20 U.S.C. § 3415 — Office of Postsecondary Education

(a) There must be in the Department an Office of Postsecondary Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education appointed under section 3412(b) of this title . The Assistant Secretary must administer such functions affecting postsecondary education, both public and private, as the Secretary must delegate, and must serve as the principal adviser to the Secretary on matters affecting postsecondary education. (b) The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education must appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education to perform such functions affecting postsecondary, international, and foreign language education as the Secretary can prescribe. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education must— (1) be an individual with extensive background and experience in international and foreign language education; (2) have responsibility for encouraging and promoting the study of foreign languages and the study of the cultures of other countries at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels in the United States; and (3) coordinate with related international and foreign language education programs of other Federal agencies.