPORT FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION.—The Secretary
shall also award grants under this part in such manner as to
ensure that an appropriate portion of the funds appropriated for
this part (as determined by the Secretary) are used to support
undergraduate education.
‘‘SEC. 609. AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTERS.
‘‘(a) CENTERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to
make grants to and enter into contracts with any American overseas
research center that is a consortium of institutions of higher edu-
cation (hereafter in this section referred to as a ‘‘center’’) to enable
such center to promote postgraduate research, exchanges and area
studies.
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants made and contracts entered into
pursuant to this section may be used to pay all or a portion
of the cost of establishing or operating a center or program,
including—
‘‘(1) the cost of faculty and staff stipends and salaries;
‘‘(2) the cost of faculty, staff, and student travel;
‘‘(3) the cost of the operation and maintenance of overseas
facilities;
‘‘(4) the cost of teaching and research materials;
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‘‘(5) the cost of acquisition, maintenance, and preservation
of library collections;
‘‘(6) the cost of bringing visiting scholars and faculty to
a center to teach or to conduct research;
‘‘(7) the cost of organizing and managing conferences; and
‘‘(8) the cost of publication and dissemination of material
for the scholarly and general public.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall only award grants to
and enter into contracts with centers under this section that—
‘‘(1) receive more than 50 percent of their funding from
public or private United States sources;
‘‘(2) have a permanent presence in the country in which
the center is located; and
‘‘(3) are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which are exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code.
‘‘(d) DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to
make grants for the establishment of new centers. The grants
may be used to fund activities that, within 1 year, will result
in the creation of a center described in subsection (c).
‘‘SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
part $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
SEC. 602. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) AMENDMENT
TO HEADING.—The heading for section 611
(20 U.S.C. 1130) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 611. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.’’.
(b) CENTERS.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘advanced’’;
and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘evening or
summer’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘foreign language
studies,’’ after ‘‘area studies,’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(G), by inserting ‘‘, such as a rep-
resentative of a community college in the region served by
the center’’ before the period.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 614 (20 U.S.C.
1130b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting
‘‘1999’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting
‘‘1999’’.
SEC. 603. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY.
(a) MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 621(e) (20 U.S.C. 1131(e)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘one-fourth’’ and inserting ‘‘one-half’’.
(b) INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Part C of title VI (20 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating sections 622 through 627 (20 U.S.C.
1131a through 1131f) as sections 623 through 628, respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after section 621 (20 U.S.C. 1131) the
following:
‘‘SEC. 622. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall award grants, from
amounts available to the Institute for each fiscal year, to historically
Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Trib-
ally Controlled Colleges or Universities, and minority institutions,
to enable such colleges, universities, and institutions to strengthen
international affairs programs.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made by the Institute
unless an application is made by the college, university, or institu-
tion at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Institute may require.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘historically Black college and university’ has
the meaning given the term in section 322;
‘‘(2) the term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning
given the term in section 502;
‘‘(3) the term ‘Tribally Controlled College or University’
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1801); and
‘‘(4) the term ‘minority institution’ has the meaning given
the term in section 365.’’.
(c) STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.—Section 623 (as redesignated
by subsection(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131a)—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘JUNIOR YEAR’’ and
inserting ‘‘STUDY’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or completing the third year of
study in the case of a summer abroad program,’’ after
‘‘study’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘junior year’’ and inserting ‘‘study’’;
and
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘junior year’’ and inserting ‘‘study’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘junior year’’ and
inserting ‘‘study’’; and
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and inserting ‘‘one-third’’;
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘junior year’’ and inserting ‘‘study’’.
(d) INTERNSHIPS.—Section 625 (as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c)—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Institute’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) POSTBACCALAUREATE INTERNSHIPS.—The Institute shall
enter into agreements with institutions of higher education
described in the first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct intern-
ships for students who have completed study for a baccalaureate
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degree. The internship program authorized by this subsection
shall—
‘‘(1) assist the students to prepare for a master’s degree
program;
‘‘(2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars;
‘‘(3) contain work experience for the students designed to
contribute to the students’ preparation for a master’s degree
program; and
‘‘(4) be assisted by the Interagency Committee on Minority
Careers in International Affairs established under subsection
(c).
