3.0.0 2303 2023-01-11T13:36:51Z 2023-01-11T13:36:51Z House HR 2017-05-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARDENAS:H.R. 2303.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1.All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.[Page H3324]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-05-03T14:00:09Z 2017-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 N F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-05-03 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-05-03 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2017-05-03 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2017-05-03 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-05-03 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2017-05-03 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2017-05-03 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-05-03 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2017-05-03 True R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2017-05-26 False Education Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Higher education Licensing and registrations Minority education Science and engineering education Vocational and technical education Women's education Education 00 2017-05-03 Introduced in House 2017-06-08T14:13:23Z 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 or the America Can Code Act of 2017

This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act.

The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to include coding and computer programming instruction within the career and technical programs of study for which states receive assistance under that Act, and (2) the inclusion of coding and computer programming instruction within the federally assisted tech-prep programs that prepare participants in a career field by providing them with at least two years of secondary education followed by at least two years of postsecondary education or participation in an apprenticeship program.

The Department of Education shall convene a task force to explore: (1) mechanisms for the development of draft curricula for elementary and secondary computer programming and coding education; (2) a mechanism to collect and share best elementary and secondary school computer programming and coding practices among educators; and (3) a national strategy to ensure competitiveness in emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, such as computer programming and coding. The task force must establish an information portal that directs users to coordinated and systematic information on promoting coding and computer programming in elementary and secondary schools.


]]> America Can Code Act of 2017 Display Title America Can Code Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To establish a task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced America Can Code Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2303ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2303ih.xml 2017-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.