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Union Calendar No. 185
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3077
[Report No. 108–308] 
To amend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance 
international education programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GREENWOOD, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. COLE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. TIBERI and Mr. CARTER 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 11, 2003] 
A BILL 
To amend title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to enhance international education programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CON-
TENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2003’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is ex-
pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section 
or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; references; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. International and foreign language studies. 
Sec. 3. Business and international education programs. 
Sec. 4. Institute for International Public Policy. 
Sec. 5. Evaluation, outreach, and dissemination. 
Sec. 6. Advisory Board. 
Sec. 7. Recruiter access to students and student recruiting information; safety.
SEC. 2. 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 fol-
lowing 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 inter-
national relations, world regions, and foreign lan-
guages. Homeland security and effective United 
States engagement abroad depend upon an increased 
number of Americans who have received such training 
and are willing to serve their nation.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(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 assisted 
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 homeland 
security;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘reinforce 
and’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’.
(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: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make grants to institutions of higher 
education or consortia of such institutions for the 
purpose of establishing, strengthening, and oper-
ating—
‘‘(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 sub-
paragraph (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 elemen-
tary and secondary education schools, and insti-
tutions of higher education, presented from di-
verse perspectives and representative of the full 
range of views on the subject matter, except that 
no more than 50 percent of funds awarded to an 
institution of higher education or consortia of 
such institutions for purposes under this title 
may be associated with the costs of dissemina-
tion; 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’’; 
(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 regions, and to 
facilitate the wide dissemination of materials re-
lated to area studies, foreign languages, and
international studies that are representative of a 
full range of views on the subject matter.’’. 
(c) LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.—Section 603(c) 
(20 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘reflect the 
purposes of this part and’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 
(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 profes-
sional 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 to under-
graduate students for educational programs 
abroad that are closely linked to the program’s 
overall goals and have the purpose of promoting 
foreign language fluency and knowledge 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 education 
institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘local educational 
agencies and public and private elementary and 
secondary education schools’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by inserting ‘‘that 
demonstrates a need for a waiver or reduction’’ before 
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.—Section 
605(a) (20 U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘, 
including the systematic collection, analysis and dissemina-
tion 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 
(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 fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) to establish linkages between grant recipi-
ents under subsection (a) with libraries, museums, or-
ganizations, 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: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may waive or re-
duce 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. 1125a(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘objectives’’ and inserting 
‘‘missions’’; 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 in-
stitutions of higher education advance national inter-
ests, generate and disseminate information, and foster 
debate on American foreign policy from diverse per-
spectives.’’.
(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.’’. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
610 (20 U.S.C. 1128b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
(j) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—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’’. 
SEC. 3. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDU-
CATION.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended—
(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: