Amendment101st Congress
Amendment authorized $30 million in matching grants to States to set up institutes to retrain elementary and secondary teachers in the areas of foreign languages and cultures, and international studies; and authorized $5 million for competitive grants to public and private non-profit organizations to coordinate and disseminate foreign language and cultural instructional materials, including teachers kits, children's literature in foreign languages, and video tapes.
- Amendment Number
- 592
- Description
- Amendment authorized $30 million in matching grants to States to set up institutes to retrain elementary and secondary teachers in the areas of foreign languages and cultures, and international studies; and authorized $5 million for competitive grants to public and private non-profit organizations to coordinate and disseminate foreign language and cultural instructional materials, including teachers kits, children's literature in foreign languages, and video tapes.
- Purpose
- An amendment to authorize $30 million each in FY 1991, FY 1992, and FY 1993 for matching grants to states to set up institutes to retrain elementary and secondary teachers in the areas of foreign languages and cultures, and international studies. The amendment also authorizes $5 million each in FY 1991, FY 1992, and FY 1993 for competitive grants to public or private non-profit organizations to coordinate and disseminate foreign language and cultural instructional materials, including teachers kits, children's literature in foreign languages, and video tapes.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 20, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Panetta amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 12:57:49
- Submitted Date
- Jul 20, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021