109 HR 4734 IH: 21st Century National Defense Education
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-02-08
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1.Short title; Table of
Contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the 21st Century National Defense Education
Act
or NDEA–21
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of Contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Title I—STEM Programs
Subtitle A—Elementary and Secondary Education
Sec. 101. Math and Science Next Initiative.
Sec. 102. Math and science teacher education requirements
(MASTER) plan.
Subtitle B—Undergraduate Education
Sec. 111. STEM Loan Forgiveness.
Sec. 112. Research Experiences for Undergraduates
programs.
Subtitle C—Graduate and Doctoral Education
Sec. 121. Professional science Master’s program for national
security and economic competitiveness.
Sec. 122. Advanced foreign language education grant
program.
Sec. 123. STEM Teaching Fellowships.
Subtitle D—STEM Revitalization Task Force
Sec. 131. STEM Revitalization Task Force.
Sec. 132. National STEM Advisor.
Sec. 133. Assistance from the Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
Sec. 134. Reports.
Title II—Foreign Language and Cultural Programs
Sec. 201. Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids
(TALK).
Sec. 216. Office of Teaching Another Language to
Kids.
Sec. 202. National Foreign Language Coordinating
Council.
2.The purpose of this Act is to strengthen
national security and ensure the competitiveness of the United States’ economy
by—
(1)developing the
skills and expertise of the Nation’s younger generations in science,
technology, engineering, and math; and
(2)increasing
American students’ knowledge of languages, cultures, and areas around the
globe.
3.The Congress finds as follows:
(1)In 1958, in response to the Soviet Union’s
launch of Sputnik, Congress passed into law the National Defense Education Act
(NDEA). The NDEA succeeded in educating a new generation of scientists,
engineers, mathematicians, and linguists, which was essential to ensuring
national security and America’s leadership in scientific advancement.
(2)Although the United
States remains a dominant force in innovation, a series of indicators, from
academic scores to declining interest in science and engineering careers,
demonstrate that the United States is losing its innovative edge.
(3)Retirements in the
science and engineering field are rapidly increasing, leading to a potential
shortage in the high-tech talent required by the United States defense
industry, as well as key Federal research and national defense agencies.
(4)Language education
is essential to America’s future. In the United States, language education has
not been—and is not yet—a national priority. While the Federal Government
recognizes the importance of language education to diplomacy, national
security, and international commerce, the States, which are the major source of
funding for education, do not yet have the same appreciation for its
importance.
(5)A
national sense of urgency is needed to bring about change in the way the United
States teaches foreign languages and to reinvigorate the science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
4.For the purposes of this Act:
(1)The term STEM
field means a branch of knowledge or study of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics, as those terms are defined in this section.
(2)The term science means the
branch of knowledge or study of the physical sciences (meaning the branch of
knowledge or study of the material universe, including such fields of knowledge
or study as astronomy, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, ocean
sciences, physics, and planetary sciences) and the life sciences (meaning the
branch of knowledge or study of living things, including such fields of
knowledge or study as biology, biochemistry, biophysics, microbiology,
genetics, physiology, botany, zoology, ecology, and behavioral biology, except
that the term does not encompass the social sciences or the health
professions).
(3)The term technology means the
application of science to industrial and commercial objectives, including the
branch of knowledge or study—
(A)of computers,
(including such fields of knowledge or study as computer hardware, computer
software, computer engineering, information systems, and robotics);
(B)of electronic or
digital products and systems; and
(C)related to the
fashioning of implements, the practicing of manual skills, and the extracting
of resources.
(4)The term engineering means the
science by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature
are made useful to humanity in structures, machines, and products, as in the
construction of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, and chemical plants,
including such fields of knowledge or study as aeronautical engineering,
chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial
engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical
engineering.
(5)The term mathematics means the
branch of knowledge or study of numbers and the systematic treatment of
magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between
quantities expressed symbolically, including such fields of knowledge or study
as statistics, applied mathematics, and operations research.
(6)Institution of
higher educationThe term
institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
(7)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.
(8)The
term State includes each of the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any
other territory or possession of the United States, except that such term does
not include the outlying areas for purposes of section 101(e) of this Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>STEM
Programs</header>
<subtitle id="H320DE2692189458F8D1CA29BB827ADA5"><enum>A</enum><header>Elementary and
Secondary Education</header>
<section id="H0E7E392642EC4D4FAF416312C0C2070"><enum>101.</enum><header>Math and Science
Next Initiative</header>
<subsection id="H2F3F18B7C20047B2AD1525DD35560354"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose
described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Education shall make a grant in
an amount determined pursuant to subsection (e) to each State that submits an
application in accordance with subsection (f).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H64E284B41732462692CF29B340406824"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State receiving a grant under this
section shall use the grant to make subgrants pursuant to subsection (c) and
carry out the State activities described in subsection (d) for the purpose of
providing a high-quality foundation in the STEM fields to children in
kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H939D4E4273E444ABB3BADBB74244B9C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subgrants to
LEAs</header>
<paragraph id="HB0967A7A611849F98C87EBAF98A9D5F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amount of funds made available to a State under
this section for a fiscal year, the State shall use not less than 85 percent of
such amount to award subgrants on a competitive basis to local educational
agencies for the purpose described in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68FDDF57A5424C72B0185FA0358BDA40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>In
awarding subgrants to local educational agencies under this section, a State
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC87FBA246F0F4BDD0047208B0400E34F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the
percentage of students served by such agencies in the State who are
underrepresented minority students; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04E96454C4AE42B58586279F96FD36CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of the amount of
funds made available to the State under this section for a fiscal year, ensure
that not less than a percentage of such funds equal to the percentage
determined under subparagraph (A) is awarded to one or more local educational
agencies that serve a population of students consisting of not less than 60
percent underrepresented minority students, except that this paragraph shall
not apply with respect to a State in which no local educational agency in the
State serves such a population.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC5AF992A8FF4195931485F670900014"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
awarding subgrants to local educational agencies under this section, subject to
paragraph (2), a State shall give preference to local educational agencies that
agree to collaborate with industry and one or more institutions of higher
education to carry out the activities described in paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11C5FE00080644C6B3A91FD8809EE9C6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>A local educational agency receiving a subgrant under
this section shall use the subgrant for the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC70D0F7580D348BC9E1600411D20A4F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Establishing a
high standard of instruction in the STEM fields through professional training
for teachers, including training on integrated laboratory and academic content
instruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD3A33800921448D8D24893000AE37E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Developing
effective instructional materials, programs, curricula, learning systems, and
strategies in the STEM fields, including instructional materials relating to
integrated laboratory and academic content instruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDFD5232B8F14DEDAAE85649E5851B57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Constructing and
purchasing facilities and equipment necessary for high-quality, contemporary
instruction in the STEM fields, including the provision of modern science and
computer laboratories.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56516814888F457800FC723095FAD657"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Developing
contemporary courses of science study and courses of study designed to address
recent advances and needs in the STEM fields, including courses of study that
integrate academic content instruction with the use of a laboratory.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H112D43202BF8403C89B9E6463A59087"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Developing career
development initiatives to inform students about and promote career pathways in
the STEM fields.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9837CBD534247EBA2A92F37792F9500"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State
activities</header><text>Of the amount of funds made available to a State under
this section for a fiscal year, the State shall reserve not more than 15
percent of such amount for State activities. Of the amount reserved under this
subsection, the State shall use not more than—</text>
<paragraph id="H81A9AA723DCD42C4B58474F337A534E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>65 percent for
professional development for instructors in the STEM fields;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A4469DAD0F54EA48532C8B2B585CD60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>25 percent for
technical assistance for local educational agencies and schools; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AE0888D20D04B8BA2BD0025EEFF589D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>10 percent for
