20 U.S.C. § 1122 : US Code - Section 1122: Graduate and undergraduate language and area centers and programs

Search 20 U.S.C. § 1122 : US Code - Section 1122: Graduate and undergraduate language and area centers and programs

(a) National language and area centers and programs authorized
(1) Centers and programs
(A) In general
The Secretary is authorized -
(i) to make grants to institutions of higher education, or
combinations thereof, for the purpose of establishing,
strengthening, and operating comprehensive foreign language
and area or international studies centers and programs; and
(ii) to make grants to such institutions or combinations
for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating
a diverse network of undergraduate foreign language and area
or international studies centers and programs.
(B) National resources
The centers and programs referred to in paragraph (1) shall
be national resources for -
(i) teaching of any modern foreign language;
(ii) instruction in fields needed to provide full
understanding of areas, regions, or countries in which such
language is commonly used;
(iii) research and training in international studies, and
the international and foreign language aspects of
professional and other fields of study; and
(iv) instruction and research on issues in world affairs
that concern one or more countries.
(2) Authorized activities
Any such grant may be used to pay all or part of the cost of
establishing or operating a center or program, including the cost
of -
(A) teaching and research materials;
(B) curriculum planning and development;
(C) establishing and maintaining linkages with overseas
institutions of higher education and other organizations that
may contribute to the teaching and research of the center or
program;
(D) bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center to
teach or to conduct research;
(E) professional development of the center's faculty and
staff;
(F) projects conducted in cooperation with other centers
addressing themes of world regional, cross-regional,
international, or global importance;
(G) summer institutes in the United States or abroad designed
to provide language and area training in the center's field or
topic; and
(H) support for faculty, staff, and student travel in foreign
areas, regions, or countries, and for the development and
support of educational programs abroad for students.
(3) Grants to maintain library collections
The Secretary may make grants to centers described in paragraph
(1) having important library collections, as determined by the
Secretary, for the maintenance of such collections.
(4) Outreach grants and summer institutes
The Secretary may make additional grants to centers described
in paragraph (1) for any one or more of the following purposes:
(A) Programs of linkage or outreach between foreign language,
area studies, or other international fields, and professional
schools and colleges.
(B) Programs of linkage or outreach with 2- and 4-year
colleges and universities.
(C) Programs of linkage or outreach with departments or
agencies of Federal and State governments.
(D) Programs of linkage or outreach with the news media,
business, professional, or trade associations.
(E) Summer institutes in foreign area, foreign language, and
other international fields designed to carry out the programs
of linkage and outreach described in subparagraphs (A), (B),
(C), and (D).
(b) Graduate fellowships for foreign language and area or
international studies
(1) In general
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of
higher education or combinations of such institutions for the
purpose of paying stipends to individuals undergoing advanced
training in any center or program approved by the Secretary.
(2) Eligible students
Students receiving stipends described in paragraph (1) shall be
individuals who are engaged in an instructional program with
stated performance goals for functional foreign language use or
in a program developing such performance goals, in combination
with area studies, international studies, or the international
aspects of a professional studies program, including
predissertation level studies, preparation for dissertation
research, dissertation research abroad, and dissertation writing.
(c) Special rule with respect to travel
No funds may be expended under this part for undergraduate travel
except in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary setting
forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made
available for such travel are expended as part of a formal program
of supervised study.
(d) Allowances
Stipends awarded to graduate level recipients may include
allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study in
the United States and abroad.