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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2170 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish 
a partnership program in foreign languages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2013 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. POLIS, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign 
languages. 
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 ‘‘Foreign Language 
Education Partnership Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5494 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7259c) 
is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 5494. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IN FOREIGN LAN-
GUAGES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to provide grants for developing and main-
taining model programs of articulated foreign lan-
guage learning from kindergarten through grade 12 
that increase the number of students graduating 
from high school with an advanced level of pro-
ficiency in at least one foreign language; and 
‘‘(2) to widely disseminate information on the 
model programs that demonstrate success. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made 
available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partner-
ships to develop and maintain, or to improve and ex-
pand, model programs that support articulated for-
eign language learning in kindergarten through 
grade 12. 
‘‘(2) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.—For the 
first 2 fiscal years that an eligible partnership re-
ceives funds under paragraph (1) for a model pro-
gram on a less-commonly-taught foreign language 
(as determined by the Secretary), the Secretary may 
allow that partnership, based on demonstrated need, 
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to use those funds for planning and development ac-
tivities, including— 
‘‘(A) development of an articulated instruc-
tional curriculum for the less-commonly-taught 
foreign language to which the model program 
relates; 
‘‘(B) in-service and pre-service develop-
ment of teachers, and development of cur-
riculum and language assessments in the less- 
commonly-taught foreign language to which the 
model program relates; and 
‘‘(C) development of contextual programs 
and curriculum materials related to the less- 
commonly-taught foreign language to which the 
model program relates, as described in sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(c) 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 containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application shall— 
‘‘(A) identify each member of the partner-
ship, provide contact information and letters of 
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commitment for each such member, and de-
scribe the responsibilities of each such member, 
including— 
‘‘(i) identifying the member that will 
receive and manage the grant; 
‘‘(ii) specifying how each member will 
be involved in the planning, development, 
and implementation of the activities pro-
posed under the grant; 
‘‘(iii) describing the resources to be 
provided by each member; and 
‘‘(iv) describing how each member will 
contribute to ensuring the continuity of 
student progress in proficiency from kin-
dergarten through grade 12 in not less 
than 1 foreign language to which the pro-
gram relates; 
‘‘(B) describe how an articulated cur-
riculum for students to achieve an advanced 
level of proficiency by grade 12 in the foreign 
language will be developed and implemented; 
‘‘(C) identify target proficiency levels in 
the foreign language for students at critical 
benchmarks, and describe how progress toward 
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those proficiency levels will be assessed at the 
benchmarks; 
‘‘(D) describe how the partnership will 
support and continue the program after the 
grant has expired, including how the partner-
ship will seek support from other sources, such 
as State and local governments, foundations, 
and the private sector; and 
‘‘(E) describe what assessments will be 
used or, if assessments are not available, how 
assessments will be developed. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible partnership receiv-
ing a grant under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall use grant funds— 
‘‘(A) to design model programs and teach-
ing strategies relating to not less than one for-
eign language that are informed by the best 
practices recognized by the field and by avail-
able research; 
‘‘(B) to develop, for the foreign language 
to which the model program relates, curriculum 
materials based on an articulated framework or 
approach designed to bring students to an ad-
vanced level of proficiency by grade 12; 
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‘‘(C) to recruit students and teachers for 
the foreign language, such as individuals from 
heritage populations; and 
‘‘(D) to carry out teacher in-service and 
pre-service professional development programs, 
including summer institutes, that support the 
model programs; and 
‘‘(2) may be used— 
‘‘(A)(i) to develop nationally recognized as-
sessments for kindergarten through grade 12 
for the foreign language to which the model 
program relates, if such assessments do not 
exist for that language; or 
‘‘(ii) to enhance nationally recognized as-
sessments for kindergarten through grade 12 
for the foreign language to which the model 
program relates, if such assessments already 
exist for that language; 
‘‘(B) to provide scholarships and incentives 
to recruit new teachers for the foreign lan-
guage, and encourage practicing teachers to 
take advantage of the professional development 
opportunities; 
‘‘(C) to provide opportunities for maximum 
foreign language exposure for students domesti-
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