121 STAT. 666
PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007
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(1) shall be used to plan, develop, and implement programs at the elementary school level through postsecondary education, consistent with the purpose of this subtitle, including— (A) the development of curriculum and instructional materials; and (B) recruitment of students; and (2) may be used for— (A) teacher recruitment (including recruitment from other professions and recruitment of native-language speakers in the community) and professional development directly related to the purposes of this subtitle at the elementary school through secondary school levels; (B) development of appropriate assessments; (C) opportunities for maximum language exposure for students in the program, such as the creation of immersion environments (such as language houses, language tables, immersion classrooms, and weekend and summer experiences) and special tutoring and academic support; (D) dual language immersion programs; (E) scholarships and study-abroad opportunities, related to the program, for postsecondary students and newly recruited teachers who have advanced levels of proficiency in a critical foreign language, except that not more than 20 percent of the grant funds provided to an eligible recipient under this section for a fiscal year may be used to carry out this subparagraph; (F) activities to encourage community involvement to assist in meeting the purposes of this subtitle; (G) summer institutes for students and teachers; (H) bridge programs that allow dual enrollment for secondary school students in institutions of higher education; (I) programs that expand the understanding and knowledge of historic, geographic, and contextual factors within countries with populations who speak critical foreign languages, if such programs are carried out in conjunction with language instruction; (J) research on, and evaluation of, the teaching of critical foreign languages; (K) data collection and analysis regarding the results of— (i) various student recruitment strategies; (ii) program design; and (iii) curricular approaches; (L) the impact of the strategies, program design, and curricular approaches described in subparagraph (K) on increasing— (i) the number of students studying critical foreign languages; and (ii) the proficiency of the students in the critical foreign languages; and (M) distance learning projects for critical foreign language learning. (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient that receives a grant under this subtitle shall provide, toward the cost of carrying
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