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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4734 

To establish a comprehensive education program to bolster the economic 

competitiveness and national security of the United States by promoting 

science, technology, engineering, and math education, careers, and capacity, as well as foreign language acquisition. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2006 

Mr. REYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a comprehensive education program to bolster 

the economic competitiveness and national security of 

the United States by promoting science, technology, engineering, and math education, careers, and capacity, as 

well as foreign language acquisition. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘21st Century National Defense Education Act’’ or 

6 ‘‘NDEA–21’’. 
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 

Sec. 1. Short title; Table of Contents. 

Sec. 2. Purpose.

Sec. 3. Findings.

Sec. 4. Definitions.

TITLE I—STEM PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—Elementary and Secondary Education 

Sec. 101. Math and Science Next Initiative. 

Sec. 102. Math and science teacher education requirements (MASTER) plan. 

Subtitle B—Undergraduate Education 

Sec. 111. STEM Loan Forgiveness. 

Sec. 112. Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs. 

Subtitle C—Graduate and Doctoral Education 

Sec. 121. Professional science Master’s program for national security and economic competitiveness. 

Sec. 122. Advanced foreign language education grant program. 

Sec. 123. STEM Teaching Fellowships. 

Subtitle D—STEM Revitalization Task Force 

Sec. 131. STEM Revitalization Task Force. 

Sec. 132. National STEM Advisor. 

Sec. 133. Assistance from the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

Sec. 134. Reports.

TITLE II—FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS 

Sec. 201. Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids (TALK). 

‘‘Sec. 216. Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids. 

Sec. 202. National Foreign Language Coordinating Council. 

2 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

3 The purpose of this Act is to strengthen national se4 curity and ensure the competitiveness of the United 

5 States’ economy by— 

6 (1) developing the skills and expertise of the 

7 Nation’s younger generations in science, technology, 

8 engineering, and math; and 

9 (2) increasing American students’ knowledge of 

10 languages, cultures, and areas around the globe. 
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1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds as follows: 

3 (1) In 1958, in response to the Soviet Union’s 

4 launch of Sputnik, Congress passed into law the Na5 tional Defense Education Act (NDEA). The NDEA 

6 succeeded in educating a new generation of sci7 entists, engineers, mathematicians, and linguists, 

8 which was essential to ensuring national security 

9 and America’s leadership in scientific advancement. 

10 (2) Although the United States remains a domi11 nant force in innovation, a series of indicators, from 

12 academic scores to declining interest in science and 

13 engineering careers, demonstrate that the United 

14 States is losing its innovative edge. 

15 (3) Retirements in the science and engineering 

16 field are rapidly increasing, leading to a potential 

17 shortage in the high-tech talent required by the 

18 United States defense industry, as well as key Fed19 eral research and national defense agencies. 

20 (4) Language education is essential to Amer21 ica’s future. In the United States, language edu22 cation has not been—and is not yet—a national pri23 ority. While the Federal Government recognizes the 

24 importance of language education to diplomacy, na25 tional security, and international commerce, the 

26 States, which are the major source of funding for 
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1 education, do not yet have the same appreciation for 

2 its importance. 

3 (5) A national sense of urgency is needed to 

4 bring about change in the way the United States 

5 teaches foreign languages and to reinvigorate the 

6 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) 

7 fields. 

8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

9 For the purposes of this Act: 

10 (1) STEM FIELD.—The term ‘‘STEM field’’ 

11 means a branch of knowledge or study of science, 

12 technology, engineering, or mathematics, as those 

13 terms are defined in this section. 

14 (2) SCIENCE.—The term ‘‘science’’ means the 

15 branch of knowledge or study of the physical 

16 sciences (meaning the branch of knowledge or study 

17 of the material universe, including such fields of 

18 knowledge or study as astronomy, atmospheric 

19 sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, ocean sciences, 

20 physics, and planetary sciences) and the life sciences 

21 (meaning the branch of knowledge or study of living 

22 things, including such fields of knowledge or study 

23 as biology, biochemistry, biophysics, microbiology, 

24 genetics, physiology, botany, zoology, ecology, and 

25 behavioral biology, except that the term does not en-
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1 compass the social sciences or the health profes2 sions). 

3 (3) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ 

4 means the application of science to industrial and 

5 commercial objectives, including the branch of 

6 knowledge or study— 

7 (A) of computers, (including such fields of 

8 knowledge or study as computer hardware, com9 puter software, computer engineering, informa10 tion systems, and robotics); 

11 (B) of electronic or digital products and 

12 systems; and 

13 (C) related to the fashioning of imple14 ments, the practicing of manual skills, and the 

15 extracting of resources. 

16 (4) ENGINEERING.—The term ‘‘engineering’’ 

17 means the science by which the properties of matter 

18 and the sources of energy in nature are made useful 

19 to humanity in structures, machines, and products, 

20 as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings, 

21 mines, and chemical plants, including such fields of 

22 knowledge or study as aeronautical engineering, 

23 chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical en24 gineering, industrial engineering, materials engineer-
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1 ing, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical en2 gineering. 

3 (5) MATHEMATICS.—The term ‘‘mathematics’’ 

4 means the branch of knowledge or study of numbers 

5 and the systematic treatment of magnitude, relation6 ships between figures and forms, and relations be7 tween quantities expressed symbolically, including 

8 such fields of knowledge or study as statistics, ap9 plied mathematics, and operations research. 

10 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

11 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

12 meaning given such term in section 102 of the High13 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

14 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of Education. 

16 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes each of 

17 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 

18 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 

19 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com20 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 

21 any other territory or possession of the United 

22 States, except that such term does not include the 

23 outlying areas for purposes of section 101(e) of this 

24 Act. 
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1 TITLE I—STEM PROGRAMS 

2 Subtitle A—Elementary and 

3 Secondary Education 

4 SEC. 101. MATH AND SCIENCE NEXT INITIATIVE. 

5 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose de6 scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary of Education shall 

7 make a grant in an amount determined pursuant to sub8 section (e) to each State that submits an application in 

9 accordance with subsection (f). 

10 (b) PURPOSE.—A State receiving a grant under this 

11 section shall use the grant to make subgrants pursuant 

12 to subsection (c) and carry out the State activities de13 scribed in subsection (d) for the purpose of providing a 

14 high-quality foundation in the STEM fields to children in 

15 kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school. 

16 (c) SUBGRANTS TO LEAS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount of funds 

18 made available to a State under this section for a 

19 fiscal year, the State shall use not less than 85 per20 cent of such amount to award subgrants on a com21 petitive basis to local educational agencies for the 

22 purpose described in subsection (b). 

