,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mrs4  
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 
,e/y1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1   
,mr4 ,langev91 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mrs4       
,negrete ,mc,leod1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to    
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,education to c>ry 
out a ,,/em grant program4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! #ba/    
,c5tury ,,/em ,competitive ,jobs ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! ,h>v>d ,graduate ,s*ool (       
,education's report ,pa?ways to         
,prosp]ity cites rese>* t %[s employ]s  
across ! c\ntry cont9ue to see t "y     
adults are n equipp$ ) ! skills & "w    
exp]i5ce ne$$ to succe$ 9 ! #ba/ c5tury 
work=ce4 ,9 addition1 rese>* %[s t      
c\rses t include a vocational or "w-bas$

 compon5t be/ prep>e /ud5ts to succe$ 9 
! workplace4  7#b7 ,num]\s reports by   
national advisory gr\ps1 includ+ !      
,presid5t's ,c\ncil ( ,advisors on      
,sci5ce & ,te*nology & ,national        
,academies' committees1 h highlight$ !  
ne$ to raise /ud5t a*ievem5t 9 ,,/em    
fields to enable ! ,unit$ ,/ates to     
ma9ta9 its competitive edge 9 ! global  
economy4  7#c7 ,ne>ly all ( ! top #cj   
fa/e/ gr[+ occupations require sci5ce1  
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or ma!matics skills1
 accord+ to ! ,bureau ( ,labor          
,/ati/ics4  7#d7 ,rec5t /&>diz$ te/s %[ 
,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts' ma!matics & sci5ce
 p]=mance is only av]age or bel[ av]age 
comp>$ ) _! int]national pe]s4 ,am]ican 
/ud5ts plac$ #be? 9 ma!matics & #ag? 9  
sci5ce out ( #cd ,organisation =        
,economic ,co-op]ation & ,developm5t    
c\ntries 9 ! #bjji ,program =           
,int]national ,/ud5t ,assessm5t4  7#e7  
,too few ,am]ican /ud5ts graduate f high
 s*ool ) ! int]e/ & ! prep>ation to     
successfully pursue ,,/em degrees 9     

college4 ,well ov] half ( college /ud5ts
 9 ,*9a & ,japan major 9 ,,/em fields1  
comp>$ ) only a ?ird ( /ud5ts 9 ,am]ica4
  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,,esea  7a7 ,title 
,,iv ,title ,,iv ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,d ,,/em grant 
program  #ddja4 ,grant program  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ "u        
subsection 7f71 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d   
grants to local educational ag5cies to  
improve ! education ( /ud5ts 9 sci5ce1  
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z ,,/em7 & prep>e su* 
/ud5ts to pursue und]graduate & graduate
 degrees & c>e]s 9 su* fields4  7b7     
,application ,to receive a grant "u ?is 
section1 a local educational ag5cy %all 
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1 :i*
 %all include a description (--  7#a7 ! 
local1 regional1 or national employ] 9 a
 ,,/em field ) :om ! local educational  

ag5cy w p>tn] or collaborate to c>ry out
 ! requir$ activities "u subsection     
7c77#a77;,a72 &  7#b7 ! dual-cr$it      
c\rses ! w be c>ri$ out ) ! grant "u    
subsection 7c77#a77;,b74  7c7 ,uses (   
funds ,a local educational ag5cy receiv+
 a grant "u ?is section--  7#a7 %all use
 su* funds to--  7,a7 p>tn] or          
collaborate ) ! local1 regional1 or     
national employ] describ$ 9 ! ag5cy's   
application "u subsection 7b7 to--  7i7 
assi/ /ud5ts 9 be+ plac$ 9 int]n%ips or 
appr5tice%ips ) su* employ]s2 &  7ii7   
develop ! curriculum & metrics ( ,,/em  
c\rsework2 &  7,b7 collaborate )        
in/itutions ( high] education to--  7i7 
c>ry out dual-cr$it c\rses t (f] bo?    
second>y s*ool cr$it & college cr$it &  
incorporate ,,/em education & ,,/em     
workplace tra9+2  7ii7 assi/ /ud5ts 9   
be+ plac$ 9 int]n%ips or appr5tice%ips )
 ! employ]s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72
 &  7iii7 develop ! curriculum & metrics
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii72 &     
7#b7 may use su* funds to--  7,a7       

provide tutor+ 9 ,,/em c\rsework &      
m5tor+ programs = academic advice &     
assi/ance 9 discuss+ future c>e]        
opportunities 9 ,,/em fields2  7,b7     
enable /ud5ts & _! tea*]s to att5d ,,/em
 ev5ts outside ! classroom2  7,c7       
provide aft]-s*ool & summ] ,,/em        
programs = /ud5ts2 &  7,d7 pur*ase      
education mat]ials or equipm5t to       
facilitate ,,/em in/ruction4  7d7 ,mat*+
 requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* local   
educational ag5cy t receives a grant "u 
?is section %all provide1 f non-,f$]al  
s\rces1 an am\nt equal to #ej p]c5t ( ! 
grant4 ,su* non-,f$]al contribution may 
be provid$ 9 ca% or 9 k9d4  7#b7        
,p>tn]%ip au?oriz$ ,a local educational 
ag5cy may p>tn] ) a public & private    
entity t may assi/ ! local educational  
ag5cy 9 meet+ ! mat*+ requirem5t "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y
 may waive all or "p ( ! mat*+          
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 = a local   
educational ag5cy if ! local educational
 ag5cy demon/rates t su* requirem5t w\ld

 result 9 a s]i\s f9ancial h>d%ip or a  
f9ancial inability to c>ry out ! goals (
 ! grant4  7e7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant   
,grant funds provid$ to a local         
educational ag5cy "u ?is section %all be
 us$ to supplem5t1 & n supplant1 funds t
 w\ld o!rwise be us$ = activities       
au?oriz$ "u ?is section4  7f7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriate su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section 
= fiscal ye> #bjad & ea* succe$+ fiscal 
ye>4  4  7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table (
 cont5ts ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y      
,education ,act ( #aife is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to "p ,c (    
title ,,iv ( su* ,act1 ! foll[+ new     
item3  ,"p ,d--,,/em grant program ,sec4
 #ddja4 ,grant program4  4