34 C.F.R. § 656.3 What activities define a comprehensive or undergraduate National Resource Center?
Title 34 - Education
A comprehensive or undergraduate National Resource Center— (a) Teaches at least one modern foreign language; (b) Provides— (1) Instruction in fields necessary to provide a full understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which the modern foreign language taught is commonly used; (2) Resources for research and training in international studies, and the international and foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study; or (3) Instruction and research on issues in world affairs that concern one or more countries; (c) Provides outreach and consultative services on a national, regional, and local basis; (d) Maintains linkages with overseas institutions of higher education and other organizations that may contribute to the teaching and research of the Center; (e) Maintains important library collections; (f) Employs faculty engaged in training and research that relates to the subject area of the Center; (g) Conducts projects in cooperation with other centers addressing themes of world, regional, cross-regional, international, or global importance; and (h) Conducts summer institutes in the United States or abroad designed to provide language and area training in the Center's field or topic. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122) [64 FR 7739, Feb. 16, 1999]
Title 34: Education
PART 656—NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Subpart A—General
§ 656.3 What activities define a comprehensive or undergraduate National Resource Center?