23 (2) SELECTION.—In awarding subgrants to 

24 local educational agencies under this section, a State 

25 shall— 
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1 (A) determine the percentage of students 

2 served by such agencies in the State who are 

3 underrepresented minority students; and 

4 (B) of the amount of funds made available 

5 to the State under this section for a fiscal year, 

6 ensure that not less than a percentage of such 

7 funds equal to the percentage determined under 

8 subparagraph (A) is awarded to one or more 

9 local educational agencies that serve a popu10 lation of students consisting of not less than 60 

11 percent underrepresented minority students, ex12 cept that this paragraph shall not apply with 

13 respect to a State in which no local educational 

14 agency in the State serves such a population. 

15 (3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding subgrants to 

16 local educational agencies under this section, subject 

17 to paragraph (2), a State shall give preference to 

18 local educational agencies that agree to collaborate 

19 with industry and one or more institutions of higher 

20 education to carry out the activities described in 

21 paragraph (4). 

22 (4) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A local edu23 cational agency receiving a subgrant under this sec24 tion shall use the subgrant for the following: 
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1 (A) Establishing a high standard of in2 struction in the STEM fields through profes3 sional training for teachers, including training 

4 on integrated laboratory and academic content 

5 instruction. 

6 (B) Developing effective instructional ma7 terials, programs, curricula, learning systems, 

8 and strategies in the STEM fields, including in9 structional materials relating to integrated lab10 oratory and academic content instruction. 

11 (C) Constructing and purchasing facilities 

12 and equipment necessary for high-quality, con13 temporary instruction in the STEM fields, in14 cluding the provision of modern science and 

15 computer laboratories. 

16 (D) Developing contemporary courses of 

17 science study and courses of study designed to 

18 address recent advances and needs in the 

19 STEM fields, including courses of study that 

20 integrate academic content instruction with the 

21 use of a laboratory. 

22 (E) Developing career development initia23 tives to inform students about and promote ca24 reer pathways in the STEM fields. 
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1 (d) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Of the amount of funds 

2 made available to a State under this section for a fiscal 

3 year, the State shall reserve not more than 15 percent of 

4 such amount for State activities. Of the amount reserved 

5 under this subsection, the State shall use not more than— 

6 (1) 65 percent for professional development for 

7 instructors in the STEM fields; 

8 (2) 25 percent for technical assistance for local 

9 educational agencies and schools; and 

10 (3) 10 percent for planning, administration, 

11 and reporting. 

12 (e) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

13 (1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the 

14 amount appropriated to carry out this section for a 

15 fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve a total of 1 

16 percent to award grants to the outlying areas that 

17 submit applications in accordance with subsection 

18 (f). 

19 (2) NATIONAL RESERVATIONS.—Of the amount 

20 of funds made available to carry out this section for 

21 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

22 (A) not more than 2.5 percent or $25 mil23 lion, whichever is greater, for national activities 

24 and program evaluation, including formulating 

25 guidelines to measure the effectiveness of pro-
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1 grams under this section and determining 

2 whether such programs are achieving the pur3 pose described in subsection (b) and are deserv4 ing of continued Federal support; and 

5 (B) not more than $5,000,000 for pro6 moting, and disseminating information about, 

7 the programs under this subsection. 

8 (3) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.—Of the amount 

9 of funds appropriated to carry out this section for 

10 a fiscal year, and not reserved under paragraph (1) 

11 or (2), the Secretary shall allocate such amount 

12 among the States submitting applications in accord13 ance with subsection (f) as follows: 

14 (A) Two-thirds of such amount shall be al15 located based on the population of children aged 

16 4 to 17 in the State. 

17 (B) One-third of such amount shall be allo18 cated based on the population of children aged 

19 4 to 17 in the State who are underrepresented 

20 minority students. 

21 (4) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding 

22 paragraph (3), the Secretary shall ensure that each 

23 State described in such paragraph receives an alloca24 tion of not less than one-fourth of one percent of the 

25 amount allocated pursuant to such paragraph. 
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1 (f) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant under this 

2 section, a State shall submit an application to the Sec3 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

4 information as the Secretary determines necessary. Each 

5 such application— 

6 (1) shall be for a 6-year period; and 

7 (2) shall include an implementation plan for 

8 such period. 

9 (g) REPORTS.—Each State receiving a grant under 

10 this section shall provide annual reports to the Secretary 

11 on the activities of the State under this section. 

12 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 

14 the meaning given to that term in section 9101 of 

15 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

16 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

17 (2) The term ‘‘outlying area’’ has the meaning 

18 given to that term in section 9101 of the Elemen19 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

20 U.S.C. 7801). 

21 SEC. 102. MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION RE22 QUIREMENTS (MASTER) PLAN. 

23 (a) MASTER PLAN PURPOSES.—The purposes of 

24 the programs under this section are to— 
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1 (1) support cost-effective, content-based profes2 sional development for kindergarten, elementary, 

3 and secondary school STEM instructors; 

4 (2) support cost-effective development of kin5 dergarten, elementary, and secondary school STEM 

6 teaching strategies; and 

7 (3) encourage new college graduates and mid8 and late-career professionals with degrees or work 

9 experience in the STEM fields to enter kindergarten, 

10 elementary, and secondary school STEM instruction, 

11 in order to populate American classrooms with content12 qualified STEM teachers equipped with the tools to teach 

13 STEM courses effectively. 

14 (b) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

15 (1) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

16 STUDY.—The Director of the National Science 

17 Foundation shall enter into an arrangement with the 

18 National Academy of Sciences for a study to identify 

19 appropriate mechanisms for promoting professional 

20 development to ensure effective STEM instruction 

21 and to create a national standard for effective 

22 STEM instruction. Such study shall be completed 

23 not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

24 this Act. 
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1 (2) PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

3 National Science Foundation shall establish a pro4 gram to promote professional development to ensure 

5 effective STEM instruction. Such program shall be 

6 implemented through grants to institutions of higher 

7 education, educational organizations, and for-profit 

8 companies. The program shall be designed to give 

9 priority to grants that support local educational 

10 agencies with large populations of underrepresented 

11 minorities or deficient STEM performance. 

12 (c) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

15 of the National Science Foundation shall establish a 

16 competitive grant program for the creation of Cen17 ters of Excellence for developing STEM curricula. 

