shop or institute, conducted during the summer, 
that— 
‘‘(A) is conducted for a period of not less 
than 2 weeks; 
‘‘(B) provides for a program that provides 
direct interaction between students and faculty; 
and 
‘‘(C) provides for follow-up training during 
the academic year that— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii) 
or (iii), shall be conducted in the classroom 
for a period of not less than 3 days, which 
may or may not be consecutive; 
‘‘(ii) if the program described in sub-
paragraph (B) is for a period of not more 
than 2 weeks, shall be conducted for a pe-
riod of more than 3 days; or 
‘‘(iii) if the program is for teachers in 
rural school districts, may be conducted 
through distance education. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to im-
prove the performance of students in the study of foreign 
languages by encouraging States, institutions of higher 
education, elementary schools, and secondary schools to 
participate in programs that—
‘‘(1) upgrade the status and stature of foreign 
language teaching by encouraging institutions of 
higher education to assume greater responsibility for 
improving 
foreign 
language 
teacher 
education 
through the establishment of a comprehensive, inte-
grated system of recruiting and advising such teach-
ers; 
‘‘(2) focus on education of foreign language 
teachers as a career-long process that should con-
tinuously stimulate teachers’ intellectual growth and 
upgrade teachers’ knowledge and skills; 
‘‘(3) bring foreign language teachers in elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools together with lin-
guists or higher education foreign language profes-
sionals to increase the subject matter knowledge and 
improve the teaching skills of teachers through the 
use of more sophisticated resources that institutions 
of higher education are better able to provide than 
the schools; and 
‘‘(4) develop more rigorous foreign language 
curricula that are aligned with— 
‘‘(A) professionally accepted standards for 
elementary and secondary education instruction; 
and
‘‘(B) the standards expected for post-sec-
ondary study in foreign language. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partner-
ships to enable the eligible partnerships to pay the 
Federal share of the costs of carrying out the au-
thorized activities described in this section. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section for a period of 5 years. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of the activities assisted under this section 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) 75 percent of the costs for the first 
year that an eligible partnership receives a 
grant payment under this section; 
‘‘(B) 65 percent of such costs for the sec-
ond such year; and 
‘‘(C) 50 percent of such costs for each of 
the third, fourth, and fifth such years. 
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the costs of carrying out the authorized ac-
tivities described in this section may be provided in 
cash or in kind, fairly evaluated.
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
partnerships— 
‘‘(A) that include high-need local edu-
cational agencies; or 
‘‘(B) that emphasize the teaching of the 
less-commonly taught foreign languages. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the teacher quality 
and professional development needs of all the 
schools and agencies participating in the eligible 
partnership with respect to the teaching and 
learning of foreign languages; 
‘‘(B) a description of how the activities to 
be carried out by the eligible partnership will be 
based on a review of relevant research, and an 
explanation of why the activities are expected to