The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education, consortia of such institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit educational organizations and institutions of higher education, to assist such institutions, consortia or partnerships in planning, developing, and carrying out programs to improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. Such grants shall be awarded to institutions, consortia or partnerships seeking to create new programs or to strengthen existing programs in foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.
Grants made under this section may be used for the Federal share of the cost of projects and activities which are an integral part of such a program, such as-
in order to enhance international knowledge and skills; and
The non-Federal share of the cost of the programs assisted under this subsection-
The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share for institutions that-
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from institutions of higher education, consortia or partnerships that require entering students to have successfully completed at least 2 years of secondary school foreign language instruction or that require each graduating student to earn 2 years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language (or have demonstrated equivalent competence in the foreign language) or, in the case of a 2-year degree granting institution, offer 2 years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language.
Grants under this subsection shall reflect the purposes of this part and be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this subsection.
Each application for assistance under this subsection shall include-
The Secretary may establish requirements for program evaluations and require grant recipients to submit annual reports that evaluate the progress and performance of students participating in programs assisted under this subsection.
The Secretary may also award grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations, whenever the Secretary determines such grants will make an especially significant contribution to improving undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs.
The Secretary may use not more than 20 percent of the total amount appropriated for this part for carrying out the purposes of this section.
Of the total amount of grant funds awarded to a grantee under this section, the grantee may use not more than ten percent of such funds for the activity described in subsection (a)(2)(I).
20 U.S.C. § 1124
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1124, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, §604, as added Pub. L. 96-374, title VI, §601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1466; amended Pub. L. 99-498, title VI, §604, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1516; Pub. L. 102-325, §601, 106 Stat. 722, authorized grants for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-244.Another prior section 1124, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, §604, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 89-752, §14, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 90-575, title II, §242(b)-(d), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 94-482, title I, §157, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2156, provided for grants to institutions of higher education for projects, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96-374.A prior section 1124a, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, §605, as added Pub. L. 99-498, title VI, §605(2), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1517; amended Pub. L. 102-325, §601, 106 Stat. 725, authorized grants for intensive summer language institutes, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-244.
AMENDMENTS2009-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111-39, §601(a)(1)(A), inserted "the" before "Federal" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (a)(7)(D). Pub. L. 111-39, §601(a)(1)(B), substituted "applicant, consortium," for "institution, combination".2008-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(1), substituted "consortia" for "combinations" wherever appearing.Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(2)(A), amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: "preservice and inservice teacher training;". Subsec. (a)(2)(I) to (N). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(2)(B), (C), added subpar. (I) and redesignated former subpars. (I) to (M) as (J) to (N), respectively.Subsec. (a)(4)(B). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(3), inserted "that demonstrates a need for a waiver or reduction" before period at end.Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 110-315, §610(a), substituted "consortia" for "combinations". Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(4), inserted "reflect the purposes of this part and" after "subsection shall".Subsec. (a)(7)(E) to (G). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(5), added subpars. (E) to (G).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-315, §604(6), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, substituted "20 percent" for "10 percent", and added par. (2).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111-39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111-39, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.