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 100 STAT. 1514 20 USC 4201-4206 note 94 Stat. 1502.

PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The Human Services Reauthorization Act (Public Law 98-558) is amended by striking out title IX, relating to leadership in educational administration development. SEC. 502. TAFT INSTITUTE. .. n j. Section 1373 of the Education Amendments of 1980, relating to the Robert A. Taft Institute, is amended by inserting after "1985" a comma and the following: "$750,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1988". TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS SEC. 601. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

Section 601 of the Act is amended to read as follows: /

20 USC 1121.

"FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

"SEC. 601. (a) The Congress finds that— "(1) the well-being of the United States, its economy and longrange security, is dependent on the education and training of Americans in international and foreign language studies and on a strong research base in these aresis; "(2) knowledge of other countries and the ability to communicate in other languages is essential to the promotion of mutual understanding and cooperation among nations; and "(3) present and future generations of Americans must be afforded the opportunity to develop to the fullest extent possible their intellectual capacities in all areas of knowledge. "(b) It is the purpose of this part to assist in the development of knowledge, international study, resources and trained personnel, to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency, and to coordinate the programs of the Federal Government in the areas of foreign language and international studies and research.". SEC. 602. LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS.

20 USC 1122.

(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—(1) Section 602(a)(l) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 602. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized— "(A) to make grants to institutions of higher education, or combinations thereof, for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating comprehensive language and area centers and programs; and "(B) to make grants to such institutions or combinations for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating undergraduate language and area centers and programs, which will be national resources for teaching of any modern foreign language, for instruction in fields needed to provide full understanding of areas, regions, or countries in which such language is commonly used, for research and training in international studies, and the international and foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study, and for instruction and research on issues in world affairs which concern one or more countries.". (2) Section 602(a)(2) of the Act is amended by striking out "or contract". (3) Section 602(a)(3) is amended by striking out "paragraph (1)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (I)(A).

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