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 PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 1471

"PART N—INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

International Understanding Act.

'SHORT TITLE; DECLARATION OP FINDINGS; PURPOSE

"SEC. 393. (a) This part may be cited as the International Under- 20 USC 3063. standing Act'. "(b) The Congress finds that— "(1) the well-being of the United States and its citizens is affected by policies adopted and actions taken by, or with respect to, other nations and areas; and "(2) the United States must afford its citizens adequate access to the information which will enable them to make informed judgments with respect to the international policies and actions of the United States. "(c) It is the purpose of this part to support educational programs which will increase the availability of such information to students in the United States. "PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 394. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized, by grant or contract, to stimulate educational programs to increase the understanding of students and the public in the United States about the cultures, actions and interconnections of nations and peoples in order better to evaluate the international and domestic impact of major national policies. "(2) Grants or contracts under this section may be made to any public or private agency or organization, including, but not limited to, institutions of higher education, State and local educational agencies, professional associations, education consortia, and organizations of teachers. "(b)(1) Financial assistance under this part may be used for assistance for inservice training of teachers and other education personnel, the development of materials to link language learning to international studies, the compilation of existing information and resources about other nations in forms useful to various t5rpes of educational progremis, and the dissemination of information and resources to educators and educational officials upon their request, but such assistance may not be used for the acquisition of equipment or remodeling of facilities. "(2) Financial assistance under this part may be made for projects and programs at all levels of education, and may include projects and programs carried on as part of community, adult, and continuing education programs. "(3) Financial assistance under this part may be used by local educational agencies to introduce instruction in foreign languages designated by the Secretary as having critical importance for the Nation which have not been offered by the schools of the local educational agency in the three academic years preceding the year in which the grant is made.

Grants and contracts. 20 USC 3064.

Financial assistance.

"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 395. There are authorized to be appropriated $5,250,000 for 20 USC 3065. fiscal year 1981, $6,750,000 for fiscal year 1982, $8,250,000 for fiscal year 1983, and $9,000,000 each for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 to carry out the provisions of this part,". (c)(1) Title VI of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is Repeal. repealed. 20 USC 511-513.

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