FINDINGS; PURPOSES; CONSULTATION; SURVEY.

SEC. 601. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; CONSULTATION; SURVEY. Section 601 (20 U.S.C. 1121) is amended—(1) in the section heading, by striking “and purposes” and inserting “; purposes; consultation; survey”;(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “post-Cold War”;(3) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by inserting “, including through linkages with overseas institutions” before the semicolon; and(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 122 STAT. 3334 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 grantees, where applicable, shall administer such survey once every two years and report survey results to the Secretary.”.