H.R. 1239
Referred to CommitteeWorld Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
3/23/2017 • House
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World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Defense to award three-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language (e.g., foreign language or American Sign Language) programs in elementary and secondary schools.
Introduced in House • 2/28/2017
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February 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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