Title 20 — Education

Part A · Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance

§ 1121. Findings; purposes; consultation; survey

Statutory text

Findings

Congress finds as follows:

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.

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.

Dramatic 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.

Systematic efforts are necessary to enhance the capacity of institutions of higher education in the United States for—

producing graduates with international and foreign language expertise and knowledge; and

research regarding such expertise and knowledge.

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.

Purposes

The purposes of this part are—

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;

to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs;

to develop and validate specialized materials and techniques for foreign language acquisition and fluency, emphasizing (but not limited to) the less commonly taught languages;

to promote access to research and training overseas, including through linkages with overseas institutions; and

to advance the internationalization of a variety of disciplines throughout undergraduate and graduate education;

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

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.

Consultation

In general

The Secretary shall, prior to requesting applications for funding under this subchapter during each grant cycle, consult with and receive recommendations regarding national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions from the head officials of a wide range of Federal agencies.

Considering recommendations; providing information

The Secretary—

may take into account the recommendations described in paragraph (1); and

shall—

provide information collected under paragraph (1) when requesting applications for funding under this subchapter; and

make available to applicants a list of areas identified as areas of national need.

Survey

The Secretary shall assist grantees in developing a survey to administer to students who have completed programs under this subchapter to determine postgraduate employment, education, or training. All grantees, where applicable, shall administer such survey once every two years and report survey results to the Secretary.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1998
Higher Education Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–329 title VI § 601 · 79 Stat. 1219
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 1121
Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1774
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1774
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 601. statement of purpose and authorization of appropriations (a) The purpose of this part is to improve the quality of classroom instruction in selected subject areas in institutions of higher education. (b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, to enable the Commissioner to make grants to institutions of higher education pursuant to this part for the acquisition of equipment and for minor remodeling described in section 603(2) (A). (c) There are also authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for the succeeding fiscal year, to enable the Commissioner to make grants to institutions of higher education pursuant to this part for the acquisition of television equipment and for minor remodeling described in section 603(2) (B). (d) There is also authorized to be appropriated a sum not exceeding $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, to enable the Commissioner to make grants in such amounts as he may consider necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the State plans approved under this part including expenses which he determines are necessary for the preparation of such plans. (e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and for the succeeding fiscal year, there may be appropriated for the purposes set forth in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, only such sums as the Congress may hereafter authorize by law.
2008
Higher Education Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 110–315 § 601(1) · 122 Stat. 3078
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1121
Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(1), substituted “; purposes; consultation; survey” for “and purposes” in section catchline
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(1), substituted “; purposes; consultation; survey” for “and purposes” in section catchline.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in the section heading, by striking “and purposes” and inserting “; purposes; consultation; survey”;
2008
Higher Education Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 110–315 § 601(2) · 122 Stat. 3078
Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 1121(a)(3)
Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(2), struck out “post-Cold War” after “Dramatic”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(2), struck out “post-Cold War” after “Dramatic”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “post-Cold War”;
2008
Higher Education Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 110–315 § 601(3) · 122 Stat. 3078
Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 1121(b)(1)(D)
Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(3), inserted “, including through linkages with overseas institutions” before semicolon
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(3), inserted “, including through linkages with overseas institutions” before semicolon.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by inserting “, including through linkages with overseas institutions” before the semicolon; and
2008
Higher Education Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 110–315 § 601(4) · 122 Stat. 3078
Added · 20 U.S.C. § 1121(c); 20 U.S.C. § 1121(d)
Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) by adding at the end the following: “(c) Consultation.— “(1) In general.— The Secretary shall, prior to requesting applications for funding under this title during each grant cycle, consult with and receive recommendations regarding national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions from the head officials of a wide range of Federal agencies. “(2) Considering recommendations; providing information.— The Secretary— “(A) may take into account the recommendations described in paragraph (1); and “(B) shall— “(i) provide information collected under paragraph (1) when requesting applications for funding under this title; and “(ii) make available to applicants a list of areas identified as areas of national need. “(d) Survey.— The Secretary shall assist grantees in developing a survey to administer to students who have completed programs under this title to determine postgraduate employment, education, or training. All Deadline. Reports. grantees, where applicable, shall administer such survey once every two years and report survey results to the Secretary.” .

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1121, Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 96–374, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1464; amended Pub. L. 99–498, title VI, § 601, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1514; Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 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, § 601, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1261; Pub. L. 89–752, § 3(b), Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 90–575, title II, §§ 241, 242(a), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 151(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 288; Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 156, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2155; Pub. L. 96–49, § 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.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(1), substituted “; purposes; consultation; survey” for “and purposes” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(2), struck out “post-Cold War” after “Dramatic”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(3), inserted “, including through linkages with overseas institutions” before semicolon.

Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 110–315, § 601(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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, § 1302, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1580, as amended by Pub. L. 100–50, § 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, § 6(a), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3127.

Credits

1998–2008 · 2 acts

1998Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1774
2008amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VI, § 601, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3333.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1774; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VI, § 601, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3333.)