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108 STAT. 3738 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(b) REQUIREMENTS.— "(1) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In awarding a grant under subsection (a) to a State educational agency, the Secretary shall support programs that promote systemic approaches to improving foreign language learning in the State. "(2) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In awarding a grant under subsection (a) to a local educational agency, the Secretary shall support programs that— "(A) show the promise of being continued beyond the grant period; "(B) demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated and duplicated in other local educational agencies; and "(C) may include a professional development component. "(c) FEDERAL SHARE. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Federal share for each fiscal year shall be 50 percent. "(2) WAIVER. — The Secretary may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for any local educational agency which the Secretary determines does not have adequate resources to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of the activities assisted under this part. "(3) SPECIAL RULE.— Not less than three-fourths of the funds appropriated under section 7206 shall be used for the expansion of foreign language learning in the elementary grades. "(4) RESERVATION. —The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of funds appropriated under section 7206 to evaluate the efficacy of programs under this part. 20 USC 7514. "SEC. 7204. APPLICATIONS. "(a) IN GENERAL.—Any State educational agency or local educational agency desiring a grant under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. "(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications describing programs that— "(1) include intensive summer foreign language programs for professional development; "(2) link non-native English speakers in the community with the schools in order to promote two-way language learning; or "(3) promote the sequential study of a foreign language for students, beginning in elementary schools. 20 USC 7515. "SEC. 7205. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. "(a) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. —From amounts appropriated under section 7206 the Secretary shall make an incentive payment for each fiscal year to each public elementary school that provides to students attending such school a program designed to lead to communicative competency in a foreign language. "(b) AMOUNT. —The Secretary shall determine the amount of the incentive payment under subsection (a) for each public elementary school for each fiscal year on the basis of the number of students participating in a program described in such subsection at such school for such year compared to the total number of