House Bill 3077
is now before the Senate (passed the House of Representatives already).


I received this over a list serve from Marilyn Hacker . . .
and it is worth noting, as with any bill from congress it is a mixed metaphor... on one hand offering to improve international education and on another to monitor education...(see below)...

(1) IN GENERAL- The International Advisory Board shall provide
recommendations in accordance with subsection (b) regarding
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improvement of programs under this title to the Secretary and the
Congress for their review. The Board may--
-(A) review and comment upon the regulations for grants under
this title;
-(B) monitor, apprise, and evaluate a sample of activities
supported under this title based on the purposes and objectives of
this title in order to provide recommendations for improvement of
the programs under this title;
-(C) make recommendations that will assist the Secretary and the
Congress to improve the programs under this title to better reflect
the national needs related to the homeland security, international
education, and international affairs, including an assessment of the
national needs and the training provided by the institutions of
higher education that receive a grant under this title for expert and
non-expert level foreign language training;
-(D) make recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress
regarding such studies, surveys, and analyses of international
education that will provide feedback about the programs under
this title and assure that their relative authorized activities reflect
diverse perspectives and represent the full range of views on world
regions, foreign languages, and international affairs;
-(E) make recommendations that will strengthen the partnerships
between local educational agencies, public and private elementary
and secondary education schools, and grant recipients under this
title to ensure that the research and knowledge about world
regions, foreign languages, and international affairs is widely
disseminated to local educational agencies;
-(F) make recommendations on how institutions of higher
education that receive a grant under this title can encourage
students to serve the nation and meet national needs in an
international affairs, international business, foreign language, or
national security capacity;
-(G) make recommendations on how linkages between institutions
of higher education and public and private organizations that are
involved in international education, language training, and
international research capacities to fulfill manpower and
information needs of United States businesses; and
-(H) make recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress
about opportunities for underrepresented populations in the areas
of international relations, international affairs, and international
economics, in order to effectively carry out the activities of the
Institute under part C.
-(2) HEARINGS- The International Advisory Board shall provide for
public hearing and comment regarding the matter contained in the
recommendations described in paragraph (1), prior to the submission of
those recommendations to Secretary and the Congress.
from SEC. 633. INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY
BOARD.