H.R.3275 - U.S.-China Language Engagement Act

To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: U.S.-China Language Engagement Act as introduced.
  • Official: To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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8/1/2007--Introduced.U.S.-China Language Engagement Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs establishing, improving, or expanding Chinese language and cultural studies instruction for

Official Summary

8/1/2007--Introduced.
U.S.-China Language Engagement Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs establishing, improving, or expanding Chinese language and cultural studies instruction for their elementary school and secondary school students. Directs the Secretary to award grants to LEAs for use in acquiring communications technologies or equipment to improve Chinese language instruction in elementary schools and secondary schools through computer-assisted instruction, distance learning, and virtual exchanges with schools in China. Expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the number of students who receive substantial exposure to Chinese language and cultural studies before graduating from secondary school will enhance our global economic competitiveness in the 21st century.


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02/20/08
March 6, 2000 (Berkeley, Calif.) -- With the coming of spring ...

Lieberman is a sponsor of a US Senate bill (HR 3275) to make school districts accountable for the pesticides and herbicides they use in and around schools. Workplaces have far stricter standards, he says, than do our schools, ...

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12/22/07
March 6, 2000 (Berkeley, Calif.) -- With the coming of spring ...

Lieberman is a sponsor of a US Senate bill (HR 3275) to make school districts accountable for the pesticides and herbicides they use in and around schools. Workplaces have far stricter standards, he says, than do our schools, ...

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07/30/07
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 3275: To support programs that offer ...

Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] introduced HR 3275: To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture, and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: Introduced Legislation ]

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