18 Such Centers of Excellence shall be located at insti19 tutions of higher education that have received a 

20 grant under the program and shall consist of con21 sortia of school districts, university departments of 

22 education, and university STEM and related depart23 ments. The goals of such Centers of Excellence shall 

24 be to— 
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1 (A) develop scientifically-based STEM cur2 ricula and best STEM instruction practices; 

3 (B) produce certified teachers in STEM 

4 fields through 4-year or 5-year programs; 

5 (C) promote professional development for 

6 current STEM instructors; and 

7 (D) encourage secondary and post-sec8 ondary students to attain advanced degrees in 

9 the STEM fields and to pursue STEM careers. 

10 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na12 tional Science Foundation for carrying out this sub13 section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

14 2006 through 2011. 

15 (d) RECRUITING STEM TEACHERS.—The Secretary 

16 of Education, in consultation with other appropriate agen17 cies, shall develop and implement a program for the pur18 pose of encouraging mid- and late-career professionals in 

19 the STEM fields to become kindergarten, elementary 

20 school, and secondary school teachers in the STEM fields. 

21 Subtitle B—Undergraduate 

22 Education 

23 SEC. 111. STEM LOAN FORGIVENESS. 

24 (a) PURPOSE; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.— 
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1 (1) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section 

2 to encourage individuals to obtain a degree in a 

3 STEM field, and to pursue a career in such a field 

4 as a teacher or a Federal employee. 

5 (2) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the Sense 

6 of the Congress that the Federal Government should 

7 utilize programs such as the program under this sec8 tion to attract 10,000 of America’s brightest stu9 dents to the teaching profession every year, each of 

10 whom can have an impact on nearly 1,000 students 

11 over the life of their careers. 

12 (b) LOAN FORGIVENESS.— 

13 (1) LOAN FORGIVENESS AUTHORIZED.—The 

14 Secretary is authorized to forgive, in accordance 

15 with paragraph (2), the student loan debt of an eli16 gible borrower in the amount specified in subsection 

17 (d) of this section for consecutive complete years of 

18 qualified service by such eligible borrower completed 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 (2) METHOD OF LOAN FORGIVENESS.—To pro21 vide the loan forgiveness authorized in paragraph 

22 (1), the Secretary is authorized to carry out a pro23 gram— 

24 (A) through the holder of the loan, to as25 sume the obligation to repay a qualified loan 
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1 amount for a loan made under part B of title 

2 IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

3 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.); and 

4 (B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for 

5 loans made under parts D and E of such title. 

6 (3) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall re7 imburse an institution of higher education for any 

8 amounts canceled under paragraph (2) with respect 

9 to a loan under part E of title IV of the Higher 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.) 

11 in the same manner as is required by section 465(b) 

12 of such Act with respect to a loan cancelled under 

13 section 465(a) of such Act. 

14 (c) ELIGIBLE BORROWER.—The Secretary is author15 ized to provided loan forgiveness to any individual who— 

16 (1) has obtained an undergraduate degree in a 

17 STEM field; 

18 (2) is performing qualified service as a full-time 

19 employee in a position— 

20 (A) in an elementary or secondary school 

21 as a teacher of a course in a STEM field; or 

22 (B) in an agency of the United States Gov23 ernment in a position that requires training or 

24 education in a STEM field, as determined by 

25 the Secretary; 
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1 (3) is a citizen or permanent legal resident of 

2 the United States; and 

3 (4) is in repayment status and is not in default 

4 on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness. 

5 (d) PAYMENT IN INSTALLMENTS.—The Secretary 

6 shall forgive the loan obligation of the borrower, in accord7 ance with subsection (b)(2), not to exceed $10,000 in the 

8 aggregate, in the following increments: 

9 (1) At the completion of the second year of 

10 service, $1,500 or 15 percent of the borrower’s loan 

11 obligation that is outstanding at the completion of 

12 such year, whichever is less. 

13 (2) At the completion of the third year of serv14 ice, $1,500 or 15 percent of the borrower’s loan obli15 gation that was outstanding at the completion of the 

16 second year of service, whichever is less. 

17 (3) At the completion of the fourth year of serv18 ice, $2,000 or 20 percent of the borrower’s loan obli19 gation that was outstanding at the completion of the 

20 second year of service, whichever is less. 

21 (4) At the completion of the fifth year of serv22 ice, $5,000 or 50 percent of the borrower’s loan obli23 gation that was outstanding at the completion of the 

24 second year of service, whichever is less. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall by regu2 lation establish procedures by which borrowers shall 

3 apply for loan forgiveness under this section. 

4 (2) PROMISE TO COMPLETE SERVICE REQUIRED

5 FOR PAYMENT.—Any application for loan forgiveness 

6 under this section shall contain an agreement by the 

7 applicant that the applicant will continue in quali8 fying service described under subsection (c)(2) for 

9 not less than 5 consecutive complete years, or will, 

10 upon a failure to complete such 5 years of service, 

11 repay the United States the amount of the principal 

12 and interest forgiven by the Secretary, at a rate and 

13 schedule, and in accordance with regulations, pre14 scribed by the Secretary. Such regulations may pro15 vide for waiver by the Secretary of such repayment 

16 obligations upon proof of economic hardship as spec17 ified in such regulations. 

18 (f) PRIORITY.—Loan forgiveness under this section 

19 shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. The 

20 Secretary shall select loan forgiveness recipients from the 

21 applicants based on academic achievement and a dem22 onstrated commitment to national or community service, 

23 in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Sec24 retary. In selecting loan forgiveness recipients, the Sec25 retary shall take into consideration whether an eligible 
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1 borrower is a member of minority group that is tradition2 ally underrepresented in the STEM fields, as determined 

3 by the Secretary. 

4 (g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 

6 regulations to carry out this section. 

7 (h) PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 

8 (1) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 

10 the Secretary shall evaluate, based on guidelines es11 tablished in advance of the evaluation, the effective12 ness of the program under this section. The Sec13 retary shall report to the President and Congress re14 garding each such evaluation no later than 3 months 

15 after its completion. 

16 (2) Of the funds appropriated to carry out this 

17 section, not more than 5 percent shall be used for 

18 the program evaluation described in paragraph (1). 

19 (i) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

20 construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment 

21 of a loan. 

22 (j) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No bor23 rower may, for the same service, receive a benefit under 

24 both this section and— 
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1 (1) section 428J of the Higher Education Act 

2 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10); 

3 (2) section 460 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j); 

4 or 

5 (3) subtitle D of title I of the National and 

6 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 

7 et seq.). 

8 (k) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

9 term ‘‘year’’, where applied to service as a teacher, means 

10 an academic year as defined by the Secretary. 

11 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may 

14 be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

15 SEC. 112. RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADU16 ATES PROGRAMS. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Director of 

18 the National Science Foundation shall establish a competi19 tive STEM Research Experiences for Undergraduates 

20 Matching Fund program. The program shall promote re21 search experiences for undergraduate students in STEM 

22 fields through grants to institutions of higher education. 

