PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1775 "(2) Advances in communications technology and the growth of regional and globsd 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. "(3) Dramatic post-Cold War 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. "(4) Systematic efforts are necessary to enhance the capacity of institutions of higher education in the United States for— "(A) producing graduates with international and foreign language expertise and knowledge; and "(B) research regarding such expertise and knowledge. "(5) 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. "(b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this part are— "(1)(A) 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; "(B) to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs; "(C) to develop and validate specialized materials and techniques for foreign language acquisition and fluency, emphasizing (but not limited to) the less commonly taught languages; "(D) to promote access to research and training overseas; and "(E) to advance the internationalization of a variety of disciplines throughout undergraduate and graduate education; "(2) 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 "(3) to coordinate the programs of the Federal Government in the areas of foreign leinguage, area studies, and other international studies, including professional international affairs education and research.
- <SEC. 602. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND AREA 20 USC 1122.
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
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