cally, such as the creation of immersion envi-
ronments in the classroom and school and on 
weekend or summer experiences, and special tu-
toring and academic support; 
‘‘(D) to provide the possibility for multiple 
entry points for studying the foreign language; 
‘‘(E) to provide scholarships for study- 
abroad opportunities related to the foreign lan-
guage, for students in grades 9 through 12 and 
teachers and prospective teachers of such stu-
dents, except that the eligible entity shall not 
use more than 20 percent of the grant funds 
for this purpose; 
‘‘(F) to carry out activities to integrate 
foreign languages into the school curriculum 
and generate whole-school collaboration, includ-
ing activities and support for teachers of other 
subjects and administrators; 
‘‘(G) to carry out activities to encourage 
community involvement in the model program, 
especially with respect to heritage communities; 
‘‘(H) to incorporate effective and innova-
tive uses of technology to enhance student 
learning and teaching in the foreign language; 
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‘‘(I) to develop certification and alternative 
certification programs at the State level, espe-
cially for less-commonly-taught foreign lan-
guages (as determined by the Secretary); 
‘‘(J) to obtain technical assistance in the 
development and implementation of the model 
program funded under this section; and 
‘‘(K) to recruit or appoint a language su-
pervisor to oversee and coordinate the progress 
of the articulated foreign language program 
funded under this section across grade levels in 
the local educational agency. 
‘‘(e) CONTEXTUAL DIMENSION.—A grant under this 
section may not be used to support a model program un-
less the program includes a dimension, carried out in con-
junction with foreign language instruction, under which 
each foreign language learner also participates in pro-
grams to expand the understanding and knowledge of his-
toric, geographic, cultural, economic, and other contextual 
factors of countries with populations who speak the for-
eign language to which the model program relates. 
‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
may not be used to support a model program unless 
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the program includes a research and evaluation com-
ponent, under which— 
‘‘(A) information is collected and analyzed 
regarding the effectiveness of activities carried 
out under the program, including— 
‘‘(i) program design; 
‘‘(ii) student and teacher recruitment 
strategies; 
‘‘(iii) curricular approaches; 
‘‘(iv) teacher development; and 
‘‘(v) foreign language assessment in-
struments; 
‘‘(B) information is collected and analyzed 
regarding the impact of each activity in sub-
paragraph (A) on the foreign language pro-
ficiency of the students; 
‘‘(C) information is collected and analyzed 
regarding program participation, including data 
on student enrollments and numbers of foreign 
language teachers; and 
‘‘(D) the information collected, and the 
analyses of that information, are made widely 
available to the public. 
‘‘(2) STANDARDIZATION.—The Secretary shall 
provide guidelines to standardize the categories of 
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information collected and analyzed under paragraph 
(1) and the manner in which that information is col-
lected, analyzed, and made available to the public. 
‘‘(g) DURATION OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL GRANTS.—An initial grant award-
ed under this section to an eligible partnership shall 
be for a period of 4 years. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
GRANTS.—An eligible part-
nership completing a 4-year grant award under this 
section may be eligible for not more than 2 addi-
tional 5-year awards under this section, but only if 
the partnership demonstrates, based on nationally 
recognized standardized foreign language assess-
ments, that the partnership’s model program is ef-
fective. 
‘‘(h) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership that 
receives a grant under this section shall provide, to-
ward the cost of carrying out the activities sup-
ported by the grant, from non-Federal sources an 
amount equal to–– 
‘‘(A) 20 percent of the amount of the 
grant payment for the first fiscal year for which 
a grant payment is made; 
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‘‘(B) 30 percent of the amount of the 
grant payment for the second such fiscal year; 
‘‘(C) 40 percent of the amount of the 
grant payment for the third such fiscal year; 
and 
‘‘(D) 50 percent of the amount of the 
grant payment for the fourth such fiscal year, 
and for each year of any subsequent grants 
made to the eligible partnership under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share required under paragraph (1) may be provided 
in cash or in-kind. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, in 
whole or in part, the matching requirement under 
paragraph (1) for any fiscal year if–– 
‘‘(A) the eligible partnership demonstrates 
hardship and the waiver will best serve the pur-
poses of this section; or 
‘‘(B) the foreign language to which the 
model program relates is a less-commonly- 
taught foreign language (as determined by the 
Secretary). 
‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 
provided under this section shall be used to supplement, 
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not supplant, other Federal and non-Federal funds avail-
able to carry out the activities described in this section. 
‘‘(j) DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may reserve 
not more than 3 percent of the total amount appro-
priated for this section for any fiscal year to— 
‘‘(A) annually collect and analyze data on 
the model programs supported under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) 
disseminate 
nationally, 
including 
through a Web-based clearinghouse— 
‘‘(i) aggregated data collected under 
subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) promising kindergarten through 
grade 12 foreign language learning and 
teaching practices, and successful program 
models, that are developed under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) 
AUTHORITY
FOR
GRANTS
OR
CON-
TRACTS.—The activities described in paragraph (1) 
may be carried out by the Secretary directly or 
through grants or contracts to institutions of higher 
education or public or private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations. 
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‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY.—The 
term ‘advanced level of proficiency’ means— 
‘‘(A) the advanced level as measured by 
the American Council on the Teaching of For-
eign Languages; 
‘‘(B) level 2 as measured by the Inter-
agency Language Roundtable; or 
‘‘(C) any other nationally recognized meas-
ure of advanced standards of foreign language 
proficiency, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ARTICULATED.—The term ‘articulated’ 
means that each grade level of the foreign language 
program is designed to sequentially expand on the 
student achievement of the previous level with a goal 
toward achieving an established level of language 
proficiency. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi-
ble partnership’ means a partnership that— 
‘‘(A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) one or more local educational 
agencies or State educational agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) one or more institutions of high-
er education, which shall include— 
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‘‘(I) a school, department, or pro-
gram within the institution or institu-
tions of higher education that provides 
a teacher preparation program; 
‘‘(II) a school, department, pro-
gram, or center within the institution 
or institutions of higher education 
that provides a program of study or 
research in foreign languages; and 
‘‘(III) a school, department, pro-
gram, or center within the institution 
or institutions of higher education 
that provides programs of study about 
the historic, geographic, cultural, eco-
nomic, and other contextual factors of 
the world area or country with popu-
lations who speak the foreign lan-
guage to which the model program re-
lates; and 
‘‘(B) may also include one or more busi-
nesses or nonprofit organizations. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
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(b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—Subpart 9 of part D 
of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7259 et seq.) is further amended by 
inserting after section 5491 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5491A. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) According to the National Research Coun-
cil in 2007, a pervasive lack of knowledge about for-
eign cultures and foreign languages in this country 
threatens the security of the United States as well 
as its ability to compete in the global marketplace 
and produce an informed citizenry. 
‘‘(2) According to the National Research Coun-
cil in 2007, early language learning in elementary 
and secondary school is key to establishing a pipeline 
of students who can eventually reach a high enough 
level of proficiency in foreign language and culture 
to meet national needs. 
‘‘(3) According to the Committee for Economic 
Development in 2006, current efforts to develop lan-
guage skills and knowledge of world regions at an 
early age are clearly inadequate to prepare high 
school graduates with the skills necessary for pro-
ductivity and citizenship in an integrated global 
economy. 
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‘‘(4) Research demonstrates that success lies 
not only in the number of years of learning but also 
in having carefully sequenced and articulated pro-
grams of language learning across a child’s school 
experience, requiring bridging the gaps between lev-
els in foreign language education. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subpart are— 
‘‘(1) to provide grants for model programs that 
address the needs for developing, strengthening, and 
expanding the teaching and learning of foreign lan-
guages and foreign cultures in the elementary and 
secondary schools of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) to widely disseminate information on suc-
cessful programs and practices.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of such Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 5491 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 5491A. Findings; purposes.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 5494 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 5494. Partnership program in foreign languages.’’. 
Æ 
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