I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 678 
To strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement 
of foreign language study, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mrs. MYRICK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
KLEIN of Florida, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Mr. KIND, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, Mr. HARE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
BOUCHER, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. GONZALEZ, 
Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali-
fornia, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
SNYDER, Mr. WEINER, and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen the national security through the expansion 
and improvement of foreign language study, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘National Security Lan-
guage Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING EARLY FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN-
STRUCTION. 
Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part D as part E; 
(2) by redesignating section 631 (20 U.S.C. 
1132) as section 641; and 
(3) by inserting after section 628 the following 
new part: 
‘‘PART D—EARLY FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
INSTRUCTION 
‘‘SEC. 631. EARLY FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi-
ble partnership’ means a partnership that— 
‘‘(A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a foreign language department of 
an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(ii) a local educational agency; and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
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‘‘(i) another foreign language or 
teacher training department of an institu-
tion of higher education; 
‘‘(ii) another local educational agency, 
or an elementary or secondary school; 
‘‘(iii) a business; 
‘‘(iv) a nonprofit organization of dem-
onstrated effectiveness, including a mu-
seum; 
‘‘(v) heritage or community centers 
for language study; 
‘‘(vi) language resource centers; or 
‘‘(vii) the State foreign language coor-
dinator or State educational agency. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6602). 
‘‘(3) LESS-COMMONLY TAUGHT FOREIGN LAN-
GUAGES.—The term ‘less-commonly taught foreign 
languages’ includes the languages of Arabic, Korean, 
Chinese, Pashto, Persian-Farsi, Serbian-Croatian, 
Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, and any other lan-
guage identified by the Secretary of Education, in 
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consultation with the Defense Language Institute, 
the Foreign Service Institute, and the National Se-
curity Education Program, as a foreign language 
critical to the national security of the United States. 
‘‘(4) SUMMER WORKSHOP OR INSTITUTE.—The 
term ‘summer workshop or institute’ means a work-
shop or institute, conducted during the summer, 
that— 
‘‘(A) is conducted for a period of not less 
than 2 weeks; 
‘‘(B) provides for a program that provides 
direct interaction between students and faculty; 
and 
‘‘(C) provides for follow-up training during 
the academic year that— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii) 
or (iii), shall be conducted in the classroom 
for a period of not less than 3 days, which 
may or may not be consecutive; 
‘‘(ii) if the program described in sub-
paragraph (B) is for a period of not more 
than 2 weeks, shall be conducted for a pe-
riod of more than 3 days; or 
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of higher education are better able to provide than 
the schools; and 
‘‘(4) develop more rigorous foreign language 
curricula that are aligned with— 
‘‘(A) professionally accepted standards for 
elementary and secondary education instruction; 
and 
‘‘(B) the standards expected for post-sec-
ondary study in foreign language. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partner-
ships to enable the eligible partnerships to pay the 
Federal share of the costs of carrying out the au-
thorized activities described in this section. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section for a period of 5 years. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of the activities assisted under this section 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) 75 percent of the costs for the first 
year that an eligible partnership receives a 
grant payment under this section; 
‘‘(B) 65 percent of such costs for the sec-
ond such year; and 
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‘‘(C) 50 percent of such costs for each of 
the third, fourth, and fifth such years. 
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the costs of carrying out the authorized ac-
tivities described in this section may be provided in 
cash or in kind, fairly evaluated. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
partnerships— 
‘‘(A) that include high-need local edu-
cational agencies; or 
‘‘(B) that emphasize the teaching of the 
less-commonly taught foreign languages. 
‘‘(d) 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 accompanied by such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the teacher quality 
and professional development needs of all the 
schools and agencies participating in the eligible 
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partnership with respect to the teaching and 
learning of foreign languages; 
‘‘(B) a description of how the activities to 
be carried out by the eligible partnership will be 
based on a review of relevant research, and an 
explanation of why the activities are expected to 
improve student performance and to strengthen 
the quality of foreign language instruction; and 
‘‘(C) a description of— 
‘‘(i) how the eligible partnership will 
carry out the authorized activities de-
scribed in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(ii) the eligible partnership’s evalua-
tion and accountability plan as described 
in subsection (f). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible partner-
ship shall use the grant funds provided under this section 
for 1 or more of the following activities related to elemen-
tary schools or secondary schools: 
‘‘(1) Creating opportunities for enhanced and 
ongoing professional development that improves the 
subject matter knowledge of foreign language teach-
ers. 
‘‘(2) Recruiting university students with foreign 
language majors for teaching. 
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‘‘(3) Promoting strong teaching skills for for-
eign language teachers and teacher educators. 