23 (b) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 

24 section the Director shall give preference to proposals 

25 that— 
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1 (1) would enhance underrepresented minority 

2 participation in STEM fields; 

3 (2) promote infrastructure development at insti4 tutions of higher education; 

5 (3) employ students on campus predominantly 

6 in research-related jobs; 

7 (4) provide mentoring about STEM study and 

8 career pathways to students participating in the pro9 gram established under this section; and 

10 (5) provide monetary incentives to faculty who 

11 agree to mentor students, not in excess of $1,000. 

12 (c) MATCHING FUNDS.—Grants under this section 

13 shall be made in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of 

14 the costs of the research experiences for undergraduates 

15 program of the recipient institution. 

16 (d) TRACKING AND PROMOTION.—The Director shall 

17 implement the program under this section in a manner 

18 that tracks the success of the program, and that promotes 

19 STEM and research experiences for undergraduates pro20 grams. Success shall be measured on the basis of student21 centered variables, including persistence in STEM major, 

22 graduation, and STEM graduate program matriculation, 

23 not on the basis of research outputs. 

24 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

25 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
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1 Foundation for carrying out this section $20,000,000 for 

2 each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011, not more than 

3 2 percent of which for each fiscal year shall be for evalua4 tion activities under subsection (d). 

5 Subtitle C—Graduate and Doctoral 

6 Education 

7 SEC. 121. PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S PROGRAM 

8 FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC 

9 COMPETITIVENESS. 

10 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director of the National Science 

11 Foundation shall establish a competitive program to pro12 vide grants to institutions of higher education for the cre13 ation of professional science Master’s programs for na14 tional security and economic competitiveness. Such pro15 gram shall provide a professional context for academic 

16 science expertise that has been identified by Federal agen17 cies and industry as holding extreme importance and ur18 gency. Such program shall be developed in coordination 

19 with industry, academia, the Department of Defense, the 

20 Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 

21 Energy, and other appropriate entities to create specific 

22 capacity in areas of high demand related to STEM. The 

23 Director may also seek input from or collaboration with 

24 the Sloan Foundation, which has a demonstrated record 

25 of success in professional science Master’s programs. 
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 

3 Foundation for carrying out this section $50,000,000 for 

4 each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 

5 SEC. 122. ADVANCED FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION 

6 GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director of the National Science 

8 Foundation shall establish a program to support STEM 

9 students pursuing study or research programs in foreign 

10 countries identified by the National Foreign Language 

11 Task Force as having languages of critical strategic im12 portance to the United States. Study or research under 

13 this subsection shall be carried out in the language of the 

14 foreign country. 

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 

17 Foundation for carrying out this section $5,000,000 for 

18 each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 

19 SEC. 123. STEM TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS. 

20 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

21 authorize a national STEM Teaching Fellowship program 

22 in order to encourage individuals of superior ability and 

23 achievement to pursue teaching careers in the STEM 

24 fields and to provide such individuals with the financial 
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1 support necessary to complete post-graduate degrees in 

2 the STEM fields. 

3 (b) AWARD OF STEM TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS.— 

4 (1) AUTHORITY TO AWARD STEM TEACHING

5 FELLOWSHIPS.—Each academic year, the Secretary 

6 shall award, from funds not otherwise appropriated, 

7 STEM Teaching Fellowships, in accordance with the 

8 provisions of this section, to 50 individuals of supe9 rior ability selected on the basis of high academic 

10 achievement and a demonstrated commitment to na11 tional or community service. 

12 (2) DESIGNATION OF FELLOWS.—Individuals 

13 receiving awards under this section shall be known 

14 as ‘‘STEM Teaching Fellows’’. The Secretary shall 

15 promote the STEM Teaching Fellows, and the pres16 tige of the fellowships, as a way to promote the 

17 STEM fields in the United States. 

18 (3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to be a STEM 

19 Teaching Fellow, an individual shall— 

20 (A) be a citizen or permanent legal resi21 dent of the United States; 

22 (B) have earned a master’s degree in a 

23 STEM field; and 

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1 a STEM field at an elementary or secondary 

2 school for 5 complete academic years, in ex3 change for the fellowship award. 

4 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— 

5 (1) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—The Secretary 

6 is authorized to enter into a contract with a non7 governmental entity to administer the program 

8 under this section if the Secretary determines that 

9 entering into the contract is an efficient means of 

10 carrying out the program. 

11 (2) FELLOWSHIP BOARD.— 

12 (A) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall 

13 appoint a STEM Teaching Fellows Program 

14 Fellowship Board (hereinafter in this section re15 ferred to as the ‘‘Board’’) consisting of 9 indi16 viduals representative of public and private in17 stitutions of higher education who are especially 

18 qualified to serve on the Board. In making ap19 pointments, the Secretary shall give due consid20 eration to the appointment of individuals who 

21 are highly respected in the academic and pro22 fessional community for each of the STEM 

23 fields. The Secretary shall assure that individ24 uals appointed to the Board are broadly rep-
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1 resentative of the range of disciplines in the 

2 STEM fields. 

3 (B) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 

4 (i) oversee the operation of the pro5 gram established by this section; 

6 (ii) establish specific criteria for the 

7 award of STEM Teaching Fellowships, or, 

8 in the event that the Secretary enters into 

9 a contract with a nongovernmental entity 

10 to administer the program assisted under 

11 this section, such nongovernmental entity 

12 shall establish such criteria; 

13 (iii) appoint panels of academic schol14 ars with distinguished backgrounds in the 

15 STEM fields for the purpose of selecting 

16 fellows, except that, in the event that the 

17 Secretary enters into a contract with a 

18 nongovernmental entity to administer the 

19 program, such panels may be appointed by 

20 such nongovernmental entity; and 

21 (iv) prepare and submit to the Con22 gress at least once in every 3-year period— 

23 (I) a report on the effectiveness 

24 of the program established by this 

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1 (II) recommendations regarding 

2 any modifications in the program that 

3 the Board determines are appropriate. 

4 (C) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out its 

5 responsibilities, the Board shall consult on a 

6 regular basis with representatives of the Na7 tional Science Foundation and representatives 

8 of institutions of higher education and associa9 tions of such institutions, learned societies, and 

10 professional organizations. 

11 (D) TERM.—The term of office of each 

12 member of the Board shall be 4 years, except 

13 that any member appointed to fill a vacancy 

14 shall serve for the remainder of the term for 

15 which the predecessor of the member was ap16 pointed. No member may serve for a period in 

17 excess of 6 years. 

