[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1721 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1721

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase 
the maximum amount that may be allotted to Puerto Rico under part A of 
                               title III.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2011

  Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
    Sires) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase 
the maximum amount that may be allotted to Puerto Rico under part A of 
                               title III.

    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 ``Strengthening the Teaching of 
English in Puerto Rico Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE ALLOTTED TO PUERTO RICO.

    Section 3111(c)(3)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ``0.5'' and 
inserting ``2''.
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