‘‘(4) Establishing foreign language summer 
workshops or institutes (including follow-up train-
ing) for teachers. 
‘‘(5) Establishing distance learning programs 
for foreign language teachers. 
‘‘(6) Designing programs to prepare a teacher 
at a school to provide professional development to 
other teachers at the school and to assist novice 
teachers at such school, including (if applicable) a 
mechanism to integrate experiences from a summer 
workshop or institute. 
‘‘(7) Developing instruction materials. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION
AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.— 
Each eligible partnership receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall develop an evaluation and accountability plan 
for activities assisted under this section that includes 
strong performance objectives. The plan shall include ob-
jectives and measures for— 
‘‘(1) increased participation by students in ad-
vanced courses in foreign language; 
‘‘(2) increased percentages of secondary school 
classes in foreign language taught by teachers with 
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academic majors in foreign language, respectively; 
and 
‘‘(3) increased numbers of foreign language 
teachers who participate in content-based profes-
sional development activities. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Each eligible partnership receiving a 
grant under this section shall annually report to the Sec-
retary regarding the eligible partnership’s progress in 
meeting the performance objectives described in sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—If the Secretary determines 
that an eligible partnership is not making substantial 
progress in meeting the performance objectives described 
in subsection (f) by the end of the third year of a grant 
under this section, the grant payments shall not be made 
for the fourth and fifth year of the grant. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this part, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $48,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
SEC. 3. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
support programs in colleges and universities that— 
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(1) encourage students to develop— 
(A) an understanding of science and tech-
nology; and 
(B) foreign language proficiency; and 
(2) foster future international scientific collabo-
ration. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Education 
shall develop a program for the awarding of grants to in-
stitutions of higher education that develop innovative pro-
grams for the teaching of foreign languages. 
(c) REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Education shall promulgate regulations for the 
awarding of grants under subsection (b). Such regulations 
shall require institutions of higher education to use grant 
funds for, among other things— 
(1) the development of an on-campus cultural 
awareness program by which students attend classes 
taught in the foreign language and study the science 
and technology developments and practices in a non- 
English speaking country; 
(2) immersion programs where students take 
science or technology related course work in a non- 
English speaking country; and 
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(3) other programs, such as summer work-
shops, that emphasize the intense study of a foreign 
language and science technology. 
(d) GRANT DISTRIBUTION.—In distributing grants to 
institutions of higher education under this section, the 
Secretary of Education shall give priority to— 
(1) institutions that have programs focusing on 
curricula that combine the study of foreign lan-
guages and the study of science and technology and 
produce graduates who have both skills; and 
(2) institutions teaching the less-commonly 
taught languages of Arabic, Korean, Chinese, 
Pashto, Persian-Farsi, Serbian-Croatian, Japanese, 
Russian, Portuguese, and any language identified by 
the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Defense Language Institute, the Foreign Service In-
stitute, and the National Security Education Pro-
gram, as a critical foreign language need. 
(e) SCIENCE.—In this section, the term ‘‘science’’ 
means any of the natural and physical sciences including 
chemistry, biology, physics, and computer science. Such 
term does not include any of the social sciences. 
(f) APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED.—To carry out 
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
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$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION MAR-
KETING CAMPAIGN. 
The Secretary of Education shall establish a foreign 
language education marketing campaign to encourage stu-
dents at secondary schools and institutions of higher edu-
cation to study foreign languages, particularly languages 
that are less commonly taught and critical to the national 
security of the United States. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL STUDY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERIT-
AGE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education shall con-
duct a study to identify foreign language heritage commu-
nities, particularly such communities that include speakers 
of languages that are critical to the national security of 
the United States. 
(b) FOREIGN LANGUAGE HERITAGE COMMUNITY.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘foreign language 
heritage community’’ means a community of residents or 
citizens of the United States— 
(1) who are native speakers of, or who have 
partial fluency in, a foreign language; and 
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(2) who should be actively recruited for employ-
ment by Federal security agencies with a need for 
linguists. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of 
the study conducted under this section. 
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FLAGSHIP 
LANGUAGE 
INITIATIVE 
WITHIN 
THE 
NA-
TIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE INITIATIVE.— 
(1) EXPANSION OF GRANT PROGRAM AUTHOR-
ITY.—Subsection (a) of section 802 of the David L. 
Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 
U.S.C. 1902(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in subsection (i)); 
and’’ at the end of subparagraph (D) and 
inserting ‘‘in subsection (j));’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(F) awarding grants to institutions of 
higher education to carry out activities under 
the International Flagship Language Initiative 
(described in subsection (k)).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in subsection (j)’’. 
