; Whereas the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) serves as the primary Federal law focused on supporting and developing career and technical education; and Whereas Congress recognized the importance of career and technical education by passing the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act ( Public Law 115–224 ), reauthorizing the Perkins Act, which supports program improvement in secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs in all States and territories: Now, therefore, be it