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[CITE: 20USC1121]

 
                           TITLE 20--EDUCATION
 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
 
           Part A--International and Foreign Language Studies
 
Sec. 1121. Findings and purposes


(a) Findings

    Congress finds as follows:
        (1) The security, stability, and economic vitality of the United 
    States in a complex global era depend upon American experts in and 
    citizens knowledgeable about world regions, foreign languages, and 
    international affairs, as well as upon a strong research base in 
    these areas.
        (2) Advances in communications technology and the growth of 
    regional and global problems make knowledge of other countries and 
    the ability to communicate in other languages more essential to the 
    promotion of mutual understanding and cooperation among nations and 
    their peoples.
        (3) Dramatic post-Cold War changes in the world's geopolitical 
    and economic landscapes are creating needs for American expertise 
    and knowledge about a greater diversity of less commonly taught 
    foreign languages and nations of the world.
        (4) Systematic efforts are necessary to enhance the capacity of 
    institutions of higher education in the United States for--
            (A) producing graduates with international and foreign 
        language expertise and knowledge; and
            (B) research regarding such expertise and knowledge.

        (5) Cooperative efforts among the Federal Government, 
    institutions of higher education, and the private sector are 
    necessary to promote the generation and dissemination of information 
    about world regions, foreign languages, and international affairs 
    throughout education, government, business, civic, and nonprofit 
    sectors in the United States.

(b) Purposes

    The purposes of this part are--
        (1)(A) to support centers, programs, and fellowships in 
    institutions of higher education in the United States for producing 
    increased numbers of trained personnel and research in foreign 
    languages, area studies, and other international studies;
        (B) to develop a pool of international experts to meet national 
    needs;
        (C) to develop and validate specialized materials and techniques 
    for foreign language acquisition and fluency, emphasizing (but not 
    limited to) the less commonly taught languages;
        (D) to promote access to research and training overseas; and
        (E) to advance the internationalization of a variety of 
    disciplines throughout undergraduate and graduate education;
        (2) to support cooperative efforts promoting access to and the 
    dissemination of international and foreign language knowledge, 
    teaching materials, and research, throughout education, government, 
    business, civic, and nonprofit sectors in the United States, through 
    the use of advanced technologies; and
        (3) to coordinate the programs of the Federal Government in the 
    areas of foreign language, area studies, and other international 
    studies, including professional international affairs education and 
    research.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 601, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title VI, 
Sec. 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1774.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1121, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 601, as added 
Pub. L. 96-374, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1464; 
amended Pub. L. 99-498, title VI, Sec. 601, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1514; Pub. L. 102-325, title VI, Sec. 601, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 720, 
set out findings of Congress and purpose of this part, prior to the 
general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-244.
    Another prior section 1121, Pub. L. 89-329, title VI, Sec. 601, Nov. 
8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1261; Pub. L. 89-752, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 3, 1966, 80 
Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 90-575, title II, Secs. 241, 242(a), Oct. 16, 1968, 
82 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 92-318, title I, Sec. 151(a), June 23, 1972, 86 
Stat. 288; Pub. L. 94-482, title I, Sec. 156, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 
2155; Pub. L. 96-49, Sec. 7, Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 353, set out the 
Congressional statement of purpose and the authorization of 
appropriations for the program of equipment grants to institutions of 
higher education, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by 
Pub. L. 96-374.


                             Effective Date

    Part effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 
105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244, set out as an Effective Date 
of 1998 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.


              National Endowment for International Studies

    Pub. L. 99-498, title XIII, Sec. 1302, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1580, as amended by Pub. L. 100-50, Sec. 23(2), June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 
362, required Secretary of Education, in consultation with Director of 
United States Information Agency, Director of the Agency for 
International Development, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense, 
to conduct a study on establishment of a National Endowment for 
International Studies, such study to develop a program, a funding plan, 
and priorities for such an Endowment, with the Secretary to prepare and 
submit to Congress, not later than one year after Oct. 17, 1986, a 
report on the study, together with such recommendations, including 
recommendations for legislation, as the Secretary deemed appropriate, 
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-332, Sec. 6(a), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 
3127.