3.0.0 3275 2023-01-11T20:38:09Z 2023-01-11T20:38:09Z House H HR 2007-08-01 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2007-09-19T13:43:02Z Referred to 2007-08-01T14:05:25Z 2007-09-19 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1702) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 N L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2007-08-01 True K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2007-08-01 True I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2007-08-01 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2007-08-01 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2007-08-02 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-07-15 False Education Arts, Culture, Religion China Chinese language Computers Cultural relations Distance education East Asia Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational exchanges Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Higher education History International Affairs International competitiveness Language and languages Performance measurement School districts Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Teacher education Education 00 2007-08-01 Introduced in House 2007-10-05T15:37:47Z U.S.-China Language Engagement Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs establishing, improving, or expanding Chinese language and cultural studies instruction for their elementary school and secondary school students.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to LEAs for use in acquiring communications technologies or equipment to improve Chinese language instruction in elementary schools and secondary schools through computer-assisted instruction, distance learning, and virtual exchanges with schools in China.

Expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the number of students who receive substantial exposure to Chinese language and cultural studies before graduating from secondary school will enhance our global economic competitiveness in the 21st century.

]]> U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Official Title as Introduced To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Short Titles as Introduced U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Introduced in House 2007-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3275ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3275ih.xml 2007-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 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.