planning, administration, and reporting.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H69116815693A4359BD4629C33B91AB28"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Amount of
grants</header>
<paragraph id="HE32FED52C7FD49B897D498B423D59B00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>From the amount appropriated to carry out this section for
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve a total of 1 percent to award grants
to the outlying areas that submit applications in accordance with subsection
(f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H282F08BF19E7421FAAD8C781DC00FB46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National
reservations</header><text>Of the amount of funds made available to carry out
this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B93B509BCAA46E0BE7C47AABA5CBAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 2.5
percent or $25 million, whichever is greater, for national activities and
program evaluation, including formulating guidelines to measure the
effectiveness of programs under this section and determining whether such
programs are achieving the purpose described in subsection (b) and are
deserving of continued Federal support; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49C09BD49F1B4876A4BB715704CAFCF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than
$5,000,000 for promoting, and disseminating information about, the programs
under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF929A360DCAD495D8390B0E8C4ADE262"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations to
States</header><text>Of the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this
section for a fiscal year, and not reserved under paragraph (1) or (2), the
Secretary shall allocate such amount among the States submitting applications
in accordance with subsection (f) as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AC07C020BD64F8EB6FCEBFF137BA510"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Two-thirds of such
amount shall be allocated based on the population of children aged 4 to 17 in
the State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCB0D52E1A9842D49726E6B44700023F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>One-third of such
amount shall be allocated based on the population of children aged 4 to 17 in
the State who are underrepresented minority students.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BEA6EAD4ED64011A358F9B61384C956"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minimum
allocation</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Secretary shall
ensure that each State described in such paragraph receives an allocation of
not less than one-fourth of one percent of the amount allocated pursuant to
such paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9AAB67D002D47EF88008E4DE1A29D20"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a grant under this section, a
State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines necessary.
Each such application—</text>
<paragraph id="H35E6631D227D4941B16C89B703C477A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be for a
6-year period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED735853B10843B7891F33151BE8CBEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall include an
implementation plan for such period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6092E5A6D4564819B5001EBBB600C37F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State receiving a grant under this
section shall provide annual reports to the Secretary on the activities of the
State under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1548650654114E9DBDD09CF1E091FFD1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HF6DF43DEC0D845DEBEBF38BAE14F015F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>local educational agency</term> has the meaning given to that term in
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F4E48F908BC44678E9679AA00D022B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>outlying area</term> has the meaning given to that term in section 9101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48CAD700540648E89D71275C7402E38B"><enum>102.</enum><header>Math and
science teacher education requirements (MASTER) plan</header>
<subsection id="H87C00A6DF7E1470CAA00D7FBA85CBE49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>MASTER plan
purposes</header><text>The purposes of the programs under this section are
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C8FE01F86E0473F82FABCF979A09F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support
cost-effective, content-based professional development for kindergarten,
elementary, and secondary school STEM instructors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56043BF424804FEFAA83E5B27DC9F6B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support
cost-effective development of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school
STEM teaching strategies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92C74B7D69C64E9FA744453B00E76706"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encourage new
college graduates and mid- and late-career professionals with degrees or work
experience in the STEM fields to enter kindergarten, elementary, and secondary
school STEM instruction,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">in order to
populate American classrooms with content-qualified STEM teachers equipped with
the tools to teach STEM courses effectively.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HFD1FBD5137E44419A2A61E2F727FEE63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Professional
development</header>
<paragraph id="HAE69E7556A9642E686B38C898962A141"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National Academy
of Sciences study</header><text>The Director of the National Science Foundation
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for a
study to identify appropriate mechanisms for promoting professional development
to ensure effective STEM instruction and to create a national standard for
effective STEM instruction. Such study shall be completed not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A088529979B493F009E62CEB5A81D51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall
establish a program to promote professional development to ensure effective
STEM instruction. Such program shall be implemented through grants to
institutions of higher education, educational organizations, and for-profit
companies. The program shall be designed to give priority to grants that
support local educational agencies with large populations of underrepresented
minorities or deficient STEM performance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H152EE349E8734E9998F904D340E1EE60"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Centers of
excellence</header>
<paragraph id="H7942D3CED1C441AB9700B0023DEB7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall
establish a competitive grant program for the creation of Centers of Excellence
for developing STEM curricula. Such Centers of Excellence shall be located at
institutions of higher education that have received a grant under the program
and shall consist of consortia of school districts, university departments of
education, and university STEM and related departments. The goals of such
Centers of Excellence shall be to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1DF72346C174B00BC4904FDF3C316D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop
scientifically-based STEM curricula and best STEM instruction practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6002CD3248C3467BBCE52B8B574CDBD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produce certified
teachers in STEM fields through 4-year or 5-year programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA04D7C3D2A8422A8BF86C121915E95B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote professional development for
current STEM instructors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B891388976B4080ACA59BB845715353"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage
secondary and post-secondary students to attain advanced degrees in the STEM
fields and to pursue STEM careers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8C7ED22ED14971975617BF48E69C62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this subsection $50,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8CCD4C1B119E4D4BB9D37CD97289E707"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recruiting STEM
teachers</header><text>The Secretary of Education, in consultation with other
appropriate agencies, shall develop and implement a program for the purpose of
encouraging mid- and late-career professionals in the STEM fields to become
kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school teachers in the STEM
fields.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8065AD5EC07B467A867F8D69F2F0D235"><enum>B</enum><header>Undergraduate
Education</header>
<section id="HA1402753D4A642DD8E33BAA82E2F69AB"><enum>111.</enum><header>STEM Loan
Forgiveness</header>
<subsection id="H7F4B024D6AC74138848DE13820882F8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose; Sense
of the Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H042C9E46BBAA4EC9BC80FA1D97CC38B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to encourage individuals to obtain a degree in a
STEM field, and to pursue a career in such a field as a teacher or a Federal
employee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2F1D532DF56484D0051AEFB6818F488"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of the
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the Sense of
the Congress that the Federal Government should utilize programs such as the
program under this section to attract 10,000 of America's brightest students to
the teaching profession every year, each of whom can have an impact on nearly
1,000 students over the life of their careers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58ADEDBCFD344727923DC0690035B881"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
forgiveness</header>
<paragraph id="HE50301A9B9A74ACF82ED6F12493BEE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Loan forgiveness
authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to forgive, in accordance
with
<internal-xref idref="HF8120C2764C941A0B9D0AC561FFC3800" legis-path="111.(b)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref>, the student loan debt of
an eligible borrower in the amount specified in
<internal-xref idref="HEF9D06D057804CBE96783329EE660135" legis-path="111.(d)">subsection (d)</internal-xref> of this section for
consecutive complete years of qualified service by such eligible borrower
completed after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8120C2764C941A0B9D0AC561FFC3800"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Method of loan
forgiveness</header><text>To provide the loan forgiveness authorized in
<internal-xref idref="HE50301A9B9A74ACF82ED6F12493BEE1" legis-path="111.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, the Secretary is
authorized to carry out a program—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB55DC0E367FC4A9B87E4F508285774D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>through the holder
of the loan, to assume the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a
loan made under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1071 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H562D989DFB4E42F6853E8E5494285860"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to cancel a