18 (E) INITIAL MEETING; VACANCY.—The 

19 Secretary shall call the first meeting of the 

20 Board, at which the first order of business shall 

21 be the election of a Chairperson and a Vice 

22 Chairperson, who shall serve until 1 year after 

23 the date of the appointment of the Chairperson 

24 and Vice Chairperson. Thereafter each officer 

25 shall be elected for a term of 2 years. In case 
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1 a vacancy occurs in either office, the Board 

2 shall elect an individual from among the mem3 bers of the Board to fill such vacancy. 

4 (F) QUORUM; ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.— 

5 (i) A majority of the members of the 

6 Board shall constitute a quorum. 

7 (ii) The Board shall meet at least 

8 once a year or more frequently, as may be 

9 necessary, to carry out the Board’s respon10 sibilities. 

11 (G) COMPENSATION.—Members of the 

12 Board, while serving on the business of the 

13 Board, shall be entitled to receive compensation 

14 at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceed15 ing the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of 

16 the Executive Schedule, including travel time, 

17 and while so serving away from their homes or 

18 regular places of business, the members may be 

19 allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 

20 lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 

21 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons 

22 in Government service employed intermittently. 

23 (d) ALLOCATION OF FELLOWSHIPS.— 

24 (1) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary 

25 shall make applications for STEM Teaching Fellow-
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1 ships available not later than October 1 of the aca2 demic year preceding the academic year for which 

3 fellowships shall be awarded, and shall announce the 

4 recipients of fellowships under this section not later 

5 than April 1 of such preceding academic year. 

6 (2) USE OF SELECTION PANELS.—The recipi7 ents of fellowships shall be selected in each des8 ignated STEM field from among all applicants na9 tionwide in each STEM field by distinguished panels 

10 appointed by the Board to make such selections 

11 under criteria established by the Board, except that, 

12 in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract 

13 with a nongovernmental entity to administer the 

14 program, such panels may be appointed by such 

15 nongovernmental entity. The number of recipients in 

16 each field in each year shall not exceed the number 

17 of fellows allocated to that field for that year by the 

18 Board. 

19 (e) FELLOWSHIP AWARD.— 

20 (1) STIPENDS.—The Secretary shall pay— 

21 (A) to each STEM Teaching Fellow— 

22 (i) for each of the 5 years during 

23 which the Fellow is teaching a course in a 

24 STEM field at an elementary or secondary 

25 school, a stipend in an amount equal to 25 
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1 percent of the salary paid by the school 

2 district to the Fellow for such teaching 

3 services, which shall be in addition to the 

4 salary paid by such school district; and 

5 (ii) for each year, not to exceed 7 

6 years, during which the Fellow is enrolled 

7 full-time or part-time in an educational 

8 program for which an institution of higher 

9 education awards a post-graduate degree 

10 in a STEM field, an amount equal to— 

11 (I) the cost of attendance (as de12 fined in section 472 of the Higher 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 1087ll)) for the Fellow for such year; 

15 less 

16 (II) any other grant assistance 

17 received by the Fellow for such year 

18 for the pursuit of such degree; and 

19 (B) to a school district that employs a Fel20 low under this section, for each of the 5 years 

21 during which such Fellow is teaching a course 

22 in a STEM field in an elementary or secondary 

23 school in such school district, an amount equal 

24 to 25 percent of the salary paid by the school 

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1 which the school district shall use to provide re2 sources to the elementary or secondary school 

3 at which the Fellow is a teacher, to assist such 

4 school in educating students in the STEM 

5 fields. 

6 (2) POST-GRADUATE OPTION.—A STEM 

7 Teaching Fellow shall be eligible to receive the sti8 pend described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) only if such 

9 Fellow successfully completes the 5-year teaching 

10 commitment described in subsection (b)(3)(C). 

11 (f) FELLOWSHIP CONDITIONS.— 

12 (1) REPORTS FROM RECIPIENTS.—The Sec13 retary is authorized to require reports containing 

14 such information in such form and filed at such 

15 times as the Secretary determines necessary from 

16 any STEM Teaching Fellow. The reports shall be 

17 accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate of18 ficial at— 

19 (A) the elementary or secondary school at 

20 which the Fellow is teaching, stating that such 

21 Fellow is employed full-time as a teacher of a 

22 course in a STEM field; or 

23 (B) the institution of higher education at 

24 which the Fellow is pursuing a post-graduate 

25 degree in a STEM field, stating that such Fel-
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1 low is enrolled full-time in the post-graduate de2 gree program for which a stipend under sub3 section (e)(1)(A)(ii) is awarded. 

4 (2) FELLOWSHIP PORTABILITY.—A STEM 

5 Teaching Fellow shall be entitled to use the post6 graduate fellowship stipend for a post-graduate pro7 gram at any one institution of higher education in 

8 which the Fellow is enrolled. 

9 (3) POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP OPTIONS.—A 

10 STEM Teaching Fellow shall not be required to pur11 sue a post-graduate degree, or to extend the fellow12 ship beyond the 5-year teaching commitment de13 scribed in subsection (b)(3)(C). 

14 Subtitle D—STEM Revitalization 

15 Task Force 

16 SEC. 131. STEM REVITALIZATION TASK FORCE. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

18 STEM Revitalization Task Force (referred to in this sub19 title as the ‘‘Task Force’’), which shall be an independent 

20 establishment as defined under section 104 of title 5, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall consist of 

23 the following members or their designees: 

24 (1) The National STEM Advisor, who shall 

25 serve as the chairperson of the Task Force. 
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1 (2) The Secretary of Education. 

2 (3) The Director of the National Science Foun3 dation. 

4 (4) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

5 (5) The Director of National Intelligence. 

6 (6) The Secretary of Defense. 

7 (7) The Secretary of Energy. 

8 (8) The Secretary of Commerce. 

9 (9) The Director of the National Institutes of 

10 Health. 

11 (10) The heads of such other Federal agencies 

12 as the Task Force considers appropriate. 

13 (11) Three representatives from academia, se14 lected by the Director of the National Science Foun15 dation. 

16 (12) Three representatives from the defense 

17 and homeland security industry, one representative 

18 each selected by the President, the Speaker of the 

19 House of Representatives, and the minority leader of 

20 the House of Representatives. 

