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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3096 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award 
grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, 
improvement, and expansion of world language education programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2015 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. LANCE, Mr. CROWLEY, and 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to award grants to State and local educational 
agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expan-
sion of world language education programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WORLD LANGUAGE ADVANCEMENT GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(A) show the promise of being continued 
beyond the grant period; 
‘‘(B) demonstrate approaches that can be 
disseminated and duplicated in other local edu-
cational agencies; and 
‘‘(C) may include a professional develop-
ment component. 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share for each 
fiscal year shall be 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may determine the Federal share for 
any local educational agency which the Secretary de-
termines does not have adequate resources to pay 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the activities as-
sisted under this subpart. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE.—Not less than 75 percent of 
the funds made available under section 5401 to carry out 
this subpart shall be used for the expansion of world lan-
guage learning in the elementary grades. 
‘‘(e) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 
more than 5 percent of funds made available under section 
5401 to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year to evaluate 
the efficacy of programs assisted under this subpart. 
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‘‘SEC. 5623. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any State educational agency or 
local educational agency desiring a grant under this sub-
part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall 
give special consideration to applications describing pro-
grams that— 
‘‘(1) include intensive summer world language 
programs for professional development of world lan-
guage teachers; 
‘‘(2) link nonnative English speakers in the 
community with the schools in order to promote two- 
way language learning; 
‘‘(3) promote the sequential study of a world 
language for students, beginning in elementary 
schools; 
‘‘(4) make effective use of technology, such as 
computer-assisted instruction, language laboratories, 
or distance learning, to promote world language 
study; 
‘‘(5) promote innovative activities, such as 
world language immersion, partial world language 
immersion, or content-based instruction; and 
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‘‘(6) are carried out through a consortium com-
prised of the agency receiving the grant and an ele-
mentary school or secondary school. 
‘‘SEC. 5624. DEFINITION. 
‘‘In this subpart, the term ‘world language’ means 
any natural language other than English, including clas-
sical languages, American sign language, and Native 
American languages.’’. 
SEC. 2. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents for the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5618 the following: 
‘‘SUBPART 22. WORLD LANGUAGE ADVANCEMENT ACT 
‘‘Sec. 5621. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 5622. Program authorized. 
‘‘Sec. 5623. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 5624. Definition.’’. 
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