‘‘(c) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTER-
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the executive
branch of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee
on Minority Careers in International Affairs composed of not
less than 7 members, including—
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricul-
tural Services of the Department of Agriculture, or the
Under Secretary’s designee;
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, of
the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the
Department of Commerce, or the Assistant Secretary and
Director General’s designee;
‘‘(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness of the Department of Defense, or the Under
Secretary’s designee;
‘‘(D) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Edu-
cation in the Department of Education, or the Assistant
Secretary’s designee;
‘‘(E) the Director General of the Foreign Service of
the Department of State, or the Director General’s des-
ignee;
‘‘(F) the General Counsel of the Agency for Inter-
national Development, or the General Counsel’s designee;
and
‘‘(G) the Associate Director for Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs of the United States Information Agency, or
the Associate Director’s designee.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Interagency Committee established
by this section shall—
‘‘(A) on an annual basis inform the Secretary and the
Institute regarding ways to advise students participating
in the internship program assisted under this section with
respect to goals for careers in international affairs;
‘‘(B) locate for students potential internship opportuni-
ties in the Federal Government related to international
affairs; and
‘‘(C) promote policies in each department and agency
participating in the Committee that are designed to carry
out the objectives of this part.’’.
(f ) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 627 (as redesignated
by subsection (b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131e) is amended by striking
‘‘625’’ and inserting ‘‘626’’.
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(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 628 (as
redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131f ), by striking
‘‘1993’’ and inserting ‘‘1999’’.
SEC. 604. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 631(a) (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8)
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
‘‘(9) the term ‘educational programs abroad’ means pro-
grams of study, internships, or service learning outside the
United States which are part of a foreign language or other
international curriculum at the undergraduate or graduate edu-
cation levels.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 632 (20 U.S.C. 1132–1) is repealed.
TITLE 
VII—GRADUATE 
AND 
POST-
SECONDARY 
IMPROVEMENT 
PRO-
GRAMS
SEC. 701. REVISION OF TITLE VII.
Title VII (20 U.S.C. 1132a et seq.) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘TITLE 
VII—GRADUATE 
AND 
POST-
SECONDARY 
IMPROVEMENT 
PRO-
GRAMS
‘‘SEC. 700. PURPOSE.
‘‘It is the purpose of this title—
‘‘(1) to authorize national graduate fellowship programs—
‘‘(A) in order to attract students of superior ability
and achievement, exceptional promise, and demonstrated
financial need, into high-quality graduate programs and
provide the students with the financial support necessary
to complete advanced degrees; and
‘‘(B) that are designed to—
‘‘(i) sustain and enhance the capacity for graduate
education in areas of national need; and
‘‘(ii) encourage talented students to pursue schol-
arly careers in the humanities, social sciences, and
the arts; and
‘‘(2) to promote postsecondary programs.
‘‘PART A—GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
‘‘Subpart 1—Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
‘‘SEC. 701. AWARD OF JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIPS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
AND TIMING
OF AWARDS.—The Secretary is
authorized to award fellowships in accordance with the provisions
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of this subpart for graduate study in the arts, humanities, and
social sciences by students of superior ability selected on the basis
of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional prom-
ise. The fellowships shall be awarded to students who are eligible
to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to section
484 and intend to pursue a doctoral degree, except that fellowships
may be granted to students pursuing a master’s degree in those
fields in which the master’s degree is the terminal highest degree
awarded in the area of study. All funds appropriated in a fiscal
year shall be obligated and expended to the students for fellowships
for use in the academic year beginning after July 1 of the fiscal
year following the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated.
The fellowships shall be awarded for only 1 academic year of study
and shall be renewable for a period not to exceed 4 years of
study.
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION
OF FELLOWS.—Students receiving awards
under this subpart shall be known as ‘Jacob K. Javits Fellows’.
