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‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding the sunset and 
charter provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. I) or any other statute or regulation, the 
International Advisory Board shall be authorized through 
September 30, 2012. 
‘‘(i) FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use not more than 
one-half of the funds available to the Secretary under sec-
tion 632 to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 606. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT 
RECRUITING INFORMATION; SAFETY. 
Part D of title VI is amended by inserting after section 
633 (as added by section 605) the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 634. RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STU-
DENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. 
‘‘Each institution of higher education that receives a 
grant under this title shall assure that— 
‘‘(1) recruiters of the United States Government 
and agencies thereof are given the same access to stu-
dents as is provided generally to other institutions of 
higher education and prospective employers of those 
students for the purpose of recruiting for graduate op-
portunities or prospective employment; and 
‘‘(2) no undue restrictions are placed upon stu-
dents that seek employment with the United States 
Government or any agency thereof.
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‘‘SEC. 635. STUDENT SAFETY. 
‘‘Applicants seeking funds under this title to support 
student travel and study abroad shall submit as part of 
their grant application a description of safety policies and 
procedures for students participating in the program while 
abroad.’’. 
SEC. 607. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERIT-
AGE COMMUNITIES. 
Part D of title VI is further amended by inserting after 
section 635 (as added by section 606) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 636. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HER-
ITAGE COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education, in con-
sultation with the International Advisory Board, shall con-
duct a study to identify foreign language heritage commu-
nities, particularly such communities that include speakers 
of languages that are critical to the national security of 
the United States. 
‘‘(b) FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERITAGE COMMUNITY.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘foreign language her-
itage community’ means a community of residents or citi-
zens of the United States who are native speakers of, or 
who have partial fluency in, a foreign language. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education
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shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of the 
study conducted under this section.’’. 
TITLE VII—TITLE VII 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 701. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY AND TIMING OF AWARDS.—Section 
701(a) (20 U.S.C. 1132a(a)) is amended by inserting after 
the second sentence the following: ‘‘For purposes of the ex-
ception in the preceding sentence, a master’s degree in fine 
arts shall be considered a terminal degree.’’. 
(b) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—Section 701(c) (20 
U.S.C. 1134(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of other exceptional cir-
cumstances, such as active duty military service or personal 
or family member illness, the institution of higher education 
may also permit the fellowship recipient to interrupt peri-
ods of study for the duration of the tour of duty (in the 
case of military service) or not more than 12 months (in 
any other case), but without payment of the stipend.’’. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 702(a)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘from di-
verse geographic regions’’ after ‘‘higher education’’; 
and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall also assure that at least 
one representative appointed to the Board represents 
an institution that is eligible for a grant under title 
III or V of this Act.’’. 
(d) STIPENDS.—Section 703 (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006–2007’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting 
‘‘may be set’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fel-
lowships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate 
Research Fellowship Program on February 1 of 
such academic year’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1)(A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(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 institutional allow-
ance. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such 
allowance shall be, for 2006–2007 and succeeding aca-
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demic years, the same amount as the institutional 
payment made for 2005–2006 adjusted for 2006–2007 
and annually thereafter in accordance with inflation 
as determined by the Department of Labor’s Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 
previous calendar year.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2006 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 702. GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 
NEED. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED; PRI-
ORITY.—Section 712 (20 U.S.C. 1135a) is amended— 
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and an assessment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an assessment’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, and the priority described in 
subsection (c) of this section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a pri-
ority for grants in order to prepare individuals for the pro-
fessoriate who will train highly-qualified elementary and 
secondary math and science teachers, special education 
teachers, and teachers who provide instruction for limited 
English proficient individuals. Such grants shall offer pro-
gram assistance and graduate fellowships for— 
‘‘(1) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher 
preparation and pedagogy in math and science for 
students who have completed a master’s degree or are 
pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in math and 
science; 
‘‘(2) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher 
preparation and pedagogy in special education and 
English language acquisition and academic pro-
ficiency for limited English proficient individuals; 
and 
‘‘(3) support of dissertation research in the fields 
of math, science, special education, or second lan-
guage pedagogy and second language acquisition.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN APPLI-
CATIONS.—Section 713(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(9);
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) in the case of an application for a grant 
by a department, program, or unit in education or 
teacher preparation, contain assurances that such de-
partment, program, or unit collaborates with depart-
ments, programs, or units in all content areas to as-
sure a successful combination of training in both 
teaching and such content; and’’. 
