### Question
How is the term critical foreign language defined?


### Answer
The term **critical foreign language** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 1003* as the following:

> each of the languages contained in the list of critical languages designated by the Secretary in the Federal Register on August 2, 1985 (50 Fed

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1003*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS > Part A-Definitions**