21 (13) Five general industry representatives, one 

22 representative each selected by the President, the 

23 majority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 

24 House of Representatives, the minority leader of the 
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1 Senate, and the minority leader of the House of 

2 Representatives. 

3 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Task Force shall be 

4 charged with— 

5 (1) evaluating the effectiveness of STEM edu6 cation and programs in elementary and secondary 

7 schools and institutions of higher education, includ8 ing undergraduate and graduate programs, and 

9 identifying successful programs and best practices 

10 that can be replicated at other schools and institu11 tions; 

12 (2) developing a national marketing campaign 

13 promoting STEM study and STEM careers that 

14 shall include the identification of STEM educational 

15 programs and careers, public service announcements, 

16 and an awareness campaign at elementary and sec17 ondary schools, in part by appealing to Americans’ 

18 patriotism and vibrant sense of national duty; and 

19 (3) identifying STEM degrees for which there 

20 is a national need, reporting specifically on national 

21 need in the fields of energy, defense, homeland secu22 rity, communications and connectivity, conservation 

23 and environmental science, and computer technology. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The National STEM Advi2 sor may appoint and fix the compensation of such 

3 additional personnel as the Advisor considers nec4 essary to carry out the duties of the Task Force. 

5 (2) DETAILS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—Upon 

6 request of the Task Force, the head of any Federal 

7 agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of 

8 the personnel of such agency to the Task Force. 

9 (3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With the 

10 approval of the Task Force, the National STEM Ad11 visor may procure temporary and intermittent serv12 ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (e) POWERS.— 

15 (1) DELEGATION.—Any member or employee of 

16 the Task Force may, if authorized by the Task 

17 Force, take any action that the Task Force is au18 thorized to take in this Act. 

19 (2) INFORMATION.—The Task Force may se20 cure directly from any Federal agency such informa21 tion as the Task Force considers necessary to carry 

22 out its responsibilities. Upon request of the National 

23 STEM Advisor, the head of such agency shall fur24 nish such information to the Task Force. 
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1 (3) DONATIONS.—The Task Force may accept, 

2 use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or 

3 property. 

4 (4) MAIL.—The Task Force may use the 

5 United States mail in the same manner and under 

6 the same conditions as other Federal agencies. 

7 SEC. 132. NATIONAL STEM ADVISOR. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a National 

9 STEM Advisor who shall be appointed by the President. 

10 The National STEM Advisor shall be a nationally recog11 nized individual with credentials and abilities across all of 

12 the sectors to be involved with creating and implementing 

13 long-term solutions to achieving national STEM com14 petency. 

15 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National STEM Advi16 sor shall— 

17 (1) develop and oversee the implementation of 

18 a national STEM strategy across all sectors; 

19 (2) establish formal relationships among the 

20 major stakeholders involved in meeting the needs of 

21 the United States for improved capabilities in STEM 

22 fields, including Federal, State, and local govern23 ment agencies, academia, industry, and labor; and 

24 (3) coordinate and lead the public information 

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1 (c) COMPENSATION.—The National STEM Advisor 

2 shall be paid at a rate of pay payable for a position at 

3 level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

4 title 5, United States Code. 

5 SEC. 133. ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

6 TECHNOLOGY POLICY. 

7 The Office of Science and Technology Policy may 

8 provide to the Task Force, upon the request of the Na9 tional STEM Advisor, such services, funds, facilities, staff, 

10 and other support services as the Office may determine 

11 advisable and as may be authorized by law. 

12 SEC. 134. REPORTS. 

13 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall 

15 prepare and transmit to the President and Congress a re16 port that describes the activities of the Task Force and 

17 the efforts of the Task Force to perform the responsibil18 ities described in section 133. Such report shall include 

19 a detailed statement of any findings by the Task Force 

20 and recommendations for legislative action and adminis21 trative action. 
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1 TITLE II—FOREIGN LANGUAGE 

2 AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS 

3 SEC. 201. OFFICE OF TEACHING ANOTHER LANGUAGE TO 

4 KIDS (TALK). 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 

6 take such steps as may be appropriate for the orderly 

7 transfer of the personnel, assets, obligations, and func8 tions of the Office of English Language Acquisition, Lan9 guage Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Lim10 ited English Proficient Students to the Office of Teaching 

11 Another Language to Kids. 

12 (b) AMENDMENTS.—Title II of the Department of 

13 Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by striking section 209; and 

16 (2) by striking section 216 and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘SECTION 216. OFFICE OF TEACHING ANOTHER LANGUAGE 

19 TO KIDS. 

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 

22 the Department of Education an office to be known 

23 as the Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids 

24 (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’) for the 

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1 from kindergarten through 12th grade. The Sec2 retary shall appoint a director as the head of the Of3 fice. 

4 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—To carry out the purpose de5 scribed in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) create— 

8 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency foreign 

9 language feeder program; 

10 ‘‘(ii) a dual language immersion pro11 gram; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) a national foreign language pro13 gram for the training of teachers; 

14 ‘‘(B) contract with educational organiza15 tions to provide efficient and effective profes16 sional instruction for programs of the Office, 

17 which training may include summer language 

18 teaching institutes at several locations around 

19 the country; 

20 ‘‘(C) recommend improvements and pro21 vide technical assistance to other Federal pro22 grams serving language-minority students, stu23 dents with limited English proficiency, and 

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1 ‘‘(D) ensure that language-minority stu2 dents and students with limited English pro3 ficiency are included in ways that are valid, reli4 able, and fair for all standards and assessments 

5 conducted or funded by the Department; and 

6 ‘‘(E) assist the Assistant Secretary of the 

7 Office of Educational Research and Improve8 ment in identifying research priorities that re9 flect the needs of language-minority students 

10 and students with limited English proficiency. 

11 ‘‘(b) FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEEDER PROGRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) GRANTS TO SEAS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) GRANTS.—For the purpose described 

14 in subparagraph (B), the Director of the Office 

15 shall make a grant in the amount determined 

16 under subparagraph (C) to each State edu17 cational agency that submits an application 

18 under subparagraph (D). 

19 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Each State edu20 cational agency receiving a grant under this 

21 subsection shall use the grant for the purpose 

22 of making competitive subgrants to consortia of 

23 local educational agencies to enable such con24 sortia to establish foreign language programs 

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1 mentary school through 12th grade and, if pos2 sible, through college. 

3 ‘‘(C) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—From the 

4 total amount appropriated to carry out this sec5 tion for a fiscal year, the Director of the Office 

6 shall allot to each State educational agency that 

7 submits an application in accordance with sub8 paragraph (D) an amount that bears the same 

9 ratio to such total amount as the population of 

10 children aged 4 to 17 in the State bears to the 

11 aggregate population of children aged 4 to 17 

12 in all States for which applications are sub13 mitted in accordance with subparagraph (D). 

14 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant 

16 under this subsection, a State educational 

17 agency shall submit an application to the 

18 Director of the Office at such time, in such 

19 manner, and containing such information 

20 as the Director determines necessary to 

21 carry out this subsection. 