(c) STIPENDS.—Section 714(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006–2007’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
be set’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fellow-
ships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate Research 
Fellowship Program on February 1 of such academic 
year’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 715(a)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 1135d(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006–2007’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘1998–1999’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005–2006’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘for All Urban Consumers’’ 
after ‘‘Price Index’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2006 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 714(c) (20 
U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 716(a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 715(a)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 714(b)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’. 
SEC. 703. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OP-
PORTUNITY PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT
AND
GRANT
PURPOSES.—Section 
721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) to prepare such students for study at ac-
credited law schools and assist them with the develop-
ment of analytical skills and study methods to en-
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hance their success and promote completion of law 
school;’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to 
eligible law school students— 
‘‘(A) who participated in summer institutes 
authorized by subsection (d) and who are en-
rolled in an accredited law school; or 
‘‘(B) who are eligible law school students 
who have successfully completed a comparable 
summer institute program certified by the Coun-
cil on Legal Educational Opportunity.’’. 
(b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Section 721(d)(1)(D) (20 
U.S.C. 1136(d)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘in analyt-
ical skills and study methods’’ after ‘‘courses’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
721(h) (20 U.S.C. 1136(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘1999 
and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’.
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(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Subsection (e) of section 
731 (20 U.S.C. 1137(e)) is repealed. 
SEC. 704. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION. 
(a) CONTRACT
AND
GRANT
PURPOSES.—Section 
741(a) (20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) the encouragement of the reform and im-
provement of, and innovation in, postsecondary edu-
cation and the provision of educational opportunity 
for all, especially for the non-traditional student pop-
ulations;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘for postsecondary 
students, especially institutions, programs, and joint 
efforts that provide academic credit for programs’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) the establishment of institutions and pro-
grams based on the technology of communications, in-
cluding delivery by distance education;’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(6) the introduction of institutional reforms de-
signed to expand individual opportunities for enter-
ing and reentering postsecondary institutions and 
pursuing programs of postsecondary study tailored to 
individual needs;’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(6) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(9) the provision of support and assistance to 
programs implementing integrated education reform 
services in order to improve secondary school gradua-
tion and college attendance and completion rates for 
disadvantaged students, and to programs that reduce 
postsecondary remediation rates, and improve degree 
attainment rates, for low-income students and former 
high school dropouts; and 
‘‘(10) the assessment, in partnership with a pub-
lic or private nonprofit institution or agency, of the 
performance of teacher preparation programs within 
institutions of higher education in a State, using an 
assessment which provides comparisons across such 
schools within the State based upon indicators includ-
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ing teacher candidate knowledge in subject areas in 
which such candidate has been prepared to teach. ’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Section 741 (20 U.S.C. 1138) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—No funds made available under 
this part may be used to provide financial assistance to 
students who do not meet the requirements of section 
484(a)(5).’’. 
(c) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—Section 744(c) (20 
U.S.C. 1138c(c)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2)(A) Development of partnerships between 
local educational agencies and institutions of higher 
education to establish or expand existing dual enroll-
ment programs at institutions of higher education 
that allow high school students to earn high school 
and transferable college credit. 
‘‘(B) Development of consortia of institutions of 
higher education to create dual enrollment programs 
including academic and student support agreements 
and comprehensive articulation agreements that 
would allow for the seamless and timeless acquisition 
of college credits and the transfer of postsecondary
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academic credits between such institutions, particu-
larly from 2-year to 4-year institutions of higher edu-
cation.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) International cooperation, partnerships, or 
student exchange among postsecondary educational 
institutions in the United States and abroad. 
‘‘(5) Establishment of academic programs in-
cluding graduate and undergraduate courses, semi-
nars and lectures, support of research, and develop-
ment of teaching materials for the purpose of sup-
porting faculty and academic programs that teach 
traditional American history (including significant 
constitutional, political, intellectual, economic, diplo-
matic, and foreign policy trends, issues, and docu-
ments; the history, nature, and development of demo-
cratic institutions of which American democracy is a 
part; and significant events and individuals in the 
history of the United States). 
‘‘(6) Support for planning, applied research, 
training, resource exchanges or technology transfers, 
the delivery of services, or other activities the purpose 
of which is to design and implement programs to en-
able institutions of higher education to work with pri-