### Question
Can you define what superior level of proficiency means?


### Answer
**Superior level of proficiency** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 9862*:

> level 3, the professional working level, as measured by the Federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) or by other generally recognized measures of superior standards

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 9862*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 78-SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION > SUBCHAPTER III-FOREIGN LANGUAGE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM**

