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| Title | National Foreign Language Coordination Act |
| Body | From http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Home&month=1&year=2007&release_id=1529 Akaka Renews Call for National Foreign Language Director Position Would Spearhead Federal Efforts to Boost Foreign Language Speakers in the U.S. January 31, 2007 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) today reintroduced the National Foreign Language Coordination Act, with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Russell Feingold (D-WI) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) as cosponsors. Also today, Representative Brian Baird (D-WA) introduced the companion bill in the House. The Senate and House bills would implement key recommendations of the DOD National Language Conference by: * Developing policies and programs that build the nation's language and cultural understanding capability. * Engaging federal, state, and local agencies and the private sector in solutions. * Developing language and cultural competency across public and private sectors. * Developing language skills in a wide range of critical languages. * Strengthening our education system, programs, and tools in foreign languages and cultures. * Integrating language training into career fields and increase the number of language professionals. For more information, go to http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Home&month=1&year=2007&release_id=1529 . |
| Source | Daniel Kahikina Akaka Website |
| Inputdate | 2007-02-18 10:39:00 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-02-19 00:00:00 |
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