Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) Educational exchange The term educational exchange means an activity listed in section 102(a)(1)(B) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(1)(B)). (3) Eligible institutions The term eligible institutions means United States junior or community colleges and United States postsecondary vocational institutions that the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development have identified that— (A) have entered into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development; or (B) are eligible to participate in programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of either such agency. (4) Junior or community college The term junior or community college mean an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)))— (A) that admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located and who have the ability to benefit from the training offered by the institution; (B) that does not provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent degree); and (C) that— (i) provides an educational program of not less than 2 years that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or (ii) offers a 2-year program in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences, designed to prepare a student to work as a technician or at the semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific, or other technological fields requiring the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of knowledge. (5) Postsecondary vocational institution The term postsecondary vocational institution means a school that— (A) provides an eligible program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; (B) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 102(c) in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)); and (C) has been in existence for at least 2 years. (6) Relevant Federal departments and agencies The term relevant Federal departments and agencies includes— (A) the Department of State; (B) the United States Agency for International Development; and (C) any other Federal department or agency that is engaged in designing, providing, or supporting United States foreign assistance (including development finance) that the President determines is relevant for the purposes of this Act.