qualified loan amount for loans made under parts D and E of such title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DF34BAFE5F6483800A2BBCA05B294C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary shall reimburse an institution of higher education for any amounts
canceled under
<internal-xref idref="HF8120C2764C941A0B9D0AC561FFC3800" legis-path="111.(b)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> with respect to a loan
under part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa
et seq.) in the same manner as is required by section 465(b) of such Act with
respect to a loan cancelled under section 465(a) of such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9CBA11B744442D284D51C0AF5340F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
borrower</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to provided loan forgiveness
to any individual who—</text>
<paragraph id="HACA1A521219B4F33B447A7036648A521"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has obtained an
undergraduate degree in a STEM field;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8FBAFF569DD498DB740427C006EB1E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is performing
qualified service as a full-time employee in a position—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1A200F4C029041ACB18078F7AF28C9E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in an elementary
or secondary school as a teacher of a course in a STEM field; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59B4762483A2416FB6ADA01D000538C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in an agency of
the United States Government in a position that requires training or education
in a STEM field, as determined by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EFC2CAA5CF54DC582CE24949FF051F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is a citizen or
permanent legal resident of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9811326ABAA45A0946403972EA8B300"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is in repayment
status and is not in default on a loan for which the borrower seeks
forgiveness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF9D06D057804CBE96783329EE660135"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment in
installments</header><text>The Secretary shall forgive the loan obligation of
the borrower, in accordance with
<internal-xref idref="HF8120C2764C941A0B9D0AC561FFC3800" legis-path="111.(b)(2)">subsection (b)(2)</internal-xref>, not to exceed
$10,000 in the aggregate, in the following increments:</text>
<paragraph id="H251658398AA8402BAF80A4B2F8B97EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>At
the completion of the second year of service, $1,500 or 15 percent of the
borrower's loan obligation that is outstanding at the completion of such year,
whichever is less.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21A45975483746C5B1D0886794DD19BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the completion of the third year of
service, $1,500 or 15 percent of the borrower's loan obligation that was
outstanding at the completion of the second year of service, whichever is
less.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC13773DC877348FB90C08F01F388A73B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the completion of the fourth year of
service, $2,000 or 20 percent of the borrower's loan obligation that was
outstanding at the completion of the second year of service, whichever is
less.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE73569125A914073867BED926274B193"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the completion of the fifth year of
service, $5,000 or 50 percent of the borrower's loan obligation that was
outstanding at the completion of the second year of service, whichever is
less.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B1B6C8EB8DB4A63BE4FBB3DFF1FF84"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="HE8DD2494ABB5449BB05E26C21614AA53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall by regulation establish procedures by
which borrowers shall apply for loan forgiveness under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A1525B157734045A3BD33D200137163"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Promise to
complete service required for payment</header><text>Any application for loan
forgiveness under this section shall contain an agreement by the applicant that
the applicant will continue in qualifying service described under
<internal-xref idref="HF8FBAFF569DD498DB740427C006EB1E1" legis-path="111.(c)(2)">subsection (c)(2)</internal-xref> for not less than 5
consecutive complete years, or will, upon a failure to complete such 5 years of
service, repay the United States the amount of the principal and interest
forgiven by the Secretary, at a rate and schedule, and in accordance with
regulations, prescribed by the Secretary. Such regulations may provide for
waiver by the Secretary of such repayment obligations upon proof of economic
hardship as specified in such regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D415EDCD7C44C01A0260632639F00C4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Loan
forgiveness under this section shall be subject to the availability of
appropriations. The Secretary shall select loan forgiveness recipients from the
applicants based on academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to
national or community service, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary. In selecting loan forgiveness recipients, the Secretary shall take
into consideration whether an eligible borrower is a member of minority group
that is traditionally underrepresented in the STEM fields, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H742E517760B34B48B6CECC42DA12ED89"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall issue regulations to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8B0F229166C413DB99B5FBD480027E0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Program
Evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H793A67359C314589AA31ED080085FD82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Secretary shall evaluate, based on guidelines established in
advance of the evaluation, the effectiveness of the program under this section.
The Secretary shall report to the President and Congress regarding each such
evaluation no later than 3 months after its completion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC3594259F6049E0BDF7F3009F4900C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Of the funds
appropriated to carry out this section, not more than 5 percent shall be used
for the program evaluation described in
<internal-xref idref="H793A67359C314589AA31ED080085FD82" legis-path="111.(h)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE4CC90CE960F49969F8172A85500E337"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment
of a loan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H065598B770284E27AD1E1C6B20694CED"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Prevention of
double benefits</header><text>No borrower may, for the same service, receive a
benefit under both this section and—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E637A1C11CD467CB3C7DEBAE2006228"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 428J of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-10">20 U.S.C. 1078–10</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE35974A8D9D4AFB87681CD4CA206E71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 460 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087j">20 U.S.C. 1087j</external-xref>); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADD539C90C3342B5ABA171CE67BDF505"><enum>(3)</enum><text>subtitle D of
title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H018C6BCD450F44B186B56012156B25A"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <term>year</term>, where applied to service
as a teacher, means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H996D4BE82EAD464991C8729BA71488B0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB332191A9F3042F98824A123E2CBE327"><enum>112.</enum><header>Research
Experiences for Undergraduates programs</header>
<subsection id="HA3C7AAF137FF444EAAAF282D8FAB9680"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall establish a competitive STEM Research
Experiences for Undergraduates Matching Fund program. The program shall promote
research experiences for undergraduate students in STEM fields through grants
to institutions of higher education.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H414D715D8EBC41A6AEE242EBADAD54E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section the Director shall give preference to
proposals that—</text>
<paragraph id="HEBE8318959A8439C887F6C8BFE221472"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would enhance underrepresented minority
participation in STEM fields;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H603B852E50A347DAA1AD6C4D3186AFAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promote
infrastructure development at institutions of higher education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H877E693BDB804DB38E5BFB42727DD90"><enum>(3)</enum><text>employ students on
campus predominantly in research-related jobs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A01D2056A08498591746EAF27ECD800"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide mentoring
about STEM study and career pathways to students participating in the program
established under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H706250BE32D940A69C29DE51E6311BAB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide monetary
incentives to faculty who agree to mentor students, not in excess of
$1,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A79BFA543BD4211A036282F8E020422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching
funds</header><text>Grants under this section shall be made in an amount not to
exceed 50 percent of the costs of the research experiences for undergraduates
program of the recipient institution.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H141BF87585FE4D918B37F89D7000AEAF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tracking and
promotion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
implement the program under this section in a manner that tracks the success of
the program, and that promotes STEM and research experiences for undergraduates
programs. Success shall be measured on the basis of student-centered variables,
including persistence in STEM major, graduation, and STEM graduate program
matriculation, not on the basis of research outputs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8CEFC30C0EB74AF2BE18B87DFBF088E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this section $20,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011, not more than 2 percent of which for
each fiscal year shall be for evaluation activities under subsection
(d).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H80401652C1A8487FB225915EE8FE7745"><enum>C</enum><header>Graduate and
Doctoral Education</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8F4A564437F427CAC3F3EE376DB841D"><enum>121.</enum><header>Professional
science Master’s program for national security and economic
competitiveness</header>
<subsection id="H95F58EB031BC4E4BA9045900C763D983"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall establish a competitive program to provide grants to
institutions of higher education for the creation of professional science
