National Security Language Act

3.0.0 3676 2023-01-15T09:17:38Z 2023-01-15T09:17:38Z House H HR 2003-12-08 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2004-01-30T18:37:47Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2004-01-30T18:37:12Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2004-01-30T18:34:53Z Referred to 2003-12-08T14:27:10Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-12-08T14:27:20Z hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2003-12-08T14:27:15Z 2004-01-30 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. Committee 2004-01-30 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2004-01-30 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2003-12-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2493) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-12-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2003-12-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2003-12-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-12-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N H001022 Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] HENRY HYDE R IL J. 6 2003-12-08 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2003-12-08 True H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2003-12-08 True L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2003-12-08 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. 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00 2003-12-08 Introduced in House 2004-07-20T17:08:24Z 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 need 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.

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National Security Language Act Display Title National Security Language Act Official Title as Introduced To strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement of foreign language study, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Security Language Act Introduced in House 2003-12-08T05:00:00Z 2004-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.