(2) PROVISIONS OF INTERNATIONAL FLAGSHIP 
LANGUAGE INITIATIVE.—Section 802 of such Act is 
further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(k) INTERNATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE INITIA-
TIVE.—(1) Under the International Flagship Language 
Initiative, qualified institutions of higher education shall 
establish, operate, or improve foreign language immersion 
programs and activities at sites overseas designed to train 
students in programs in a range of disciplines to achieve 
advanced levels of proficiency in those foreign languages 
that the Secretary identifies as being the most critical in 
the interests of the national security of the United States. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, an institution 
of higher education is deemed to be qualified if the Sec-
retary determines that the institution has demonstrated 
expertise in the establishment and operation of foreign 
language immersion programs at sites overseas. 
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‘‘(3) In awarding grants under subsection (a)(1)(F), 
the Secretary shall give preference to those qualified insti-
tutions of higher education that— 
‘‘(A) collaborate with established study abroad 
professional organizations; 
‘‘(B) demonstrate experience in recruitment, 
placement, programming, and assessment of stu-
dents in specific countries and regions of the world; 
and 
‘‘(C) demonstrate relationships with language 
acquisition specialists. 
‘‘(4) An undergraduate student who has been award-
ed a scholarship under subsection (a)(1)(A) or a graduate 
student who has been awarded a fellowship under sub-
section (a)(1)(B) may participate in the activities carried 
out under the International Flagship Language Initiative. 
‘‘(5) An institution of higher education that receives 
a grant pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(F) shall give special 
consideration to applicants who are employees of the Fed-
eral Government.’’. 
(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF FUNDING ALLOCATION 
RULES.—(A) The first sentence in the matter fol-
lowing subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or under paragraph (1)(F) for the 
International Flagship Language Initiative described 
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in subsection (k)’’ after ‘‘or for the scholarship pro-
gram under paragraph (1)(E)’’. 
(B) The second sentence in such matter is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and the International Flag-
ship Language Initiative’’ after ‘‘the National Flag-
ship Language Initiative’’. 
(4) 
BOARD
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
803(d)(4)(E) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1903(d)(4)(E)) 
is amended by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and section 802(a)(1)(F) (relating to 
grants for the International Flagship Language Ini-
tiative).’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 811(b) of the David L. Boren 
National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 
1911(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a) Fiscal Year 
2005.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In addition to amounts that may be made avail-
able to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall transfer to the 
Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intelligence 
Community Management Account for each fiscal year, be-
ginning with fiscal year 2008, $6,000,000, to carry out 
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the grant program for the International Flagship Lan-
guage Initiative under section 802(a)(1)(F).’’. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as affecting any program or project carried out 
under the David L. Boren National Security Education 
Act of 1991 as in effect on the date that precedes the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. FORGIVENESS OF LOANS TO STUDENTS AT INSTITU-
TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS.—Part B of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by 
inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078–11) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN 
CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Education 
shall establish and implement a program to cancel the ob-
ligation of loan borrowers to pay the principal and interest 
on a loan provided under this part in order to serve as 
an incentive for students to obtain a degree in a critical 
foreign language. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program, through the holder of the loan, of as-
suming the obligation to repay in accordance with 
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subsection (c) the principal and interest, not to ex-
ceed a total of $10,000, on a loan made under this 
part for a borrower who— 
‘‘(A) has obtained an undergraduate de-
gree in a critical foreign language; 
‘‘(B) is employed in a full-time position— 
‘‘(i) in an elementary or secondary 
school as a teacher of a critical foreign lan-
guage; or 
‘‘(ii) in an agency of the United 
States Government in a position that regu-
larly requires the use of such critical for-
eign language; 
‘‘(C) is a United States citizen, United 
States national, permanent legal resident, or 
citizen of the Freely Associated States; and 
‘‘(D) is in repayment status on such loan 
and is not in default on a loan for which the 
borrower seeks forgiveness of principal and in-
terest payments. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION BY BORROWERS.—The Sec-
retary shall, by regulation, establish procedures by 
which borrowers shall apply for loan repayment 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) TERMS.— 
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‘‘(1) PROMISE
TO
COMPLETE
SERVICE
RE-
QUIRED FOR PAYMENT.—Any application for pay-
ment under subsection (b) shall contain an agree-
ment by the applicant that the applicant will con-
tinue in a qualifying service described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B) for not less than 5 consecutive complete 
years, or will, upon a failure to complete such 5 
years, repay the United States the amount of the 
principal and interest repaid by the Secretary under 
subsection (b), at a rate and schedule, and in ac-
cordance with regulations, prescribed by the Sec-
retary. Such regulations may provide for waiver by 
the Secretary of such repayment obligations upon 
proof of economic hardship as specified in such regu-
lations. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT
IN
INSTALLMENTS.—After a 
borrower has obtained a bachelor’s degree in a crit-
ical foreign language, the Federal Government shall 
make payments under this section while the bor-
rower is in loan repayment status and continues in 
an employment position described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B). The Secretary shall repay a portion of a 
borrower’s outstanding loan, not to exceed a total of 
$10,000, in the following increments: 
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‘‘(A) up to $1,500 or 15 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the second year of 
such service; 
‘‘(B) up to $1,500 or 15 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the third year of 
such service; 
‘‘(C) up to $2,000 or 20 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the fourth year of 
such service; and 
‘‘(D) up to $5,000 or 50 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the fifth year of 
such service. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE.—The term 
‘critical foreign language’ includes the languages of 
Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Pashto, Persian- 
Farsi, Serbian-Croatian, Russian, Portuguese, and 
any other language identified by the Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with the Defense Lan-
guage Institute, the Foreign Service Institute, and 
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the National Security Education Program, as a crit-
ical foreign language need. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency of the United 
States Government’ means any agency, office, estab-
lishment, instrumentality, or other entity of the ex-
ecutive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Govern-
ment.’’. 
