,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,honda introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,education to aw>d grants to
 promote civic le>n+ & engagem5t1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,s&ra ,day ,o',connor  
,civic ,le>n+ ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! 
,commission] = ,education ,/ati/ics1 9  
adm9i/]+ ! ,national ,assessm5t (       
,educational ,progress1 %\ld increase ! 
sample size ( /ud5ts te/$ to improve    
disaggregation & analysis ( data reg>d+ 
progress 9 hi/ory & civics4  #c4 ,civic 
le>n+ grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subp>t #c ( 
"p ,c ( title ,,ii ( ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fgaa et seq47 is am5d$--     
7#a7 by repeal+ sections #bcda ?r\gh    
#bcdd & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #bcda4 ,civic 
le>n+ grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 

may aw>d competitive grants to eligible 
entities = ! developm5t & implem5tation 
( programs to promote civic le>n+ &     
engagem5t4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,an        
eligible entity %all use a grant receiv$
 "u ?is section to develop & implem5t a 
program to promote civic le>n+ &        
engagem5t ?r\gh in/ruction1 pr(essional 
developm5t1 & evaluation activities t   
promote any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,equity   
?r\gh access to fund+ & program b5efits1
 includ+--  7,a7 programs t meet ! ne$s 
( /ud5ts ) div]g5t le>n+ /yles1 /ud5ts (
 v>y+ e?nic1 racial1 & socio-economic   
backgr\nds1 & /ud5ts :o are ,engli%     
language le>n]s2 &  7,b7 res\rces t s]ve
 /ud5t populations t h n traditionally  
receiv$ opportunities = high quality1   
engag+ civic le>n+1 ) a special emphasis
 on inn]-city & rural und]s]v$ /ud5ts4  
7#b7 ,innovation ?r\gh design1 sett+s1 &
 deliv]y1 includ+ s]vice le>n+1         
int]active on-l9e programm+1 & o!r      
approa*es to engag+ /ud5ts 9 active     
le>n+ & civic p>ticipation4  7#c7       

,scalability ?r\gh broad1 co/-effective 
implem5tation & in/itutionalization1    
includ+--  7,a7 use ( ! late/           
te*nological developm5ts2  7,b7 an      
emphasis on programs design$ to address 
relevant ,/ate & ,national educational  
/&>ds2 &  7,c7 utilization ( l[         
p]-p>ticipant co/ models ( exp&+ ! numb]
 ( active /ud5ts & tea*]s4  7#d7        
,acc\ntability ?r\gh assessm5t &        
id5tification ( be/ practice models1    
includ+--  7,a7 indep5d5t rese>* &      
evaluation to help assess ! effects (   
civic education programs on /ud5ts' k1  
skills1 & traits ( "* ess5tial = !      
pres]vation & improvem5t ( con/itutional
 democracy2  7,b7 id5tify+ te*niques t  
succe$ ) traditionally und]s]v$ /ud5t   
populations2 &  7,c7 evaluation (       
tea*]s' k & ! adequacy ( ! tea*+        
facility4  7c7 ,def9ition ( eligible    
entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible   
entity means a nonpr(it educational     
organization4  2 &  7#b7 by r$esignat+  
sections #bcde & #bcdf z sections #bcdb 

& #bcdc1 respectively4  7b7 ,con=m+     
*anges  7#a7 ,section #bcdb ( su* ,act  
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fgae71 z r$esignat$ by  
subsection 7a77#b71 is am5d$--  7,a7 9  
subsection 7a7--  7i7 by /rik+          
organizations describ$ 9 section        
#bcdc7;a77#c7 ea* place x appe>s &      
ins]t+ organizations exp]i5c$ 9 !       
developm5t ( curricula & programs 9     
civics & gov]nm5t education & economic  
education = /ud5ts 9 elem5t>y s*ools &  
second>y s*ools 9 c\ntries o!r ?an !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ use     
funds made available "u grants or       
contracts "u section #bcdc to2  7,b7 9  
subsection 7b71 by /rik+ ! ,c5t] =      
,civic ,education1 ! ,national ,c\ncil  
on ,economic ,education1 & organizations
 describ$ 9 section #bcdc7;a77#c7 &     
ins]t+ an entity specifi$ 9 subsection  
7a72  7,c7 9 subsection 7e71 by /rik+   
describ$ 9 section #bcdc & ins]t+       
specifi$ 9 subsection 7a72 &  7,d7 9    
subsection 7f77#b71 by /rik+ ! ,c5t] =  
,civic ,education1 ! ,national ,c\ncil  

on ,economic ,education1 or             
organizations describ$ 9 section        
#bcdc7;a77#c7 & ins]t+ an entity        
specifi$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,!     
table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ ! items relat+ to sections #bcda  
?r\gh #bcdf & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #bcda4  
,civic le>n+ grants4 #bcdb4 ,coop]ative 
civic education & economic education    
ex*ange programs4 #bcdc4 ,au?orization (
 appropriations4  4  7c7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,section #bcdc ( su*    
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fgaf71 z r$esignat$
 by subsection 7a77#b71 is am5d$ to read
 z foll[s3  #bcdc4 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjae   
?r\gh #bjbj--  7#a7 #bh1ejj1jjj = grants
 "u section #bcda2 &  7#b7 #a1ejj1jjj = 
programs "u section #bcdb4  4