March 23, 2006
JNCL-NCLIS Legislative Alert
There are two new pieces of legislation that have been introduced in the U.S. Congress aimed at improving language education in the United States:
On March 16, Senators Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) introduced the Homeland Security Education Act. This legislation provides many programs such as: scholarships, student loan forgiveness, and grants to encourage students to develop foreign language proficiency along with science and technological knowledge. View a copy of the bill →
Representative Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) introduced the 21st Century National Defense Education Act. This bill will provide $1 billion in federal funding to: provide curriculum and instructional facilities and materials; educational incentives such as grants, scholarships and loan forgiveness programs; career development opportunities; and the creation of the Office of Teaching Americans Language Concepts in the Department of Education. View a copy of the bill →