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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 342 (Introduced in Senate) — To reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve and encourage innovation in internati... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. International research and innovation

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Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— by striking sections 605 and 606 and inserting the following: The purpose of this section is to support international and foreign language education research and innovation projects that encourage and contribute to comprehensive and ongoing assessment and strengthening of the United States capacity in international education, including program development, coordination, delivery, and outcomes in order to meet national needs.
In this section, the term eligible grant recipient means the following: An institution of higher education. A public or private nonprofit library. A nonprofit educational organization. An entity that has received a grant under any program under this title for any preceding year. A partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in paragraphs
(1)through (4). From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may— conduct research and studies that contribute to the purposes of this title, including research to provide a systematic understanding of our Nation’s international and foreign language education capacity, structures, and effectiveness in meeting growing demands in the education, government, business, and nonprofit sectors; 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— for incorporating across educational disciplines and institutions; and for employers and other stakeholders; and develop and manage a national standardized database on 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 every grant cycle. The Secretary may carry out the activities described in paragraph
(1)directly or through grants or contracts to eligible grant recipients in accordance with subsection (d). From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to pay for the Federal share of research and studies relating to the systematic development, collection, analysis, publication, and dissemination of data and other information resources in a manner that is easily understandable and made publicly available, and that contributes to achieving the purposes of this title. Such research and studies may include any of the following: Assessing and documenting international and foreign language education capacity and supply, such as— studies and surveys to determine the numbers of foreign language courses, programs, and enrollments at all levels of education and in all languages, including a determination of gaps in those courses or programs determined to be critical to the national interest; studies and surveys of the number and types of degrees or certificates awarded in foreign language studies, area studies, global studies, and international business and professional studies, including identification of gaps in those areas of study determined critical to the national interest; studies and surveys, by language, degree, and world area, of— the number of foreign language studies, area studies, global studies, or international studies faculty, including international business faculty; and the number of foreign language studies teachers in grades kindergarten through grade 12; and studies and surveys of the number of undergraduate and graduate students engaging in long- or short-term education abroad or internship abroad programs as part of their curriculum, including the countries of destination. Assessing the demands for international and foreign language education, the outcomes of international and foreign language education programs, and the alignment of such demand and outcomes, such as— studies, surveys, and research symposia to determine— the demand for increased or improved instruction in foreign language studies, area studies, global studies, or other international fields; and the demand for employees with such skills and knowledge in government, education, and the private sector; studies, surveys, and research symposia to assess the employment or utilization of graduates of programs supported under this title by governmental, educational, and private sector entities; and studies, surveys, and research symposia to assess standardized outcomes and the effectiveness and benchmarking of programs supported under this title. The development and publication of specialized materials for use in foreign language studies, area studies, global studies, and other international studies, including in international business and other professional education, as appropriate. Studies and 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, which may include— challenges in current evaluation standards; program entrance and graduation requirements; program accreditation; student postsecondary degree requirements; or legal or workplace barriers for teachers and faculty to education and research abroad. Studies and surveys that identify and document, in underrepresented institutions of higher education (including minority-serving institutions and community colleges)— systemic challenges and changes, incentives, and partnerships needed to internationalize educational programming in a comprehensive and sustainable way; and short- and long-term outcomes of successful internationalization strategies and funding models. Evaluation of the extent to which programs supported under this title reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs, as described in the application submitted by the eligible recipient under paragraph (3). For any fiscal year for which the aggregate amount of funds made available under this title is greater than such amount for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary may use such excess amount made available for this section to pay for the Federal share of innovation projects that— are consistent with the purposes of this title; and establish and conduct innovative strategies or increase the scale of proven strategies. Innovation projects carried out under this paragraph may include any of the following: Innovative paradigms to improve communication, sharing, and delivery of resources that further the objectives of this title, such as— networking and placement structures and systems to more effectively match postsecondary graduates with international and foreign language education skills with the needs of employers across the workforce; 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 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 networking techniques that contribute to the purposes of this title; coordinating initiatives to identify, implement, and provide ongoing access to and creation of digital global library resources; and utilizing technology to create open source resources in international studies, area studies, global studies, 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 paradigms that further the purposes of this title, such as— new paradigms for collaborations of disciplinary programs with foreign language studies, area studies, global studies, and international studies, and education abroad programs, that address the internationalization of such disciplinary studies for the purpose of producing globally competent graduates in their fields; 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 minority-serving institutions and community colleges; teaching and learning collaborations among foreign language studies, area studies, global studies, or other international studies programs with diaspora communities, including heritage students; and 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 of this title, such as— international and foreign language education assessment techniques that are coupled with outcome-focused training modules and that meet the purposes of this title, such as certificates and badges, immersion learning, or e-portfolio systems; and more effective and easily accessible methods of assessing professionally useful levels of proficiency in foreign languages, or competencies in area studies, culture and global knowledge, or other international fields in programs supported 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 subsection 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. An application submitted under this paragraph shall include evidence that any proposed innovation project described in paragraph
(2)has a reasonable and demonstrable expectation of sustainability once the support provided under the grant is completed. The Federal share of the total cost of carrying out a program supported by a grant under this subsection shall be not more than 66 2/3 percent. The non-Federal share of the total cost of carrying out a program supported by this grant shall be not less than 33 1/3 percent. Such share may be provided either in-kind or in cash, or from institutional and non-institutional funds, including contributions from State entities and private sector corporations or foundations. The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share under this paragraph for any eligible entity that is, or includes, an institution that— is a minority-serving institution or a community college; and has demonstrated a need for a waiver or reduction in the application submitted under paragraph (3). The Secretary shall, directly or through a grant or contract to an eligible grant recipient— establish, curate, maintain, and update at least once every grant cycle, a web-based site that— showcases results of the activities supported under this section; and serves as a repository and landing site for access to the information, resources, and best practices generated through activities supported under this section; and prepare, publish and disseminate to Congress and the public every 5 years, a report that summarizes— key findings from the activities conducted under this section; and policy issues the findings may raise with respect to international and foreign language education and outcomes. ; and by redesignating sections 607 through 610 as sections 606 through 609, respectively.
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