‘‘(c) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—The institution of higher edu-
cation may allow a fellowship recipient to interrupt periods of
study for a period not to exceed 12 months for the purpose of
work, travel, or independent study away from the campus, if such
independent study is supportive of the fellowship recipient’s aca-
demic program and shall continue payments for those 12-month
periods during which the student is pursuing travel or independent
study supportive of the recipient’s academic program.
‘‘(d) PROCESS
AND TIMING
OF COMPETITION.—The Secretary
shall make applications for fellowships under this part available
not later than October 1 of the academic year preceding the aca-
demic year for which fellowships will be awarded, and shall
announce the recipients of fellowships under this section not later
than March 1 of the academic year preceding the academic year
for which the fellowships are awarded.
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—The Secretary is authorized
to enter into a contract with a nongovernmental agency to admin-
ister the program assisted under this part if the Secretary deter-
mines that entering into the contract is an efficient means of
carrying out the program.
‘‘SEC. 702. ALLOCATION OF FELLOWSHIPS.
‘‘(a) FELLOWSHIP BOARD.—
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall appoint a Jacob
K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board (hereinafter in
this subpart referred to as the ‘Board’) consisting of 9 individ-
uals representative of both public and private institutions of
higher education who are especially qualified to serve on the
Board. In making appointments, the Secretary shall give due
consideration to the appointment of individuals who are highly
respected in the academic community. The Secretary shall
assure that individuals appointed to the Board are broadly
representative of a range of disciplines in graduate education
in arts, humanities, and social sciences.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Board shall—
‘‘(A) establish general policies for the program estab-
lished by this subpart and oversee the program’s operation;
‘‘(B) establish general criteria for the award of fellow-
ships in academic fields identified by the Board, or, in
the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with
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a nongovernmental entity to administer the program
assisted under this subpart, by such nongovernmental
entity;
‘‘(C) appoint panels of academic scholars with distin-
guished backgrounds in the arts, humanities, and social
sciences for the purpose of selecting fellows, except that,
in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract
with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program,
such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental
entity; and
‘‘(D) prepare and submit to the Congress at least once
in every 3-year period a report on any modifications in
the program that the Board determines are appropriate.
‘‘(3) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out its responsibilities,
the Board shall consult on a regular basis with representatives
of the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts,
and representatives of institutions of higher education and
associations of such institutions, learned societies, and profes-
sional organizations.
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of office of each member of the Board
shall be 4 years, except that any member appointed to fill
a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which
the predecessor of the member was appointed. No member
may serve for a period in excess of 6 years.
‘‘(5) INITIAL MEETING; VACANCY.—The Secretary shall call
the first meeting of the Board, at which the first order of
business shall be the election of a Chairperson and a Vice
Chairperson, who shall serve until 1 year after the date of
the appointment of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.
Thereafter each officer shall be elected for a term of 2 years.
In case a vacancy occurs in either office, the Board shall elect
an individual from among the members of the Board to fill
such vacancy.
‘‘(6) QUORUM; ADDITIONAL
MEETINGS.—(A) A majority of
the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
‘‘(B) The Board shall meet at least once a year or more
frequently, as may be necessary, to carry out the Board’s
responsibilities.
‘‘(7) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board, while serving
on the business of the Board, shall be entitled to receive com-
pensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding
the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
Schedule, including travel time, and while so serving away
from their homes or regular places of business, the members
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code, for persons in Government service employed inter-
mittently.
‘‘(b) USE OF SELECTION PANELS.—The recipients of fellowships
shall be selected in each designated field from among all applicants
nationwide in each field by distinguished panels appointed by the
Board to make such selections under criteria established by the
Board, except that, in the event that the Secretary enters into
a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the pro-
gram, such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental
entity. The number of recipients in each field in each year shall
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not exceed the number of fellows allocated to that field for that
year by the Board.
‘‘(c) FELLOWSHIP PORTABILITY.—Each recipient shall be entitled
to use the fellowship in a graduate program at any accredited
institution of higher education in which the recipient may decide
to enroll.
