article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding International Education for All Act''. (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed 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 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). SEC. 2. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. (a) Incentives for Program Creation.--Section 604(a) (20 U.S.C. 1124(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Incentives for the Creation of Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs.-- ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to baccalaureate degree granting institutions, community and junior colleges of higher education, or consortia of such institutions (which may include graduate schools as part of a consortia that serves undergraduates), to pay the Federal share of the cost of planning and establishing a foreign language program, an international studies program, or a business and international education program at the undergraduate level. ``(2) Use of funds.--Funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this part may be used in conjunction with institutional resources and private sector funds, as required by paragraph (3), for-- ``(A) planning for the development and expansion of undergraduate programs in international studies; ``(B) teaching, research, curriculum planning and development, and other related activities; ``(C) training of faculty members in foreign countries; ``(D) acquisition of research and instructional materials; ``(E) establishing and maintaining a network with other institutions of higher education and resource centers focused on strengthening foreign language study and international studies programs; ``(F) expansion of existing and development of new opportunities for learning foreign languages, including the less commonly taught languages; ``(G) international education programs designed to develop or enhance linkages between 2- to 4-year institutions of higher education, or baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate programs or institutions; ``(H) the development or expansion of undergraduate study abroad in which study abroad opportunities are not otherwise available or which serve students for whom such opportunities are not otherwise available and which provide courses that are closely related to on- campus foreign language and international studies curricula; ``(I) in-service and faculty development activities designed to strengthen instruction and research capacity of the institution; ``(J) faculty travel in foreign areas, regions, and countries; and ``(K) the integration of new study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students into curricula of specific degree programs. ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of the programs assisted under this subsection may be provided in cash in an amount equal to one-third of the total requested grant amount, or may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind contribution equal in value to one-half of the total requested grant amount. Such contribution may be composed of both institutional and noninstitutional funds, including State and private sector corporation or foundation contributions. ``(4) Grant conditions.--Grants under this subsection shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the objectives of this part. The conditions shall include-- ``(A) evidence that the institution of higher education, or consortium of such institutions, has conducted extensive planning prior to submitting its application for a grant under this subsection concerning the steps taken by each institution with respect to planning for the establishment of a foreign language, international studies program or international business program, and with respect to the design of its program in accordance with paragraph (2); ``(B) assurance that the faculty and staff of all relevant departments and programs within the institution are involved in ongoing collaboration with regard to achieving the stated objectives of the application, including business and management, related foreign language, international studies, international affairs careers, and other professional schools or departments as appropriate; ``(C) assurance that students at the applicant institution, and all consortium institutions, as appropriate, will have access to the programs of and derive benefits from the planned program as it is developed; and ``(D) assurance that each institution of higher education will use the Federal assistance provided under this subsection to supplement and not supplant institutional funds and activities provided by the institution prior to the receipt of Federal funds.''. (b) Support for International Education.--Section 609 (20 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Support for Undergraduate Education.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary is authorized in each fiscal year to reserve for section 604 not more than 10 percent of the total amount appropriated for this title in that fiscal year.''. (c) Technology Innovation.--Section 607 (20 U.S.C. 1125a) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 607. 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 library institutions, or consortia of such institutions, to develop innovative 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 the Nation's teaching and research needs in international education and foreign languages. ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants under this section may be used to-- ``(1) facilitate access to preserve foreign information resources in print or electronic forms; ``(2) develop new means of immediate, full text document delivery for information and scholarships from abroad; ``(3) develop new means of shared electronic access to international data; ``(4) support collaborative projects of indexing, cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for scholars to important research materials published or distributed outside the United States; ``(5) develop methods for the wide dissemination of resources written in non-Roman language alphabets; ``(6) assist teachers of less commonly taught languages in acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials suitable for classroom use; and ``(7) promote collaborative technology-based projects in foreign languages, area and international studies among grant recipients under this title. ``(c) Application.--Each institution or consortium desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such matter, 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 66\2/3\ percent. The non-Federal share of such a cost may be provided in either in-kind or in cash, and may include contributions from private sector corporations or foundations.''. SEC. 3. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (a) Non-Federal Share and Source of Funds.--Section 621(e) is amended-- (1) by striking ``one-fourth'' and inserting ``one-half''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The non-Federal contribution must be made by private sector contributions.''. (b) Institutional Development.--Part C of title VI is amended-- (1) by redesignating sections 622 through 627 as sections 623 through 628, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 621 the following new section: ``SEC. 622. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ``(a) In General.--The Institute shall make grants, from amounts available to it in each fiscal year, to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Indian Community Colleges, 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 institution at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Institute may require. ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section: ``(1) Historically black colleges and universities.--The term `Historically Black Colleges and Universities' has the meaning given the term `part B institution' by section 322(2) of this Act. ``(2) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic- serving institution' has the same meaning given the term by section 316(b)(1) of this Act. ``(3) Tribally controlled indian community college.--The term `Tribally Controlled Indian Community College' has the same meaning given that term by the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978. ``(4) Minority institution.--The term `minority institution' has the same meaning given that term in section 101(14) of this Act.''. SEC. 4. JUNIOR YEAR AND SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM. (a) Institute Share of Cost.--Section 623(c)(2) (as redesignated by section 3(b) of this Act) is amended by striking ``one-half'' and inserting ``one-third''. (b) Summer Abroad.--Section 623 (as redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Summer Abroad Program.--The Institute is authorized to carry out, by grant or contract, a summer abroad program. The summer abroad program shall be open to the eligible students described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. An institution of higher education desiring to participate in the summer abroad program shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Institute, containing provisions which are consistent with subsection (c) of this section.''. (c) Technical Amendment.--The heading of section 623 (as so redesignated) is amended by inserting before the period in the heading: ``and summer abroad program''. SEC. 5. POSTBACCALAUREATE INTERNSHIPS. Section 625 (as redesignated by section 3(b) of this Act) is amended-- (1) by inserting before the first sentence the following new subsection heading: ``(a) In General.--''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Washington Internship Program.--The Institute shall enter into agreements with institutions of higher education described in the first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct internships in Washington, District of Columbia, for students who have completed study for the baccalaureate degree. The Internship program authorized by this subsection shall-- ``(1) be designated to assist the students to prepare for a Master's degree program; ``(2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program; ``(3) contain work experience for the students designated to contribute to the objectives set forth in paragraph (1); and ``(4) contain such other elements as the Institute determines will carry out the objectives of this subsection.''. SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Part C of title VI is further amended-- (1) by redesignating section 628 (as redesignated by section 3(b) of this Act) as section 629; and (2) by inserting after section 627 the following new section: ``SEC. 628. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in International Affairs composed of 7 members. The members are-- ``(1) the Under Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs of the Department of Agriculture, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture; ``(2) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, the Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce; ``(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness of the Department of Defense, appointed by the Secretary of Defense; ``(4) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education in the Department of Education, appointed by the Secretary of Education; ``(5) the Director General of the Foreign Service of the Department of State, appointed by the Secretary of State; ``(6) the General Counsel of the Agency for International Development, appointed by the Administrator; and ``(7) the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency, appointed by the Director. ``(b) Functions.--The Interagency Committee established by this section shall-- ``(1) advise the Secretary and the Institute with respect to programs authorized by this part; and ``(2) promote policies in each department and agency participating on the committee that are designed to carry out the objectives of this part.''. SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. The text of section 629 (as redesignated by section 6 of this Act) is amended to read as follows: ``There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000, for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry out this part.''.
summary: Expanding International Education for All Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise title VI (International Education). (Sec. 2) Revises part A (International and Foreign Language Studies) with respect to incentive grants for the creation of undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs. Allows graduate schools, along with baccalaureate degree granting institutions and community and junior colleges of higher education, to be included as part of a consortium that serves undergraduates and is eligible for a grant. Revises the Federal and non-Federal shares of the cost of planning and establishing at the undergraduate level: (1) a foreign language program; (2) an international studies program; or (3) (new in this Act) a business and international education program. Revises allowable uses of grant funds to include: (1) acquisition of research and instructional materials; (2) establishment of a network with other institutions of higher education and resource centers focused on strengthening foreign language study and international studies programs; (3) development of new opportunities for learning foreign languages, including the less commonly taught languages; (4) international education programs designed to develop or enhance linkages between two- to four-year institutions of higher education, or baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate programs or institutions; (5) in-service and faculty development activities designed to strengthen instruction and research capacity of the institution; and (6) faculty travel in foreign areas, regions, and countries. Establishes certain grant conditions. Establishes, under part A, a program of discretionary grants for technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access. (Replaces the current discretionary grants program for acquisition of and access to periodicals and other research materials published outside the United States.) (Sec. 3) Revises part C (Institute for International Public Policy) with respect to the non-Federal share and source of funds for minority foreign service professional development. Directs the Institute to make institutional development grants to strengthen international affairs programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Indian Community Colleges, and minority institutions. (Sec. 4) Revises the Institute's share of the cost of the junior year program. Authorizes the Institute to carry out a summer abroad program. (Sec. 5) Directs the Institute to enter into agreements with specified types of institutions of higher education to conduct postbaccalaureate internships in Washington, D.C., with work experience to assist the students to prepare for a Master's degree program. Requires such internship program to be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program. (Sec. 6) Establishes in the executive branch an Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in International Affairs to: (1) advise the Secretary and the Institute on part C programs; and (2) promote policies in furtherance of part C objectives in each participating department and agency. (Sec. 7) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for part C.