20 U.S.C. § 1122
Graduate and undergraduate language and area centers and programs
United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective
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The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating—
The centers and programs referred to in paragraph (1) shall be national resources for—
Any such grant may be used to pay all or part of the cost of establishing or operating a center or program, including the cost of—
The Secretary may make grants to centers described in paragraph (1) having important library collections, as determined by the Secretary, for the maintenance of such collections.
The Secretary may make additional grants to centers described in paragraph (1) for any one or more of the following purposes:
Programs of linkage or outreach between or among—
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions for the purpose of paying stipends to individuals undergoing advanced training in any center or program approved by the Secretary.
A student receiving a stipend described in paragraph (1) shall be engaged—
in the case of a graduate student, in graduate study in connection with a program described in subparagraph (A), including—
No funds may be expended under this part for undergraduate travel except in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary setting forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made available for such travel are expended as part of a formal program of supervised study.
A stipend awarded to a graduate level recipient may include allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study in the United States and abroad.
A stipend awarded to an undergraduate level recipient may include an allowance for educational programs in the United States or educational programs abroad that—
Each institution of higher education or consortium of such institutions desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. Each such application shall include—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Higher Education Amendments of 1998
- Higher Education Opportunity Act