‘‘SEC. 703. STIPENDS.
‘‘(a) AWARD BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall pay to individ-
uals awarded fellowships under this subpart such stipends as the
Secretary may establish, reflecting the purpose of this program
to encourage highly talented students to undertake graduate study
as described in this subpart. In the case of an individual who
receives such individual’s first stipend under this subpart in aca-
demic year 1999–2000 or any succeeding academic year, such sti-
pend shall be set at a level of support equal to that provided
by the National Science Foundation graduate fellowships, except
such amount shall be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed
the fellow’s demonstrated level of need determined in accordance
with part F of title IV.
‘‘(b) INSTITUTIONAL PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Secretary shall (in addition to
stipends paid to individuals under this subpart) pay to the
institution of higher education, for each individual awarded
a fellowship under this subpart at such institution, an institu-
tional allowance. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such
allowance shall be, for 1999–2000 and succeeding academic
years, the same amount as the institutional payment made
for 1998–1999 under section 933(b) (as such section was in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1998) adjusted for 1999–2000 and
annually thereafter in accordance with inflation as determined
by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for the
previous calendar year.
‘‘(B) The institutional allowance paid under subparagraph
(A) shall be reduced by the amount the institution charges
and collects from a fellowship recipient for tuition and other
expenses as part of the recipient’s instructional program.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.—(A) Beginning March 1, 1992, any
applicant for a fellowship under this subpart who has been
notified in writing by the Secretary that such applicant has
been selected to receive such a fellowship and is subsequently
notified that the fellowship award has been withdrawn, shall
receive such fellowship unless the Secretary subsequently
makes a determination that such applicant submitted fraudu-
lent information on the application.
‘‘(B) Subject to the availability of appropriations, amounts
payable to an institution by the Secretary pursuant to this
subsection shall not be reduced for any purpose other than
the purposes specified under paragraph (1).
‘‘SEC. 704. FELLOWSHIP CONDITIONS.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIPT.—An individual awarded a
fellowship under the provisions of this subpart shall continue to
receive payments provided in section 703 only during such periods
as the Secretary finds that such individual is maintaining satisfac-
tory proficiency in, and devoting essentially full time to, study
or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded,
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in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful
employment other than part-time employment by such institution
in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(b) REPORTS FROM RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary is authorized
to require reports containing such information in such form and
filed at such times as the Secretary determines necessary from
any person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this sub-
part. The reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an
appropriate official at the institution of higher education, library,
archive, or other research center approved by the Secretary, stating
that such individual is making satisfactory progress in, and is
devoting essentially full time to the program for which the fellow-
ship was awarded.
‘‘SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.
‘‘Subpart 2—Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need
‘‘SEC. 711. GRANTS TO ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS OF
INSTITUTIONS.
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to aca-
demic departments, programs and other academic units of
institutions of higher education that provide courses of study
leading to a graduate degree in order to enable such institutions
to provide assistance to graduate students in accordance with
this subpart.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—The Secretary may also make
grants to such departments, programs and other academic units
of institutions of higher education granting graduate degrees
which submit joint proposals involving nondegree granting
institutions which have formal arrangements for the support
of doctoral dissertation research with degree-granting institu-
tions. Nondegree granting institutions eligible for awards as
part of such joint proposals include any organization which—
‘‘(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and is exempt from tax under
section 501(a) of such Code;
‘‘(B) is organized and operated substantially to conduct
scientific and cultural research and graduate training pro-
grams;
‘‘(C) is not a private foundation;
‘‘(D) has academic personnel for instruction and coun-
seling who meet the standards of the institution of higher
education in which the students are enrolled; and
‘‘(E) has necessary research resources not otherwise
readily available in such institutions to such students.
‘‘(b) AWARD AND DURATION OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) AWARDS.—The principal criterion for the award of
grants shall be the relative quality of the graduate programs
presented in competing applications. Consistent with an alloca-
tion of awards based on quality of competing applications,