Sec. 2. International education programs
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Section 602(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1122(b)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended— in subclause (III), by striking or ; in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: the beginning, intermediate, or advanced study of a foreign language related to the area of specialization. . Section 605 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1125 ) is amended to read as follows: It is the purpose of this section to support essential international and foreign language education research and innovation projects with the goal of assessing and strengthening international education capacity, coordination, delivery, and outcomes to meet national needs.
From the amount provided to carry out this section, the Secretary shall carry out the following activities: Conduct research and studies that contribute to the purpose described in subsection
(a)and include research to provide a systematic understanding of our Nation’s international and foreign language education capacity, structures, and effectiveness in meeting growing demands by education, government, and the private sector (including business and other professions). Create innovative paradigms or enhance or scale up proven strategies and practices that address systemic challenges to developing and delivering international and foreign language education resources and expertise across educational disciplines and institutions, and for employers and other stakeholders. Develop and manage a national standardized database that includes the strengths, gaps, and trends in the Nation’s international and foreign language education capacity, and document the outcomes of programs funded under this title for every grant cycle. The Secretary shall carry out activities to achieve the outcomes described in paragraph (1)— directly; or through grants awarded under subsection
(d)or (e). In this section, the term eligible entity means— an institution of higher education; a public or private nonprofit library; a nonprofit educational organization; an entity that— received a grant under this title for a preceding fiscal year; or as of the date of application for a grant under this section is receiving a grant under this title; or a partnership of two or more entities described in paragraphs
(1)through (4). For any fiscal year for which the Secretary carries out activities to achieve the outcomes described in subsection (b)(1) through research grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall award such grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds for the systematic development, collection, analysis, publication, and dissemination of data, and other information resources in a manner that is easily understandable, made publicly available, and that contributes to achieving the purposes of subsection
(a)and achieves at least one of the outcomes described in subsection (b)(1). An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection may use the grant to carry out the following activities: Assess and document international and foreign language education capacity and supply through studies or surveys that— determine the number of foreign language courses, programs, and enrollments at all levels of education and in all languages, including a determination of gaps in those deemed critical to the national interest; measure the number and types of degrees or certificates awarded in area studies, global studies, foreign language studies, and international business and professional studies, including identification of gaps in those deemed critical to the national interest; measure the number of foreign language, area or international studies faculty, including international business faculty, and elementary school and secondary school foreign language teachers by language, degree, and world area; or measure the number of undergraduate and graduate students engaging in long- or short-term education or internship abroad programs as part of their curriculum, including countries of destination. Assess the demands for, and outcomes of, international and foreign language education and their alignment, through studies, surveys, and conferences to— determine demands for increased or improved instruction in foreign language, area or global studies, or other international fields, and the demand for employees with such skills and knowledge in the education, government, and private sectors (including business and other professions); assess the employment or utilization of graduates of programs supported under this title by educational, governmental, and private sector organizations (including business and other professions); or assess standardized outcomes and effectiveness and benchmarking of programs supported under this title. Develop and publish specialized materials for use in foreign language, area, global, or other international studies, including in international business or other professional education or technical training, as appropriate. Conduct studies or surveys that identify and document systemic challenges and changes needed in higher education and elementary school and secondary school systems to make international and foreign language education available to all students as part of the basic curriculum, including challenges in current evaluation standards, entrance and graduation requirements, program accreditation, student degree requirements, or teacher and faculty legal workplace barriers to education and research abroad. With respect to underrepresented institutions of higher education (including minority-serving institutions or community colleges), carry out studies or surveys that identify and document— systemic challenges and changes and incentives and partnerships needed to comprehensively and sustainably internationalize educational programming; or short- and long-term outcomes of successful internationalization strategies and funding models; and Evaluate the extent to which programs assisted under this title reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs. For any fiscal year for which the Secretary carries out activities to achieve the outcomes described in subsection (b)(1) through innovation grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall award such grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities. An eligible entity that receives an innovation grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds to fund projects consistent with the purposes described in subsection
(a)that establish and conduct innovative strategies, or scale up proven strategies, and that achieve at least one of the outcomes described in subsection (b)(1), which may include one or more of the following: Innovative paradigms to improve communication, sharing, and delivery of resources that further the purposes described in subsection
(a)including the following: Networking structures and systems to more effectively match graduates with international and foreign language education skills with employment needs. Sharing international specialist expertise across institutions of higher education or in the workforce to pursue specialization or learning opportunities not available at any single institution of higher education, such as shared courses for studying less commonly taught languages, world areas or regions, international business or other professional areas, or specialized research topics of national strategic interest. Producing, collecting, organizing, preserving, and widely disseminating international and foreign language education expertise, resources, courses, and other information through the use of electronic technologies and other techniques. Collaborative initiatives to identify, capture, and provide consistent access to, and creation of, digital global library resources that are beyond the capacity of any single eligible entity receiving a grant under this section or any single institution of higher education, including the professional development of library staff. Utilization of technology to create open-source resources in international, area, global, and foreign language studies that are adaptable to multiple educational settings and promote interdisciplinary partnerships between technologists, curriculum designers, international and foreign language education experts, language teachers, and librarians. Innovative curriculum, teaching, and learning strategies, including the following: New initiatives for collaborations of disciplinary programs with foreign language, area, global, and international studies, and education abroad programs that address the internationalization of such disciplinary studies with the purpose of producing globally competent graduates. Innovative collaborations between established centers of international and foreign language education excellence and underrepresented institutions and populations seeking to further their goals for strengthening international, area, global, and foreign language studies, including at minority-serving institutions or community colleges. Teaching and learning collaborations among foreign language, area, global, or other international studies with diaspora communities, including heritage students. New approaches and methods to teaching emerging global issues, cross-regional interactions, and underrepresented regions or countries, such as project- and team-based learning. Innovative assessment and outcome tools and techniques that further the purposes described in subsection (a), including the following: International and foreign language education assessment techniques that are coupled with outcome-focused training modules, such as certificates or badges, immersion learning, or e-portfolio systems. Effective and easily accessible methods of assessing professionally useful levels of proficiency in foreign languages or competencies in area, culture, and global knowledge or other international fields in programs under this title, which may include use of open access online and other cost-effective tools for students and educators at all educational levels and in the workplace. Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, including— a description of each proposed project the eligible entity plans to carry out under this section and how such project meets the purposes described in subsection (a); if applicable, a demonstration of why the entity needs a waiver or reduction of the matching requirement under subsection (g); and an assurance that each such proposed project will be self-sustainable after the project is completed. The Federal share of the total cost for carrying out a project supported by a grant under this section shall be no more than 66.66 percent. The non-Federal share of such cost may be provided either in-kind or in cash, from institutional and non-institutional funds, including contributions from State or private sector corporations, nonprofits, or foundations. The Secretary may waive or reduce the share required under paragraph
(1)for eligible entities that— are minority-serving institutions or are community colleges; or have submitted a grant application as required by subsection
(f)that demonstrates a need for such a waiver or reduction. The Secretary shall directly, or through grants or contracts with an eligible grant recipient— establish, curate, maintain, and update at least every grant cycle a web-based site which shall showcase the results of this section and serve as a user-friendly repository of the information, resources, and best practices generated through activities conducted under this section; and prepare, publish, and disseminate to Congress and the public at least once every 5 years, a report that summarizes key findings and policy issues from the activities conducted under this section, especially as such activities relate to international and foreign language education and outcomes. . Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is further amended by striking sections 606 and 610, and redesignating sections 607, 608, and 609 as sections 606, 607, and 608, respectively.
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