National Security Language Act
Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Security Language Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish programs to encourage early foreign language instruction, including grants to: (1) partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) for activities relating to foreign language instruction at elementary or secondary schools, with priorities for high-need LEAs and less-commonly taught foreign languages; and (2) IHEs that develop innovative programs for the teaching of foreign languages, with priorities for combining foreign languages with science and technology and for less-commonly taught foreign languages.
Provides undergraduate student loan forgiveness of up to $10,000 for students who major in a critical foreign language and are employed as teachers of such language in elementary or secondary schools or as using such language regularly in a federal agency.
Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) establish a foreign language education marketing campaign to encourage students at secondary schools and IHEs to study foreign languages, particularly ones less commonly taught and critical to national security; and (2) conduct a study to identify foreign language heritage communities and recruit speakers of such critical languages.
Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to establish an International Flagship Language Initiative with grants to IHEs.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2007 to Jun 4, 2008, with 47 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2007Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
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- Scientific education
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- Teacher supply and demand
- Technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
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