I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5179 
To establish in the Department of Education an Assistant Secretary for 
International and Foreign Language Education and an Office of Inter-
national and Foreign Language Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2008 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. EHLERS, and Mr. MARKEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish in the Department of Education an Assistant 
Secretary for International and Foreign Language Edu-
cation and an Office of International and Foreign Lan-
guage Education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Edu-
cation Leadership Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(b)(1) of the Depart-
ment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 
3412(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) an Assistant Secretary for International 
and Foreign Language Education; and’’. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—Section 202 of such Act is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) The Assistant Secretary for International and 
Foreign Language Education— 
‘‘(1) shall be an individual with extensive back-
ground and experience in international and foreign 
language education; and 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, shall report directly the Secretary.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 202(e) of 
such Act is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (6). 
(d) OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LAN-
GUAGE EDUCATION.—Title II of the Department of Edu-
cation Organization Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 207 (20 U.S.C. 3417) the following: 
‘‘OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
EDUCATION 
‘‘SEC. 207A. There shall be in the Department an 
Office of International and Foreign Language Education, 
to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national and Foreign Language Education appointed 
under section 202(b). In addition to performing such func-
tions affecting international and foreign language edu-
cation as the Secretary may prescribe, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) have responsibility for encouraging and 
promoting the study of foreign languages and the 
study of cultures of other countries at the elemen-
tary, secondary, and postsecondary levels in the 
United States; 
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‘‘(2) carry out the administration of all Depart-
ment programs on international and foreign lan-
guage education and research; 
‘‘(3) coordinate with related international and 
foreign language education programs of other Fed-
eral departments and agencies; and 
‘‘(4) administer and coordinate the Department 
of Education’s activities in international affairs.’’. 
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