extension and expansion of title vi of the national defense education act

extension and expansion of title vi of the national defense education act Sec. 182. (a) Section 601 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended to read as follows: “language and area centers and programs “Sec. 601. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education for the purposes of establishing, equipping, and operating graduate and undergraduate centers and programs for the teaching of any modern foreign language, for instruction in other fields needed to provide a full understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which such language is commonly used, or for research and training in international studies and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Any such grant or contract may cover all or part of the cost of the establishment or operation of a center or program, including the costs of faculty, staff, and student travel in foreign areas, regions, or countries, and the costs of travel of foreign scholars to teach or conduct research, and shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. “(b) The Secretary is also authorized to pay stipends to individuals undergoing advanced training in any center or under any program receiving Federal financial assistance under this title, including allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study here and abroad, but only upon reasonable assurance that the recipients of such stipends will, on completion of their training, be available for teaching service in an institution of higher education or elementary or secondary school, or such other service of a public nature as may be permitted in the regulations of the Secretary. 86 Stat. 312 “(c) No fluids may be expended under this title 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.”. (b) Section 603 of such Act is amended by striking out “and $38,600,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971,” and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: “$38,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, and June 30, 1972, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1978, and $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975,”.