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 PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

121 STAT. 625

for the activities of the Office of Science of the Department for fiscal year 2008 exceeds the amount appropriated for the Office for fiscal year 2007, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. (5) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (2)— (A) not more than 50 percent of the amount shall be used to carry out subsection (e)(3)(D); (B) at least 2.5 percent of the amount shall be used for technology transfer and outreach activities; and (C) no funds may be used for construction of new buildings or facilities during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE VI—EDUCATION 20 USC 9801.

SEC. 6001. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings: (1) A well-educated population is essential to retaining America’s competitiveness in the global economy. (2) The United States needs to build on and expand the impact of existing programs by taking additional, well-coordinated steps to ensure that all students are able to obtain the knowledge the students need to obtain postsecondary education and participate successfully in the workforce or the Armed Forces. (3) The next steps must be informed by independent information on the effectiveness of current programs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and critical foreign language education, and by identification of best practices that can be replicated. (4) Teacher preparation and elementary school and secondary school programs and activities must be aligned with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and the requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (5) The ever increasing knowledge and skill demands of the 21st century require that secondary school preparation and requirements be better aligned with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the workforce, and States need better data systems to track educational achievement from prekindergarten through baccalaureate degrees. SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS.

20 USC 9802.

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(a) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—Unless otherwise specified in this title, the terms used in this title have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this title: (1) CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘critical foreign language’’ means a foreign language that the Secretary determines, in consultation with the heads of such Federal

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