,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjae ,mr4 
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,lance1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 & ,mr4 ,"y (      
,alaska7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife to aw>d grants to ,/ate & local   
educational ag5cies = ! e/abli%m5t1     
improvem5t1 & expansion ( _w language   
education programs4  #a4 ,_w language   
advancem5t grant program ,"p ,d ( title 
,v ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbda et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #bb ,_w ,language ,advancem5t  
,act  #efba4 ,%ort title ,?is subp>t may
 be cit$ z ! ,_w ,language ,advancem5t  
,act ( #bjae4  #efbb4 ,program au?oriz$ 
7a7 ,program au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y is au?oriz$ to make grants1 on
 a competitive basis1 to ,/ate          
educational ag5cies or local educational

 ag5cies to pay ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ (  
innovative model programs provid+ = !   
e/abli%m5t1 improvem5t1 or expansion (  
_w language /udy = elem5t>y s*ool &     
second>y s*ool /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,duration  
,ea* grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be     
aw>d$ = a p]iod ( #c ye>s4  7b7         
,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,grants to ,/ate     
educational ag5cies ,9 aw>d+ a grant "u 
subsection 7a7 to a ,/ate educational   
ag5cy1 ! ,secret>y %all support programs
 t promote sy/emic approa*es to improv+ 
_w language le>n+ 9 ! ,/ate4  7#b7      
,grants to local educational ag5cies ,9 
aw>d+ a grant "u subsection 7a7 to a    
local educational ag5cy1 ! ,secret>y    
%all support programs t--  7,a7 %[ !    
promise ( be+ cont9u$ beyond ! grant    
p]iod2  7,b7 demon/rate approa*es t c be
 dissem9at$ & duplicat$ 9 o!r local     
educational ag5cies2 &  7,c7 may include
 a pr(essional developm5t compon5t4  7c7
 ,f$]al %>e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al %>e
 = ea* fiscal ye> %all be #ej p]c5t4    
7#b7 ,waiv] ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 !   

,secret>y may det]m9e ! ,f$]al %>e = any
 local educational ag5cy :i* ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es does n h adequate res\rces to 
pay ! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( !        
activities assi/$ "u ?is subp>t4  7d7   
,special rule ,n less ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! 
funds made available "u section #edja to
 c>ry out ?is subp>t %all be us$ = !    
expansion ( _w language le>n+ 9 !       
elem5t>y grades4  7e7 ,res]vation ,!    
,secret>y may res]ve n m ?an #e p]c5t ( 
funds made available "u section #edja to
 c>ry out ?is subp>t = a fiscal ye> to  
evaluate ! efficacy ( programs assi/$ "u
 ?is subp>t4  #efbc4 ,applications  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,any ,/ate educational ag5cy or
 local educational ag5cy desir+ a grant 
"u ?is subp>t %all submit an application
 to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 
& conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z !
 ,secret>y may require4  7b7 ,special   
consid]ation ,! ,secret>y %all give     
special consid]ation to applications    
describ+ programs t-- 7#a7 include      
int5sive summ] _w language programs =   

pr(essional developm5t ( _w language    
tea*]s2  7#b7 l9k nonnative ,engli%     
speak]s 9 ! community ) ! s*ools 9 ord] 
to promote two-way language le>n+2  7#c7
 promote ! sequ5tial /udy ( a _w        
language = /ud5ts1 beg9n+ 9 elem5t>y    
s*ools2  7#d7 make effective use (      
te*nology1 su* z comput]-assi/$         
in/ruction1 language laboratories1 or   
di/ance le>n+1 to promote _w language   
/udy2  7#e7 promote innovative          
activities1 su* z _w language imm]sion1 
p>tial _w language imm]sion1 or         
cont5t-bas$ in/ruction2 &  7#f7 are     
c>ri$ out ?r\gh a consortium compris$ ( 
! ag5cy receiv+ ! grant & an elem5t>y   
s*ool or second>y s*ool4  #efbd4        
,def9ition ,9 ?is subp>t1 ! t]m _w      
language means any natural language o!r 
?an ,engli%1 includ+ classical          
languages1 ,am]ican sign language1 &    
,native ,am]ican languages4  4  #b4     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    

relat+ to section #efah ! foll[+3       
,subp>t #bb4 ,_w ,language ,advancem5t  
,act ,sec4 #efba4 ,%ort title4 ,sec4    
#efbb4 ,program au?oriz$4 ,sec4 #efbc4  
,applications4 ,sec4 #efbd4 ,def9ition4 
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