ing at such additional posts, the hiring of local personnel 
and administrative support. 
TITLE III—UNITED STATES PAR-
TICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 
ECONOMIC COOPERATION 
SEC. 301. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 
ECONOMIC COOPERATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for a 
United States financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Eco-
nomic Cooperation. 
TITLE IV—CHINESE LANGUAGE 
AND CULTURAL STUDIES IN-
STRUCTION IN SCHOOLS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, 
LOCAL
EDU-
CATIONAL
AGENCY, SECONDARY
SCHOOL, STATE 
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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(2) PHYSICAL EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘physical 
exchange’’ means an academic, professional, or cul-
tural exchange between the United States and the 
People’s Republic of China that requires inter-
national travel by one or more individuals involved 
in the exchange. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(4) VIRTUAL
EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘virtual 
exchange’’ means an academic, professional, or cul-
tural exchange between the United States and the 
People’s Republic of China that does not require 
international travel by one or more individuals in-
volved in the exchange. 
SEC. 402. PROGRAMS FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CUL-
TURAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under subsection (e), the Secretary of Education 
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local 
educational agencies to carry out innovative model 
programs providing for the establishment, improve-
ment, or expansion of Chinese language and cultural 
studies instruction for elementary school and sec-
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ondary school students in the schools served by such 
local educational agencies. 
(2) DURATION.—A grant under paragraph (1) 
shall be for a period of three years. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In awarding a grant under 
subsection (a) to a local educational agency, the Secretary 
shall support programs that— 
(1) demonstrate approaches that can be dis-
seminated and duplicated in other local educational 
agencies; and 
(2) may include a professional development 
component. 
(c) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 
more than .05 percent of funds appropriated under sub-
section (e) to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs 
funded under this section. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
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special consideration to applications describing pro-
grams that— 
(A) include intensive summer Chinese lan-
guage instruction programs for professional de-
velopment, with particular regard to such pro-
grams that include physical exchanges; 
(B) link speakers in the community who 
are bilingual in English and Chinese with ele-
mentary and secondary schools in order to pro-
mote two-way language learning; 
(C) promote the sequential study of Chi-
nese language for students, beginning in ele-
mentary school; 
(D) make effective use of technology, such 
as computer-assisted instruction, language lab-
oratories, or distance learning, to promote Chi-
nese language study; 
(E) promote innovative activities, such as 
Chinese language immersion, partial Chinese 
language immersion, or content-based instruc-
tion; and 
(F) promote a comprehensive approach to 
learning Chinese, which includes programs on 
the history and culture of China. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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