22 ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, 

23 each application submitted under this sub24 paragraph shall demonstrate to the Direc25 tor’s satisfaction that the State educational 
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1 agency will meet basic standards to ensure 

2 that foreign language programs under this 

3 subsection are successful. 

4 ‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS TO CONSORTIA OF LEAS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) USE OF FUNDS.—A consortium of 

6 local educational agencies receiving a subgrant 

7 under this subsection shall use the subgrant to 

8 establish a foreign language program empha9 sizing continuity of instruction from elementary 

10 school through 12th grade. Such program— 

11 ‘‘(i) shall include— 

12 ‘‘(I) elementary school instruc13 tion at least 3 times each week in 30 

14 minute periods; 

15 ‘‘(II) middle school instruction at 

16 least 5 times each week in 45 minute 

17 periods; and 

18 ‘‘(III) high school instruction at 

19 least 5 times each week in 50 minute 

20 periods; 

21 ‘‘(ii) may include international stu22 dent exchange programs for high school 

23 students; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) shall be coordinated with, and 

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1 subject matter courses (a technique known 

2 as content-based language instruction). 

3 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—To seek a subgrant 

4 under this subsection, a consortium of local 

5 educational agencies shall submit an application 

6 to the State educational agency at such time, in 

7 such manner, and containing such information 

8 as the State educational agency may require. 

9 ‘‘(c) DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 

11 may make grants to local educational agencies serv12 ing areas with a large percentage of heritage lan13 guage speakers to establish dual language immersion 

14 programs described in paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant may be made 

16 under this subsection only if the applicant involved 

17 agrees to use the grant to establish a dual language 

18 immersion program that— 

19 ‘‘(A) by instructing in both English and 

20 the heritage language of the community, facili21 tates— 

22 ‘‘(i) foreign language acquisition; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) English language acquisition by 

24 students with limited English proficiency; 

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1 ‘‘(B) provides students with strong lan2 guage skills to enable those students to con3 tribute to national security, government service, 

4 and global economic competitiveness. 

5 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this 

6 subsection, a local educational agency shall submit 

7 an application to the Secretary in such form, in such 

8 manner, and containing such agreements, assur9 ances, and information as the Secretary may re10 quire. 

11 ‘‘(4) HERITAGE LANGUAGE.—For purposes of 

12 this subsection, the term ‘heritage language’ refers 

13 to a foreign language that is used within a commu14 nity by residents or citizens of the United States 

15 who are native speakers of, or who have partial flu16 ency in, such language. 

17 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purpose 

19 described in subsection (a)(1), the Director of the 

20 Office may enter into contracts with educational or21 ganizations for the development of summer insti22 tutes for teachers of grades kindergarten through 

23 12. 

24 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A contract may be en25 tered into under paragraph (1) only if the applicant 
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1 involved agrees, with respect to the program estab2 lished by the applicant, as follows: 

3 ‘‘(A) To teach language instruction meth4 odologies based on the standards articulated in 

5 the documented entitled ‘Standards for Foreign 

6 Language Learning in the 21st Century’. 

7 ‘‘(B) To promote strong teaching skills for 

8 foreign language teachers and individuals who 

9 are studying to become teachers. 

10 ‘‘(C) To design programs to prepare a 

11 teacher to provide professional development to 

12 other teachers at a school, to assist novice 

13 teachers at such school, including (if applicable) 

14 a mechanism to integrate experiences from the 

15 summer workshop or institute. 

16 ‘‘(D) To recruit university students with 

17 foreign language majors to participate in the in18 stitute and to become language instructors. 

19 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.— 

20 The Director of the Office shall develop an evaluation and 

21 accountability plan for use by each entity receiving a grant 

22 or subgrant under this section. The plan shall include ob23 jectives and measures for— 

24 ‘‘(1) increasing participation by students in ad25 vanced courses in foreign language; 
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1 ‘‘(2) increasing the percentages of secondary 

2 school classes in foreign language taught by teachers 

3 with academic majors in foreign language; and 

4 ‘‘(3) increasing the number of foreign language 

5 teachers who participate in professional development 

6 activities. 

7 ‘‘(f) REPORTS BY GRANTEES.—Each entity receiving 

8 a grant under this section shall annually report to the Sec9 retary regarding the progress of the entity in meeting the 

10 performance objectives described in subsection (e). 

11 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL EVALUATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the Director 

13 shall conduct a quantitative evaluation of the activi14 ties conducted under this section and their long-term 

15 impacts. 

16 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not less than every 3 years, 

17 the Director of the Office shall submit a report to 

18 the Congress on the activities conducted under this 

19 section and the results of evaluations conducted 

20 under paragraph (1). 

21 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 

23 there are authorized to be appropriated 

24 $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 

25 through 2011. 
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1 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appro2 priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 

3 Director of the Office shall use not less than 4 per4 cent and not more than 8 percent of such amount 

5 to conduct evaluations required by subsection (g)(1). 

6 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘local educational agency’ has 

8 the meaning given to that term in section 9101 of 

9 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

10 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘State educational agency’ has 

12 the meaning given to that term in section 9101 of 

13 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 

15 SEC. 202. NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COORDINATING 

16 COUNCIL. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

19 Executive Office of the President the National For20 eign Language Coordinating Council (referred to as 

21 the ‘‘Council’’ in this section). 

22 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall con24 sist of the ex officio members specified in sub-
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1 paragraph (B) and the representatives ap2 pointed under subparagraph (C). 

3 (B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Council 

4 shall include the following ex officio members 

5 (or their designees): 

6 (i) The National Foreign Language 

7 Advisor, who shall serve as the chairperson 

8 of the Council. 

9 (ii) The Director of National Intel10 ligence. 

11 (iii) The Secretary of Homeland Secu12 rity. 

13 (iv) The Secretary of Defense. 

14 (v) The Secretary of Education. 

15 (vi) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

16 (vii) The Attorney General of the 

17 United States. 

18 (viii) The Secretary of Labor. 

19 (ix) The Secretary of Housing and 

20 Urban Development. 

21 (x) The Secretary of Health and 

22 Human Services. 

23 (xi) The Secretary of Commerce. 

24 (xii) One representative of the Na25 tional Security Education Program Board. 
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1 (xiii) The Secretary of State. 

2 (xiv) The heads of such other Federal 

3 agencies as the Council considers appro4 priate. 

5 (C) APPOINTED MEMBERS.—The Council 

6 shall include the following members appointed 

7 by the President: 

8 (i) Three representatives of academia. 

9 (ii) Three representatives of industry. 

