1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act or the EXCEL Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) strategic competition with the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the most significant geostrategic challenge the United States faces in the 21st century; (2) the United States Government needs to further invest in relevant linguistic, cultural, and regional expertise to effectively engage in strategic competition with the PRC