Master’s programs for national security and economic competitiveness. Such
program shall provide a professional context for academic science expertise
that has been identified by Federal agencies and industry as holding extreme
importance and urgency. Such program shall be developed in coordination with
industry, academia, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Energy, and other appropriate entities to create
specific capacity in areas of high demand related to STEM. The Director may
also seek input from or collaboration with the Sloan Foundation, which has a
demonstrated record of success in professional science Master’s
programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9252C3FD2A88410E87AA109C7902D1C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this section $50,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H802F56DE49E64A9BA69FA2D6CDDAE84B"><enum>122.</enum><header>Advanced
foreign language education grant program</header>
<subsection id="HB0E5B1D47D8B48CFA5639EB638CE5DFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall establish a program to support STEM students pursuing study or
research programs in foreign countries identified by the National Foreign
Language Task Force as having languages of critical strategic importance to the
United States. Study or research under this subsection shall be carried out in
the language of the foreign country.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28771090CE334FCA93EF00554F269CD4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this section $5,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAD7F57ED2F844270ACA08415BB13F0A2"><enum>123.</enum><header>STEM Teaching
Fellowships</header>
<subsection id="H466FE77EA47F4823BDF02400D1B041AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to
authorize a national STEM Teaching Fellowship program in order to encourage
individuals of superior ability and achievement to pursue teaching careers in
the STEM fields and to provide such individuals with the financial support
necessary to complete post-graduate degrees in the STEM fields.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5FBDA7044B945F5B300296CC945D930"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Award of STEM
Teaching Fellowships</header>
<paragraph id="HABAF6FB085484BC3A700CF7C33859B30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
award STEM Teaching Fellowships</header><text>Each academic year, the Secretary
shall award, from funds not otherwise appropriated, STEM Teaching Fellowships,
in accordance with the provisions of this section, to 50 individuals of
superior ability selected on the basis of high academic achievement and a
demonstrated commitment to national or community service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8BD7642FACB41F382F60676A1BF2638"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of
fellows</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals receiving
awards under this section shall be known as <quote>STEM Teaching
Fellows</quote>. The Secretary shall promote the STEM Teaching Fellows, and the
prestige of the fellowships, as a way to promote the STEM fields in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC1B21AD72CC41D6BE3259D5A16039D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to be a STEM Teaching Fellow, an individual shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB7EBD8BA2B84793BC5EF7BB58FB8CCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be a citizen or
permanent legal resident of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82D8079E2C4B4B15BFDA9C7F7E2E135C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have earned a
master’s degree in a STEM field; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA1850D3ABCA4ADC9D12F6BE777DE955"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enter into an
agreement with the Secretary to be a full-time teacher of a course in a STEM
field at an elementary or secondary school for 5 complete academic years, in
exchange for the fellowship award.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE3E6AA54E9541A5B4E435A0649CC3D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration
of fellowship program</header>
<paragraph id="HB3A4AE53A920421DA3497B89F8C79CE2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
contract</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract
with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program under this section if
the Secretary determines that entering into the contract is an efficient means
of carrying out the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF43C90ED4DA458E9EA1FD51849807E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fellowship
Board</header>
<subparagraph id="H9388AA5E19BF4AE3A35E520019ACD453"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint a STEM Teaching Fellows Program Fellowship Board
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Board</quote>)
consisting of 9 individuals representative of public and private institutions
of higher education who are especially qualified to serve on the Board. In
making appointments, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the
appointment of individuals who are highly respected in the academic and
professional community for each of the STEM fields. The Secretary shall assure
that individuals appointed to the Board are broadly representative of the range
of disciplines in the STEM fields.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B64244F7E0A4FFEA1E212CC7672AAD3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Board shall—</text>
<clause id="HED02029D31214E46B3EB6C6F419E0058"><enum>(i)</enum><text>oversee the
operation of the program established by this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3B5FCFA417E044A88B43B16FEE309914"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish
specific criteria for the award of STEM Teaching Fellowships, or, in the event
that the Secretary enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to
administer the program assisted under this section, such nongovernmental entity
shall establish such criteria;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A229C0C379C48D49577206706FB3D57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>appoint panels
of academic scholars with distinguished backgrounds in the STEM fields for the
purpose of selecting fellows, except that, in the event that the Secretary
enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program,
such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7858440F406D4B8AA7AA40FD6DA34962"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>prepare and
submit to the Congress at least once in every 3-year period—</text>
<subclause id="H8C8589D6E66C4E2EB5CAE24CC96F085E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a
report on the effectiveness of the program established by this section;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCEEF4D940C5B4AD0B97D6845BDB9E6F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>recommendations
regarding any modifications in the program that the Board determines are
appropriate.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3325F8EA7894125BE55A8BC1F598958"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text>In
carrying out its responsibilities, the Board shall consult on a regular basis
with representatives of the National Science Foundation and representatives of
institutions of higher education and associations of such institutions, learned
societies, and professional organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H537F20BE7582455E8FB590C76D90A996"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
term of office of each member of the Board shall be 4 years, except that any
member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term
for which the predecessor of the member was appointed. No member may serve for
a period in excess of 6 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H491DF98EEE444A47A8B502A4877300AC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Initial meeting;
Vacancy</header><text>The Secretary shall call the first meeting of the Board,
at which the first order of business shall be the election of a Chairperson and
a Vice Chairperson, who shall serve until 1 year after the date of the
appointment of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. Thereafter each officer
shall be elected for a term of 2 years. In case a vacancy occurs in either
office, the Board shall elect an individual from among the members of the Board
to fill such vacancy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF78EF08E78A549948953E9E7E405D379"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Quorum;
Additional meetings</header>
<clause id="HD53F12126079424A9B566720C6B49DE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</clause><clause id="H548C407CB6C44BA7A630D9E4C418C656"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
Board shall meet at least once a year or more frequently, as may be necessary,
to carry out the Board’s responsibilities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5F63FAC3ED64B2D98BC1E5AA75C05B"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members
of the Board, while serving on the business of the Board, shall be entitled to
receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding the
rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, including
travel time, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of
business, the members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">section 5703</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, for persons in Government service employed intermittently.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36258D5B6F8848C7B8D3184C00C598CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation of
fellowships</header>
<paragraph id="H88232AA3954B486286D81E7C2C663BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application
process</header><text>The Secretary shall make applications for STEM Teaching
Fellowships available not later than October 1 of the academic year preceding
the academic year for which fellowships shall be awarded, and shall announce
the recipients of fellowships under this section not later than April 1 of such
preceding academic year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB13AB6334E6A423EBB8BC21904BADD45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of selection
panels</header><text>The recipients of fellowships shall be selected in each
designated STEM field from among all applicants nationwide in each STEM field
by distinguished panels appointed by the Board to make such selections under
criteria established by the Board, except that, in the event that the Secretary
enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program,
such panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity. The number of
recipients in each field in each year shall not exceed the number of fellows
allocated to that field for that year by the Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB4FD19F02A445618E8E36A26D94F029"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fellowship
award</header>
<paragraph id="H87820BAC3F3B4E4A0000F46746781D52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Stipends</header><text>The
Secretary shall pay—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDC3CA871D4F49C086E0C6EC25185CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to each STEM
Teaching Fellow—</text>
<clause id="HD050BC7B2D5E457FABF004EFE1B6D142"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
