On May 7, 2009, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) reintroduced the National Foreign Language Coordination Act, with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), and Richard Durbin (D-IL) as cosponsors. The bill would create a National Foreign Language Coordination Council, directed by a National Language Advisor appointed by the President to develop and oversee the implementation of a foreign language strategy.

Senator Akaka’s Press Release