; and (B) carries academic credit. (6) World language The term world language means any natural language other than English, including— (A) languages determined by the Secretary of State to be critical to the national security interests of the United States; (B) classical languages; (C) American sign language; and (D) Native American languages. (b) Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (1) Establishment Subject to the availability of appropriations and under the authority of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq. ), the Secretary of State shall— (A) rename the Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students Program (commonly known as IDEAS ) as the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (referred to in this section as the Program ); and (B) enhance the program in accordance with this subsection. (2) Objectives The objectives of the Program are that not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023 — (A) not fewer than 1,000,000 undergraduate students from the United States will study abroad annually; (B) the demographics of study abroad participation will reflect the demographics of the United States undergraduate population by increasing the participation rate of underrepresented groups; and (C) an increasing portion of study abroad will take place in nontraditional study abroad destinations, with a substantial portion of such increases in developing countries. (3) Competitive grants to institutions of higher education (A) In general In order to accomplish the objectives described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, either individually or as part of a consortium, based on applications by such institutions that— (i) set forth detailed plans for using grant funds to further such objectives; (ii) include an institutional commitment to expanding access to study abroad