each of the 5 years during which the Fellow is teaching a course in a STEM
field at an elementary or secondary school, a stipend in an amount equal to 25
percent of the salary paid by the school district to the Fellow for such
teaching services, which shall be in addition to the salary paid by such school
district; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC3F12D46028640D2AC8426913561E3C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for
each year, not to exceed 7 years, during which the Fellow is enrolled full-time
or part-time in an educational program for which an institution of higher
education awards a post-graduate degree in a STEM field, an amount equal
to—</text>
<subclause id="H31DF75A7D4964F93A1ED87FD6B7F98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ll">20 U.S.C. 1087ll</external-xref>)) for the Fellow for such year; less</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H173D424D428A4B4185B6FA14E9A3AB02"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any other grant
assistance received by the Fellow for such year for the pursuit of such degree;
and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CAC551762EC497A9614D0F05887E483"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to a school district that employs a Fellow
under this section, for each of the 5 years during which such Fellow is
teaching a course in a STEM field in an elementary or secondary school in such
school district, an amount equal to 25 percent of the salary paid by the school
district to the Fellow for such teaching services, which the school district
shall use to provide resources to the elementary or secondary school at which
the Fellow is a teacher, to assist such school in educating students in the
STEM fields.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8355E6A116AF46F4AB1BE7F431EAC545"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Post-graduate
option</header><text>A STEM Teaching Fellow shall be eligible to receive the
stipend described in
<internal-xref idref="HC3F12D46028640D2AC8426913561E3C0" legis-path="123.(e)(1)(A)(ii)">paragraph (1)(A)(ii)</internal-xref> only if
such Fellow successfully completes the 5-year teaching commitment described in
<internal-xref idref="HFA1850D3ABCA4ADC9D12F6BE777DE955" legis-path="123.(b)(3)(C)">subsection (b)(3)(C)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H35AA57C080DF4DD29C69E4DD228C6914"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fellowship
conditions</header>
<paragraph id="H91101F7637504F8B8DA5D174FBEACE81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reports from
recipients</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to require reports
containing such information in such form and filed at such times as the
Secretary determines necessary from any STEM Teaching Fellow. The reports shall
be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9773009A2DCC40C89459EDF5A3FED321"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the elementary or
secondary school at which the Fellow is teaching, stating that such Fellow is
employed full-time as a teacher of a course in a STEM field; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H052735623E7149248231901F2C1FA088"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the institution of
higher education at which the Fellow is pursuing a post-graduate degree in a
STEM field, stating that such Fellow is enrolled full-time in the post-graduate
degree program for which a stipend under
<internal-xref idref="HC3F12D46028640D2AC8426913561E3C0" legis-path="123.(e)(1)(A)(ii)">subsection (e)(1)(A)(ii)</internal-xref> is
awarded.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4D3D72647EB4753A9E07CCCE93CF782"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fellowship
portability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A STEM Teaching
Fellow shall be entitled to use the post-graduate fellowship stipend for a
post-graduate program at any one institution of higher education in which the
Fellow is enrolled.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DF90B01803048FABC75BA862BD5194D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Post-graduate
fellowship options</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A STEM
Teaching Fellow shall not be required to pursue a post-graduate degree, or to
extend the fellowship beyond the 5-year teaching commitment described in
<internal-xref idref="HFA1850D3ABCA4ADC9D12F6BE777DE955" legis-path="123.(b)(3)(C)">subsection (b)(3)(C)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H41921405D4EC4B19A733B05C7F21EF51"><enum>D</enum><header>STEM
Revitalization Task Force</header>
<section id="H275B568C9DA544DAB1319CF99DE20056"><enum>131.</enum><header>STEM
Revitalization Task Force</header>
<subsection id="H11F4934F46504BF18C1FE8BC71096183"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established the STEM
Revitalization Task Force (referred to in this subtitle as the <quote>Task
Force</quote>), which shall be an independent establishment as defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/104">section 104</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F98EE6382144659AEA50067312D8E20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Task Force shall consist of the following members or their designees:</text>
<paragraph id="H3B4C0388F4114C64A752B74FB83C7968"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National STEM Advisor, who shall serve
as the chairperson of the Task Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H451F639AB7DF46A7BB008C78CC10AFD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2057BCEDA637449096D24C8DE4A2C8B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Director of
the National Science Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85DA18AA4DBE4540997C38B40512F029"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA7FD7874CA341EC918343387B2EBAFA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Director of
National Intelligence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE9C85B82DAB4056A000427F003BB26B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB2DD4B2A2024DD4AE8530D4B178CCBB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6D86DD56EE740CBBAFC5D54D38767FD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Commerce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1785822EC8F44DC84ACA54146CD4000"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Institutes of
Health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06167AF00E824BE0AFDD1B3BE018404"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The heads of such
other Federal agencies as the Task Force considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE547B090B1F74AC4A138E9CF9266792F"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Three representatives from academia,
selected by the Director of the National Science Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06EA9A56A3624032BE49B6B56D84D49E"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Three representatives from the defense and
homeland security industry, one representative each selected by the President,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EBC51A54C2B41CCA7FD5F58B0688DB"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Five general industry representatives, one
representative each selected by the President, the majority leader of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the
Senate, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD79BECFA2FCF46769167AEA2E8413F31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
Task Force shall be charged with—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD206EA4221644F4A5B54C00A55C51B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluating the
effectiveness of STEM education and programs in elementary and secondary
schools and institutions of higher education, including undergraduate and
graduate programs, and identifying successful programs and best practices that
can be replicated at other schools and institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEBECA72F5CB44DE80243600DFE93D37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing a
national marketing campaign promoting STEM study and STEM careers that shall
include the identification of STEM educational programs and careers, public
service announcements, and an awareness campaign at elementary and secondary
schools, in part by appealing to Americans’ patriotism and vibrant sense of
national duty; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6935602ABCB1417C9510302972E45713"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifying STEM
degrees for which there is a national need, reporting specifically on national
need in the fields of energy, defense, homeland security, communications and
connectivity, conservation and environmental science, and computer
technology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DEE0E9296C544AE863F78B9D05661AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<paragraph id="H47E96656F69649BEA40006DA6000FD7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National STEM Advisor may appoint and fix the
compensation of such additional personnel as the Advisor considers necessary to
carry out the duties of the Task Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFF557CED687404298F32B269FECC58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Details from
other agencies</header><text>Upon request of the Task Force, the head of any
Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of
such agency to the Task Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6D4E53C890746E49F2DBBED00C6652C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text>With the approval of the Task Force, the National
STEM Advisor may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72F22728693D43D292309100016C7000"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Powers</header>
<paragraph id="H9DC29EC507534BE1AB279CA1B07812A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>Any
member or employee of the Task Force may, if authorized by the Task Force, take
any action that the Task Force is authorized to take in this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB62045797C8426200583FA2753EE824"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
Task Force may secure directly from any Federal agency such information as the
Task Force considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. Upon request
of the National STEM Advisor, the head of such agency shall furnish such
information to the Task Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12DC8BF6A6CF402B92B585585F7874C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>The
Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DF780C610C34999BB27F6E470D46DF6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mail</header><text>The
Task Force may use the United States mail in the same manner and under the same
conditions as other Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H691489AC891B47498EAA4BD6A7AD1BAB"><enum>132.</enum><header>National STEM
Advisor</header>
<subsection id="HB2F60A48FE5C4DDDAFCA6C8E03C3F700"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
a National STEM Advisor who shall be appointed by the President. The National
STEM Advisor shall be a nationally recognized individual with credentials and
abilities across all of the sectors to be involved with creating and
implementing long-term solutions to achieving national STEM competency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF0363FBD477A469E95E7C52E29366860"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National STEM Advisor shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD512EC599FE14F308FC7A1921716D3EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and
