[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5179 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5179

To establish in the Department of Education an Assistant Secretary for 
     International and Foreign Language Education and an Office of 
             International and Foreign Language Education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2008

   Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Markey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish in the Department of Education an Assistant Secretary for 
     International and Foreign Language Education and an Office of 
             International and Foreign Language Education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Education Leadership 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AND 
              FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(b)(1) of the Department of Education 
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
            ``(F) an Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign 
        Language Education; and''.
    (b) Functions.--Section 202 of such Act is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) The Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign 
Language Education--
            ``(1) shall be an individual with extensive background and 
        experience in international and foreign language education; and
            ``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall 
        report directly the Secretary.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 202(e) of such Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (6).
    (d) Office of International and Foreign Language Education.--Title 
II of the Department of Education Organization Act is amended by 
inserting after section 207 (20 U.S.C. 3417) the following:

        ``office of international and foreign language education

    ``Sec. 207A.  There shall be in the Department an Office of 
International and Foreign Language Education, to be administered by the 
Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education 
appointed under section 202(b). In addition to performing such 
functions affecting international and foreign language education as the 
Secretary may prescribe, the Assistant Secretary shall--
            ``(1) have responsibility for encouraging and promoting the 
        study of foreign languages and the study of cultures of other 
        countries at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 
        levels in the United States;
            ``(2) carry out the administration of all Department 
        programs on international and foreign language education and 
        research;
            ``(3) coordinate with related international and foreign 
        language education programs of other Federal departments and 
        agencies; and
            ``(4) administer and coordinate the Department of 
        Education's activities in international affairs.''.
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