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 94 STAT. 1466

PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CENTERS

Graduate and undergraduate centers, grants. 20 USC 1123.

"SEC. 603. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education, or combinations of such institutions, for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating graduate and undergraduate centers which will be regional resources to increase access to research and training in international and foreign language studies and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Activities carried out in such centers may be concentrated either on specific geographical areas of the world or on particular fields or issues in world affairs which concern one or more countries, or on both. In addition to providing training to students enrolled in the institution of higher education in which the center is located, the centers serving as regional resources shall, in order to qualify for assistance under this section, offer programs to strengthen international studies and foreign languages in the two-year and fouryear colleges and universities in the region served by each such center. "(2) The Secretary may eilso make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations, whenever the Secretary determines that such grants will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objectives of this section. "(b) Grants under this section may be used to pay part or all of the cost of establishing, strengthening, equipping, and operating research and training centers, including the cost of teaching and research materials and resources, the cost of programs for bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center, and the cost of training, improvement, and travel of the staff for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section. Such grants may also include funds for stipends (in such amounts as may be determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary) to individuals undergoing training in such centers, including allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study in the United States and abroad. "(c) Grants under this section shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

Grants. 20 USC 1124.

"SEC. 604. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education, or combinations of such institutions, to assist them in planning, developing, and carrying out a comprehensive program to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. Grants made under this section may be for projects and activities which are an integral part of such a comprehensive program, such as— "(1) planning for the development and expansion of undergraduate programs in international studies; "(2) teaching, research, curriculum development, and other related activities; "(3) training of faculty members in foreign countries; "(4) expansion of foreign language courses; "(5) programs under which foreign teachers and scholars may visit institutions as visiting faculty;

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