oversee the implementation of a national STEM strategy across all
sectors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E49866C7A6147D9A1216EE4E32C93FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish formal
relationships among the major stakeholders involved in meeting the needs of the
United States for improved capabilities in STEM fields, including Federal,
State, and local government agencies, academia, industry, and labor; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05495DF57E9F45A1B69ED5EA6EA551DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinate and
lead the public information campaign described in paragraph (2) of section
133.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05BECB121FB340E68E9F4176E87933DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
National STEM Advisor shall be paid at a rate of pay payable for a position at
level V of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H19331A733BAB4F5CA8577207C6C3D58"><enum>133.</enum><header>Assistance from
the Office of Science and Technology Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Office of Science and Technology Policy
may provide to the Task Force, upon the request of the National STEM Advisor,
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as the
Office may determine advisable and as may be authorized by law.</text>
</section><section id="H5494286FF2304FB1BD8FB30048C2D5F"><enum>134.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall prepare
and transmit to the President and Congress a report that describes the
activities of the Task Force and the efforts of the Task Force to perform the
responsibilities described in
<internal-xref idref="HD79BECFA2FCF46769167AEA2E8413F31" legis-path="133.">section 133</internal-xref>. Such report shall include a
detailed statement of any findings by the Task Force and recommendations for
legislative action and administrative action.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Foreign Language
and Cultural Programs</header>
<section id="HBE22D64DFBFD4AAF8EDDAD4C17275F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Office of Teaching
Another Language to Kids (TALK)</header>
<subsection id="HBCEDBE67D4E647DA8D9E7E7B4640C5F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall take such steps as may
be appropriate for the orderly transfer of the personnel, assets, obligations,
and functions of the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
to the Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD63F462648B0401896BB36F6681016B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II of the Department of Education
Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/3411">20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H807959FB0A7E4F3B8FF789DCD2127C43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
section 209; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87D35AFCDF604C2AB16FBE00D263922C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
section 216 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF86F91221C340429B32E25C00868400" style="OLC">
<section id="H100C1A5232914E61824D05F81C23C1D8" section-type="section-one"><enum>216.</enum><header>Office of Teaching Another
Language to Kids</header>
<subsection id="HD36A2B34FEA64F029CC13B08DC74867B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and duties</header>
<paragraph id="HAC5BDE8286C5447DBCD95300CC96D560"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the Department of Education
an office to be known as the Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids (in
this section referred to as the <quote>Office</quote>) for the purpose of
improving foreign language education from kindergarten through 12th grade. The
Secretary shall appoint a director as the head of the Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H227E6DBBD3364FA99D20055DDBFF78FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>To
carry out the purpose described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office
shall—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ACD639A60784F94989FCFFF7014C88D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create—</text>
<clause id="HCFE47643463649729D278C87A17F6BFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
local educational agency foreign language feeder program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H93EB63B4363943ABB096D66DC637A036"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
dual language immersion program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD338876142834D67A4134D8D182EE839"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a national
foreign language program for the training of teachers;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA26D00F9730D47C7B165247F50AEB1C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contract with educational organizations to
provide efficient and effective professional instruction for programs of the
Office, which training may include summer language teaching institutes at
several locations around the country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DAEBA8E76B44EF7A4BEE3944B2990FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend
improvements and provide technical assistance to other Federal programs serving
language-minority students, students with limited English proficiency, and
their families;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5628679F2115440DA75B07B4A67E224B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that
language-minority students and students with limited English proficiency are
included in ways that are valid, reliable, and fair for all standards and
assessments conducted or funded by the Department; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BC998E7C531473D9933AA48EBD72CA1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assist the
Assistant Secretary of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in
identifying research priorities that reflect the needs of language-minority
students and students with limited English proficiency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0B508EAB4FF48FDA589B30543EDF1CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign language
feeder program</header>
<paragraph id="HC271ED90A2154E15A1916CAFD9762200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants to
SEAs</header>
<subparagraph id="H69F2EB7D9A0E4AE0BCE444A58D20949C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>For
the purpose described in subparagraph (B), the Director of the Office shall
make a grant in the amount determined under subparagraph (C) to each State
educational agency that submits an application under subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F7D05A1B2514BC69EB3771C74EA8600"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this
subsection shall use the grant for the purpose of making competitive subgrants
to consortia of local educational agencies to enable such consortia to
establish foreign language programs emphasizing continuity of instruction from
elementary school through 12th grade and, if possible, through college.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74300BF6B2844B50A9D1A74CB4BF7E4B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amount of
grants</header><text>From the total amount appropriated to carry out this
section for a fiscal year, the Director of the Office shall allot to each State
educational agency that submits an application in accordance with subparagraph
(D) an amount that bears the same ratio to such total amount as the population
of children aged 4 to 17 in the State bears to the aggregate population of
children aged 4 to 17 in all States for which applications are submitted in
accordance with subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBB4413535BE4CD89D91B140DCFD944B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application</header>
<clause id="HB11A8271E0264C3086498E87D6555285"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To seek a grant under this subsection, a State
educational agency shall submit an application to the Director of the Office at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director
determines necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="H414D039D572444E39299B9F59CE82FD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>At
a minimum, each application submitted under this subparagraph shall demonstrate
to the Director’s satisfaction that the State educational agency will meet
basic standards to ensure that foreign language programs under this subsection
are successful.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81DA67DE67014EA692B4BDA42424E088"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subgrants to
consortia of LEAs</header>
<subparagraph id="H40855ABD211B43BDBC5D02F08236189D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A consortium of local educational agencies receiving a
subgrant under this subsection shall use the subgrant to establish a foreign
language program emphasizing continuity of instruction from elementary school
through 12th grade. Such program—</text>
<clause id="HB7DD8A5F85234A7684E1C44C25A31615"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<subclause id="H77AD5FE43136400D95E5B9D9D9375396"><enum>(I)</enum><text>elementary school
instruction at least 3 times each week in 30 minute periods;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEAFAA49A21AB480795C669AFB34010E5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>middle school
instruction at least 5 times each week in 45 minute periods; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H85CF68A88DDD4EA7989F27D0E0CC9F15"><enum>(III)</enum><text>high school
instruction at least 5 times each week in 50 minute periods;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HD2EA88E66D0A476DAEED33B92F86BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
include international student exchange programs for high school students;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6222F5EA14654A23AC8B201C74D5A686"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be
coordinated with, and relate to, the content being taught in other subject
matter courses (a technique known as content-based language
instruction).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CD9CA1849704F94BE3C3DF480004BFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
seek a subgrant under this subsection, a consortium of local educational
agencies shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational
agency may require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BC3B1B6472C40F4AE51277152929167"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dual language
immersion program</header>
<paragraph id="HF78901DA1C594ADC87799D4EF88269F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Office may make grants to local
educational agencies serving areas with a large percentage of heritage language
speakers to establish dual language immersion programs described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H534E5B45B40E4AB9A019E3CAB534271F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A grant may be made under this subsection only if the
applicant involved agrees to use the grant to establish a dual language
immersion program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H75A674D6191242CEB0197620554505D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by instructing in
