US Congress Senate Bill 1010 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5294-5295)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2009 - Establishes, in the Executive Office of the President, a National Foreign Language Coordination Council to: (1) oversee and implement continuing national security and education language initiatives; (2) develop a national foreign language strategy; (3) conduct a survey of the status of federal agency foreign language and area expertise and agency needs for such expertise; and (4) monitoring the implementation of such strategy. Establishes a National Language Advisor, to be appointed by the President, to: (1) chair the Council; (2) develop and monitor implementation of the strategy, built upon the efforts of the National Security Language Initiative; (3) establish formal relationships among major stakeholders, including federal, state, and local government agencies, academia, industry, labor, and heritage communities; and (4) coordinate and lead a public information campaign. Requires the Council to consult with states to provide for designation of state contact persons. Encourages formation of state interagency councils, or designation of state lead agencies, to coordinate with the Council and state and local agencies.

National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2009

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-07		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5294-5295)
2009-05-07		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5293)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1010/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1010/BILLS-111s1010is.pdf