,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjba,mr4  
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4
 ,butt]field1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4        
,khanna1 & ,mr4 ,soto7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a program to make   
grants to in/itutions ( high] education 
to provide c\rses relat+ to critical    
legacy comput] languages1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,grace ,hopp] ,code = ,u   
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,au?oriz+ committees ,! t]m au?oriz+   
committees has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #ajc ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74  7#b7    
,in=mation sy/em ,! t]m in=mation sy/em 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#cejb7h7 ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high]        
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      

section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 
7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,education4  7#e7 ,/ate ,!  
t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #caa ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  #c4 ,report conc]n+ critical    
legacy comput] languages us$ by ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! au?oriz+        
committees a report id5tify+ n few] ?an 
#c comput] languages1 9 addition to     
,,cobol1 ,assembly1 & ,,pl_/,i1 & to be 
kn[n z critical legacy comput]          
languages1 t are-- 7#a7 us$ by1 &       
necess>y to support ! ne$s & national   
security (1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 
comput] languages n commonly taught 9 a 
c\rse at an in/itution ( high]          
education4  7b7 ,publication ,!         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all make ! report   
publicly available1 includ+ by publi%+ !
 report on ! int]net website ( !        

,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice4  #d4   
,grace ,hopp] ,su/a9m5t & ,mod]nization 
,grant ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is
 e/abli%$ a program to aw>d grants to   
in/itutions ( high] education1 to be    
kn[n z ! ,grace ,hopp] ,su/a9m5t &      
,mod]nization ,grant ,program 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,program71 to     
support ! developm5t & implem5tation (  
c\rses ( in/ruction reg>d+ ma9ta9+1     
develop+1 & mod]niz+ in=mation sy/ems   
utiliz+ critical legacy comput]         
languages id5tifi$ 9 ! report requir$ "u
 section #c4  7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,dur+ fiscal ye> #bjbb & ea* ( ! #c    
succe$+ fiscal ye>s1 ! ,secret>y        
annually %all aw>d grants to #e         
in/itutions ( high] education to c>ry   
out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection  
7a74  7#b7 #b-ye> in/itution ( high]    
education ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 at lea/ #b 
( ! grants aw>d$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
be aw>d$ to #b-ye> in/itutions ( high]  
education t-- 7,a7 aw>d an associate's  
degree2 or  7,b7 (f] univ]sity-bas$     

cont9u+ education programs = in=mation  
te*nology pr(essionals4  7c7 ,priorities
 ,:5 aw>d+ grants "u ! ,program1 !      
,secret>y w give priority to            
applications t-- 7#a7 demon/rate a plan 
to cont9ue _! ef=ts to c>ry out !       
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a7    
aft] ! end ( ! grant p]iod2  7#b7       
demon/rate plans to recruit & include ! 
p>ticipation ( wom5 & o!r "u-repres5t$  
m9ority gr\ps2  7#c7 demon/rate plans to
 engage ) local /ud5ts 9 grades #f ?r\gh
 #ab reg>d+ c>e] opportunities relat+ to
 critical legacy languages2  7#d7 (f]   
s*ol>%ip or o!r support1 :i* may include
 books & supplies 7includ+ h>dw>e1      
s(tw>e1 & connectivity71 to /ud5ts      
enroll$ 9 projects support$ by !        
,program2  7#e7 incorporate p]spectives 
into ! *all5ges ( mod]niz+ legacy       
in=mation te*nology sy/ems f discipl9es 
su* z hi/ory1 public policy1 public     
adm9i/ration1 political sci5ce1 bus9ess 
adm9i/ration1 managem5t1 economics1     
sociology1 or o!r humani/ic or social   

sci5ce discipl9es2  7#f7 address ! ext5t
 to :i* ! grant recipi5t int5ds to      
utilize & support op5 s\rce te*nology & 
be/ practices 9 connection ) ! ,program2
 &  7#g7 demon/rate ! ability to make   
agreem5ts to place /ud5ts 9 ! projects  
fund$ by ! grant 9 paid int]n%ips or    
simil> arrangem5ts ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1     
local1 or private sector organizations  
:]e !y c ensure t ea* su* /ud5t works ) 
comput] programm]s 9 ma9ta9+1 develop+1 
or mod]niz+ in=mation sy/ems utiliz+    
critical legacy comput] languages1 ) a  
pref]5ce = su* placem5ts la/+ long] ?an 
#fj days4  7d7 ,special rule relat$ to  
geography ,recipi5ts ( a grant "u !     
,program may n be locat$ 9 ! same ,/ate4
  7e7 ,application ,to be eligible to   
receive a grant "u ! ,program1 an       
in/itution ( high] education %all submit
 to ! ,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1
 & conta9+ su* in=mation1 z ! ,secret>y 
may require4  7f7 ,grant am\nt ,! am\nt 
( a grant "u ?is section may n exce$    
#e1jjj1jjj4  7g7 ,p]iod ( a grant ,!    

p]iod ( a grant "u ?is section may n    
exce$ #c ye>s4  7h7 ,reports  7#a7      
,annual reports by in/itutions ( high]  
education ,ea* in/itution ( high]       
education t receives a grant "u !       
,program %all annually submit to !      
,secret>y a report on ! activities      
pursu$ "u ! ,program1 includ+ to ! ext5t
 practical1 ! employm5t outcomes (      
/ud5ts :o complete ! program 7includ+   
e>n+s1 job placem5t type1 & employm5t   
rate74  7#b7 ,annual reports to         
,congress ,! ,secret>y %all annually    
submit to ! au?oriz+ committees a report
 relat+ to ! use ( grants aw>d$ "u !    
,program4 ,! ,secret>y %all make ea* su*
 report publicly available1 includ+ by  
publi%+ ea* su* report on ! int]net     
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4  7i7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj
 to c>ry out ?is section4