,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1 #bjac,mr4
 ,k+/on introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use
 ( funds by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education    
relat+ to multi/ate academic cont5t     
/&>ds4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,"o ,size ,does ,n ,fit ,all 9
 ,education ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on  
use ( funds = c]ta9 purposes  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,no funds appropriat$ or o!rwise  
available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education   
may be us$ to-- 7#a7 develop1 implem5t1 
or evaluate any set ( multi/ate academic
 cont5t /&>ds or any assessm5ts align$ )
 su* /&>ds2 or  7#b7 aw>d any grant1    
contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t t      
requires or au?orizes ! developm5t1     
implem5tation1 or evaluation ( multi/ate
 academic cont5t /&>ds or assessm5ts    
align$ ) su* /&>ds4  7b7 ,applications  
,! ,secret>y ( ,education may n require 
a ,/ate to adopt multi/ate academic     

cont5t /&>ds or assessm5ts align$ ) su* 
/&>ds z an eligibility requirem5t 9 an  
application = ,f$]al funds4  7c7 ,waiv] 
,section #idja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghfa7  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7h7 ,multi/ate /&>ds ,!    
,secret>y may n require a ,/ate to adopt
 multi/ate academic cont5t /&>ds or     
assessm5ts align$ ) su* /&>ds z a       
condition = receiv+ a waiv] "u ?is      
section4  4  7d7 ,multi/ate academic    
cont5t /&>d def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m    
multi/ate academic cont5t /&>d-- 7#a7   
means an academic cont5t /&>d adopt$ by 
m ?an "o ,/ate2 &  7#b7 includes !      
,common ,core ,/ate ,/&>ds develop$ by !
 ,national ,gov]nors ,association ,c5t] 
= ,be/ ,practices & ! ,c\ncil ( ,*ief   
,/ate ,s*ool ,(fic]s4