both English and the heritage language of the community, facilitates—</text>
<clause id="H94CBD749BF2D48BC8CDC45E344428698"><enum>(i)</enum><text>foreign language
acquisition; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H670F9907720441BE9F163DCF10DFF69E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>English language
acquisition by students with limited English proficiency; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97FB5861E71B4F9BB6611230589E8620"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides students
with strong language skills to enable those students to contribute to national
security, government service, and global economic competitiveness.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3E64C7CC4514B5491BC3431AF4E1FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
seek a grant under this subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an
application to the Secretary in such form, in such manner, and containing such
agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA821E6197E104A0E98CE9202C3D400AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Heritage
language</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
subsection, the term <term>heritage language</term> refers to a foreign
language that is used within a community by residents or citizens of the United
States who are native speakers of, or who have partial fluency in, such
language.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H289E7378BB0F4EAFBC00330006F4E5D2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National Foreign
Language Program</header>
<paragraph id="HB72486B181A54079996C52B16D28003D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To carry out the purpose described in subsection (a)(1),
the Director of the Office may enter into contracts with educational
organizations for the development of summer institutes for teachers of grades
kindergarten through 12.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF53D283A2244324B954C6098C025C22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A contract may be entered into under paragraph (1) only if
the applicant involved agrees, with respect to the program established by the
applicant, as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H589A8A8FBB344C9E9D0415C7889287F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To teach language
instruction methodologies based on the standards articulated in the documented
entitled <quote>Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st
Century</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB8AE87AB5BB84E7B001505D5A000E483"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To promote strong
teaching skills for foreign language teachers and individuals who are studying
to become teachers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDD8F3A6B348F42EDAA480788BCF25B6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To design programs
to prepare a teacher to provide professional development to other teachers at a
school, to assist novice teachers at such school, including (if applicable) a
mechanism to integrate experiences from the summer workshop or
institute.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2655D65CBB74852A0EFC36BE8E9427"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To recruit
university students with foreign language majors to participate in the
institute and to become language instructors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA54063EE2A01409E8D66AF75F476F55D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation and
Accountability Plan</header><text>The Director of the Office shall develop an
evaluation and accountability plan for use by each entity receiving a grant or
subgrant under this section. The plan shall include objectives and measures
for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB894192FE201411F80ABB02DC8A300C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increasing
participation by students in advanced courses in foreign language;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C2B2B60F4314D50BE27865CB3E9A9E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increasing the
percentages of secondary school classes in foreign language taught by teachers
with academic majors in foreign language; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD90A3C48A484485B96D850B921B21BCF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increasing the
number of foreign language teachers who participate in professional development
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8D170FD4E1441798D324176A564004D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports by
grantees</header><text>Each entity receiving a grant under this section shall
annually report to the Secretary regarding the progress of the entity in
meeting the performance objectives described in subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1D6C352159F042DCB452007672C7208D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>National
evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H87B2415DFB3A42EEB1E147845009F392"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each year, the Director shall conduct a quantitative
evaluation of the activities conducted under this section and their long-term
impacts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0CEFC0D7EF949A195DBE9C3B1441C94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
less than every 3 years, the Director of the Office shall submit a report to
the Congress on the activities conducted under this section and the results of
evaluations conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E7D7FC2D6C347A39954CCCDAAA4E129"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H1CA2AC0F971E4DEEBAD36E0031992928"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be
appropriated $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF7E321896AD498CA85932A5BD8832B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Of
the amount appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the
Director of the Office shall use not less than 4 percent and not more than 8
percent of such amount to conduct evaluations required by subsection
(g)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB780A5A3195D4E8C87BBF82B0462BA11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0B621A6606574D9281A3D6EA78AF3C97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>local educational agency</term> has the meaning given to that term in
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E96992FBE794490BA6008A3AFD549C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State educational
agency</term> has the meaning given to that term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0E8C4A5BB6594BB28086573CCD7B2C3"><enum>202.</enum><header>National Foreign
Language Coordinating Council</header>
<subsection id="H4DA97C0A0CB949D98098AED19005637"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H7BFB948FEA46443494E5FA235F2E44B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Executive Office of the
President the National Foreign Language Coordinating Council (referred to as
the <quote>Council</quote> in this section).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D178E6B954A407DB002AFB1D67BDF44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="H0F633872DD444164A3104FB1372DD875"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall consist of the ex officio members
specified in subparagraph (B) and the representatives appointed under
subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16A1BED9B4394AFA8D57825D4B6300B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ex officio
members</header><text>The Council shall include the following ex officio
members (or their designees):</text>
<clause id="H4795771190684CCB98FF4E6500E197AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
National Foreign Language Advisor, who shall serve as the chairperson of the
Council.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDCBB1F59485E4ADA891D230000596DC6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
Director of National Intelligence.</text>
</clause><clause id="H07467EF6D10C481DB882F903A1897D88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA485CD45C18B4132B2B8C32386953B53"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Defense.</text>
</clause><clause id="H36AB285463CF4AE485053638BE4100FE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Education.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD21F85987D5640F69CE1DF837F8799D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0A2CBA09C7A45009018654242CC149F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The Attorney
General of the United States.</text>
</clause><clause id="H29DB96F31D2D475A00150069575D9C73"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The Secretary
of Labor.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2DAA6361E0A54ADFBEF11B777070236C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCA0819FF17904B51BE46E411C2D9B650"><enum>(x)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F1A67CED1394107898027D5F0E8E3F8"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA442F6A4D1414EC490E9842973B34B24"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>One
representative of the National Security Education Program Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="H35F0AA9859FA4BC190AE79C8EEFA47F"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>The Secretary of
State.</text>
</clause><clause id="H12B7EF61041D440EA8E280AD2C9C63BA"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>The heads of
such other Federal agencies as the Council considers appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83E2246071D5409DA2897234F5C3A084"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appointed
members</header><text>The Council shall include the following members appointed
by the President:</text>
<clause id="HFE82D6913DEE43CBB4149BA09642B462"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Three
representatives of academia.</text>
</clause><clause id="HEA64A5A2C32348F8A0D1D0633C6B562B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Three
representatives of industry.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B959FC45CD54FED948C1093781F346F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header>
<subparagraph id="HE8F2719253614B4EBBA672839951E9E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall be charged with—</text>
<clause id="H1472B1C7E35C4142B921A5B2799001C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing a
national foreign language strategy within 18 months of the date of enactment of
this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H811230DB87B34BEA004B16EB155D7318"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>overseeing the
implementation of such strategy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4005E0987DD42BE8E4804E77841192D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Strategy
content</header><text>The strategy developed under subparagraph (A) shall
include—</text>
<clause id="HA026621599EA4DB9877160DFCFF32049"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identification of
crucial priorities across all sectors, including by identifying foreign
languages for which there is a national need;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2512A56F31834938B9783769AF9E3361"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identification
and evaluation of Federal foreign language programs and activities,
including—</text>
<subclause id="HD802DF4807E44763A983B27205D34126"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recommendations on
