102 STAT. 1476
PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988
organizations, employer-related organizations, tribal governments, and organizations serving Native Alaskans and Indians.". SEC 6013. LITERACY COORDINATION.
(a) FEDERAL LITERACY OFFICE.—The Adult Education Act is amended by inserting after section 317 (as added by section 6012) the following new section: "COORDINATION OF LITERACY PROGRAMS "SEC.
318. (a) FEDERAL LITERACY COORDINATION OFFICE.—The
Adult Education Division shall serve as the Federal literacy coordination office. "(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary, through the Division, shall— "(1) coordinate Fedeixd literacy programs, including grant programs administered under this chapter and other grant programs funded under the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.); and "(2) provide information and guidance to States with respect to the establishment of State and local volunteer pn^rams relating to literacy. "(c) STATE LTTBEIACY (COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable,
each State agency designated under section 306(b)(2) that receives funds under section 316 or section 317 shall— "(1) designate area offices for coordination of literacy programs, distributed throughout the State so that persons in all areas of the State have access to literacy programs; "(2) train personnel who will operate the area offices; "(3) determine curricula and materials for literacy programs; "(4) oversee area offices; "(5) provide assistance to area offices; "(6) conduct programs to recruit volunteers and participants; "(7) coordinate the programs described in paragraph (6) with existing literacy programs; and "(8) allocate funds to area offices.". SEC 6014. APPLICABILITY PROVISION.
The amendments made by this chapter shall not take efTect if the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 is enacted prior to the enactment of this Act.
CHAPTER 3—FOREIGN LANGUAGES Foreign
Subchapter A—Foreign Language Assistance
Language Act of Assistance SEC 6021. SHORT TITLE. 1988.
20 USC 5011.
This subchapter may be cited as the "Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1988".
20 USC 5012.
SEC 6022. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that the economic and security interests of this Nation require significant improvement in the quantity and quality of foreign language instruction offered in the Nation's elementary and secondary schools, and Federal funds should be made available to assist the purpose of this subchapter.
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