(b) DIRECT STUDENT LOANS.—Part D of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 460A. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR UNDERGRADUATES 
IN CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Education 
shall establish and implement a program to cancel the ob-
ligation of loan borrowers to pay the principal and interest 
on a loan provided under this part in order to serve as 
an incentive for students to obtain a degree in a critical 
foreign language. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program of assuming the obligation to repay 
in accordance with subsection (c) the principal and 
interest, not to exceed a total of $10,000, on a loan 
made under this part for a borrower who— 
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‘‘(A) has obtained an undergraduate de-
gree in a critical foreign language; 
‘‘(B) is employed in a full-time position— 
‘‘(i) in an elementary or secondary 
school as a teacher of a critical foreign lan-
guage; or 
‘‘(ii) in an agency of the United 
States Government in a position that regu-
larly requires the use of such critical for-
eign language; 
‘‘(C) is a United States citizen, United 
States national, permanent legal resident, or 
citizen of the Freely Associated States; and 
‘‘(D) is in repayment status on such loan 
and is not in default on a loan for which the 
borrower seeks forgiveness of principal and in-
terest payments. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION BY BORROWERS.—The Sec-
retary shall, by regulation, establish procedures by 
which borrowers shall apply for loan repayment 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) PROMISE
TO
COMPLETE
SERVICE
RE-
QUIRED FOR PAYMENT.—Any application for pay-
ment under subsection (b) shall contain an agree-
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ment by the applicant that the applicant will con-
tinue in a qualifying service described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B) for not less than 5 consecutive complete 
years, or will, upon a failure to complete such 5 
years, repay the United States the amount of the 
principal and interest repaid by the Secretary under 
subsection (b), at a rate and schedule, and in ac-
cordance with regulations, prescribed by the Sec-
retary. Such regulations may provide for waiver by 
the Secretary of such repayment obligations upon 
proof of economic hardship as specified in such regu-
lations. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT
IN
INSTALLMENTS.—After a 
borrower has obtained a bachelor’s degree in a crit-
ical foreign language, the Federal Government shall 
make payments under this section while the bor-
rower is in loan repayment status and continues in 
an employment position described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B). The Secretary shall repay a portion of a 
borrower’s outstanding loan, not to exceed a total of 
$10,000, in the following increments: 
‘‘(A) up to $1,500 or 15 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the second year of 
such service; 
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‘‘(B) up to $1,500 or 15 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the third year of 
such service; 
‘‘(C) up to $2,000 or 20 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the fourth year of 
such service; and 
‘‘(D) up to $5,000 or 50 percent of the 
borrower’s outstanding loan balance, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the fifth year of 
such service. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE.—The term 
‘critical foreign language’ includes the languages of 
Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Pashto, Persian- 
Farsi, Serbian-Croatian, Russian, Portuguese, and 
any other language identified by the Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with the Defense Lan-
guage Institute, the Foreign Service Institute, and 
the National Security Education Program, as a crit-
ical foreign language need. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency of the United 
States Government’ means any agency, office, estab-
lishment, instrumentality, or other entity of the ex-
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ecutive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Govern-
ment.’’. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Education shall propose regulations to carry out 
this section and submit to the appropriate committees of 
the Congress a report on how the Secretary plans to imple-
ment the programs under amendments made by this sec-
tion and advertise such programs to institutions of higher 
education and potential applicants. Not later than 6 
months after the date on which the comment period for 
the regulations proposed under the preceding sentence 
ends, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to 
carry out this section. 
Æ 
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