coordination;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA449C6C45F9B435D00DE124ED38BBBCD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>program
enhancements; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7CEB596F4D4D4907AB7BFD07F52F4717"><enum>(III)</enum><text>allocation of
resources so as to maximize use of resources;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H05EED99F2AD848A1B06C9F52EB98D31C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>needed national
policies and corresponding legislative and regulatory actions in support of,
and allocation of designated resources to, promising programs and initiatives
at all levels (Federal, State, and local), especially in the less commonly
taught languages that are seen as critical for national security and global
competitiveness in the next 20 to 50 years;</text>
</clause><clause id="H13892C0A312A445C860702AE1C7F8C43"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>effective ways to
increase public awareness of the need for foreign language skills and career
paths in all sectors that can employ those skills, with the objective of
increasing support for foreign language study among—</text>
<subclause id="H1194C5A104724171A52584002413BDB6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Federal, State,
and local leaders;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H18B6D69FB4FC4FBD958545A9BE987FAF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>students;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3175392B81F4411A99E89620A5E9F9B9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>parents;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H880A15C1E8F54E0E000044A286AF94A5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>elementary,
secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H00C6B09F8F514889B302B90367E67F00"><enum>(V)</enum><text>potential
employers;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H1C5C32E2B0AD431C8FDBF156012B8B92"><enum>(v)</enum><text>incentives for
related educational programs, including foreign language teacher
training;</text>
</clause><clause id="H82F9ADDE8F4E48F6AE9252121E077D2B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>coordination of
cross-sector efforts, including public-private partnerships;</text>
</clause><clause id="H545740C296CC45F0B9DA7B65E12D23B1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>coordination
initiatives to develop a strategic posture for language research and
recommendations for funding for applied foreign language research into issues
of national concern;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6EEF508BA2042A58EAD384E89A33448"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>assistance
for—</text>
<subclause id="H912299525FD44FD6A86183DA0025A452"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of foreign language content and performance standards,
including implementation of such standards developed by the Council or other
groups;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H67381A0C3F774FE28237BBF7E700A354"><enum>(II)</enum><text>corresponding
assessments for the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education levels,
including the National Assessment of Educational Progress in foreign
languages;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H899E70A1EEA54A8AAC7D84C47E80474D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of language skill-level certification standards;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA6CBDC1AFDAF4911A15600E787E8EE13"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>an ideal course
of pre-service and professional development study for those who teach foreign
language; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8635107CEF194350004DC0B95F8233F2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>suggested
graduation criteria for foreign language studies and appropriate non-language
studies, such as—</text>
<item id="H3425D8B191DB48270087A9B1A138C508"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>international
business;</text>
</item><item id="HF1B1C44051B54C1D99114198E84B338"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>national
security;</text>
</item><item id="HCCBE1466396D4317A9B8E718B22C47A0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>public
administration; and</text>
</item><item id="HFE8B36D7C46F46F1AC24897F7CC9F390"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>health care;
and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HB0B3B29C8579442DBDC9EE60CB2EF157"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>identification of
and means for replicating best practices at all levels and in all sectors,
including best practices from the international community.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1D10598B1B1450589EB24BEAA1B16F2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Council may hold such meetings, and sit and act at such times and places, as
the Council considers appropriate, but shall meet in formal session at least 2
times a year. State and local government agencies and other organizations (such
as academic sector institutions, foreign language-related interest groups,
business associations, industry, and heritage community organizations) shall be
invited, as appropriate, to public meetings of the Council at least once a
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6ED3F8E15EA45B485CDC58135BFF9B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<subparagraph id="H83052C3C2C9C49CDAE23584406711B05"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Foreign Language Advisor may appoint and fix
the compensation of such additional personnel as the Advisor considers
necessary to carry out the duties of the Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB91A65B83AF4C8D9702B83FEB1273C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Details from
other agencies</header><text>Upon request of the Council, the head of any
Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of
such agency to the Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA985BBAEE80D40148C74C5703E39A9E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text>With the approval of the Council, the National
Foreign Language Advisor may procure temporary and intermittent services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8F17256969943238DE93855AE004E26"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Powers</header>
<subparagraph id="H5DC3248E537440C597462638AD5088D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>Any
member or employee of the Council may, if authorized by the Council, take any
action that the Council is authorized to take in this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB77C1A209005496E90B4F0EEBC937B37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
Council may secure directly from any Federal agency such information as the
Council considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. Upon request of
the National Foreign Language Advisor, the head of such agency shall furnish
such information to the Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D2A6F4D75745968BD88070564E9D2C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>The
Council may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67ADB4C12E444CB583BBB0ACACEB7FF1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Mail</header><text>The
Council may use the United States mail in the same manner and under the same
conditions as other Federal agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06A7951539344FA4BBD659ECE9FC36CE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Conferences,
newsletter, and website</header><text>In carrying out this section, the
Council—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA521488A65914828A2E0EFA1126090A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may arrange
Federal, regional, State, and local conferences for the purpose of developing
and coordinating effective programs and activities to improve foreign language
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBC6BB06EFB3413886C6D1FE70E699F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may publish a
newsletter concerning Federal, State, and local programs that are effectively
meeting the foreign language needs of the Nation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE651AF4C032446C8800FBF7E2447B3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall create and
maintain a website containing information on the Council and its activities,
best practices on language education, and other relevant information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E2B956CE63042268D91EAB48D00111C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Council shall prepare and transmit to the President and
Congress a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DC9D13D96D54AB5B4381992B4442C65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of
the Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9551CC21F9A44AD589E3837BD9908B37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the efforts of the
Council to improve foreign language education and training; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A8FEC1B8CA14B4B897CF8A8001BFE59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any impediments,
including any statutory and regulatory restrictions, to such efforts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H856D4D71297D404E88227FCA18C4C600"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Foreign
Language Advisor</header>
<paragraph id="H3381FB5A10CC4DF99F3DB903503F56E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be a National Foreign Language Advisor, who
shall be appointed by the President. The National Foreign Language Advisor
shall be a nationally recognized individual with credentials and abilities
across all of the sectors to be involved with creating and implementing
long-term solutions to achieving national foreign language and cultural
competency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E940816A2EA4C7FA7EEEDFC83A09F00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
National Foreign Language Advisor shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA8F448BD17B4D98874BEE160043B161"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and
oversee the implementation of a national foreign language strategy across all
sectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B5F8957A72543C9858C84E9321F99EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish formal
relationships among the major stakeholders in meeting the needs of the Nation
for improved capabilities in foreign languages and cultural understanding,
including Federal, State, and local government agencies, academia, industry,
labor, and heritage communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE221F92EBBA94EFC8930F1C442E0B8EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate and
lead a public information campaign that raises awareness of public and private
sector careers requiring foreign language skills and cultural understanding,
with the objective of increasing interest in and support for the study of
foreign languages among national leaders, the business community, local
officials, parents, and individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64A00B38F38349458F16C8C496E38B9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
National Foreign Language Advisor shall be paid at a rate of pay payable for a
position at level V of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>