10 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be 

12 charged with— 

13 (i) developing a national foreign lan14 guage strategy within 18 months of the 

15 date of enactment of this Act; and 

16 (ii) overseeing the implementation of 

17 such strategy. 

18 (B) STRATEGY CONTENT.—The strategy 

19 developed under subparagraph (A) shall in20 clude— 

21 (i) identification of crucial priorities 

22 across all sectors, including by identifying 

23 foreign languages for which there is a na24 tional need; 
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1 (ii) identification and evaluation of 

2 Federal foreign language programs and ac3 tivities, including— 

4 (I) recommendations on coordi5 nation; 

6 (II) program enhancements; and 

7 (III) allocation of resources so as 

8 to maximize use of resources; 

9 (iii) needed national policies and cor10 responding legislative and regulatory ac11 tions in support of, and allocation of des12 ignated resources to, promising programs 

13 and initiatives at all levels (Federal, State, 

14 and local), especially in the less commonly 

15 taught languages that are seen as critical 

16 for national security and global competi17 tiveness in the next 20 to 50 years; 

18 (iv) effective ways to increase public 

19 awareness of the need for foreign language 

20 skills and career paths in all sectors that 

21 can employ those skills, with the objective 

22 of increasing support for foreign language 

23 study among— 

24 (I) Federal, State, and local lead25 ers; 
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1 (II) students; 

2 (III) parents; 

3 (IV) elementary, secondary, and 

4 postsecondary educational institutions; 

5 and 

6 (V) potential employers; 

7 (v) incentives for related educational 

8 programs, including foreign language 

9 teacher training; 

10 (vi) coordination of cross-sector ef11 forts, including public-private partnerships; 

12 (vii) coordination initiatives to develop 

13 a strategic posture for language research 

14 and recommendations for funding for ap15 plied foreign language research into issues 

16 of national concern; 

17 (viii) assistance for— 

18 (I) the development and imple19 mentation of foreign language content 

20 and performance standards, including 

21 implementation of such standards de22 veloped by the Council or other 

23 groups; 

24 (II) corresponding assessments 

25 for the elementary, secondary, and 
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1 postsecondary education levels, includ2 ing the National Assessment of Edu3 cational Progress in foreign lan4 guages; 

5 (III) the development and imple6 mentation of language skill-level cer7 tification standards; 

8 (IV) an ideal course of pre-serv9 ice and professional development 

10 study for those who teach foreign lan11 guage; and 

12 (V) suggested graduation criteria 

13 for foreign language studies and ap14 propriate non-language studies, such 

15 as— 

16 (aa) international business; 

17 (bb) national security; 

18 (cc) public administration; 

19 and 

20 (dd) health care; and 

21 (ix) identification of and means for 

22 replicating best practices at all levels and 

23 in all sectors, including best practices from 

24 the international community. 
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1 (4) MEETINGS.—The Council may hold such 

2 meetings, and sit and act at such times and places, 

3 as the Council considers appropriate, but shall meet 

4 in formal session at least 2 times a year. State and 

5 local government agencies and other organizations 

6 (such as academic sector institutions, foreign lan7 guage-related interest groups, business associations, 

8 industry, and heritage community organizations) 

9 shall be invited, as appropriate, to public meetings 

10 of the Council at least once a year. 

11 (5) STAFF.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The National Foreign 

13 Language Advisor may appoint and fix the 

14 compensation of such additional personnel as 

15 the Advisor considers necessary to carry out the 

16 duties of the Council. 

17 (B) DETAILS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.— 

18 Upon request of the Council, the head of any 

19 Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable 

20 basis, any of the personnel of such agency to 

21 the Council. 

22 (C) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With 

23 the approval of the Council, the National For24 eign Language Advisor may procure temporary 
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1 and intermittent services under section 3109(b) 

2 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 (6) POWERS.— 

4 (A) DELEGATION.—Any member or em5 ployee of the Council may, if authorized by the 

6 Council, take any action that the Council is au7 thorized to take in this Act. 

8 (B) INFORMATION.—The Council may se9 cure directly from any Federal agency such in10 formation as the Council considers necessary to 

11 carry out its responsibilities. Upon request of 

12 the National Foreign Language Advisor, the 

13 head of such agency shall furnish such informa14 tion to the Council. 

15 (C) DONATIONS.—The Council may ac16 cept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of 

17 services or property. 

18 (D) MAIL.—The Council may use the 

19 United States mail in the same manner and 

20 under the same conditions as other Federal 

21 agencies. 

22 (7) CONFERENCES, NEWSLETTER, AND

23 WEBSITE.—In carrying out this section, the Coun24 cil— 
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1 (A) may arrange Federal, regional, State, 

2 and local conferences for the purpose of devel3 oping and coordinating effective programs and 

4 activities to improve foreign language edu5 cation; 

6 (B) may publish a newsletter concerning 

7 Federal, State, and local programs that are ef8 fectively meeting the foreign language needs of 

9 the Nation; and 

10 (C) shall create and maintain a website 

11 containing information on the Council and its 

12 activities, best practices on language education, 

13 and other relevant information. 

14 (8) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

16 thereafter, the Council shall prepare and transmit to 

17 the President and Congress a report that de18 scribes— 

19 (A) the activities of the Council; 

20 (B) the efforts of the Council to improve 

21 foreign language education and training; and 

22 (C) any impediments, including any statu23 tory and regulatory restrictions, to such efforts. 

24 (b) NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE ADVISOR.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a National 

2 Foreign Language Advisor, who shall be appointed 

3 by the President. The National Foreign Language 

4 Advisor shall be a nationally recognized individual 

5 with credentials and abilities across all of the sectors 

6 to be involved with creating and implementing long7 term solutions to achieving national foreign language 

8 and cultural competency. 

9 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Foreign 

10 Language Advisor shall— 

11 (A) develop and oversee the implementa12 tion of a national foreign language strategy 

13 across all sectors; 

14 (B) establish formal relationships among 

15 the major stakeholders in meeting the needs of 

16 the Nation for improved capabilities in foreign 

17 languages and cultural understanding, including 

18 Federal, State, and local government agencies, 

19 academia, industry, labor, and heritage commu20 nities; and 

21 (C) coordinate and lead a public informa22 tion campaign that raises awareness of public 

23 and private sector careers requiring foreign lan24 guage skills and cultural understanding, with 

25 the objective of increasing interest in and sup-
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1 port for the study of foreign languages among 

2 national leaders, the business community, local 

3 officials, parents, and individuals. 

4 (3) COMPENSATION.—The National Foreign 

5 Language Advisor shall be paid at a rate of pay pay6 able for a position at level V of the Executive Sched7 ule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 

8 Code. 

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