,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,cummings 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,waters1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,hastings of
 ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,rangel7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
grant program to enhance existing       
secondary education programs for the    
purpose of teaching high school students
 about the ,constitution of the ,united 
,states and the constitutions of the    
individual ,states4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,constitution and ,citizenship ,day ,act
 of #bjad4  #b4 ,constitution ,day and  
civic responsibility system for students
 ,part ,c of title ,,ii of the          
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffja et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subpart3  #f ,teaching
 of the ,constitution  #bcga4           

,establishment and operation of         
,constitution ,day ,grant ,program  7a7 
,grant program authorized ,the          
,secretary shall establish and implement
 a grant program1 to be known as the    
,constitution ,day ,grant ,program1     
under which the ,secretary shall award  
grants on a competitive basis to local  
educational agencies and charter schools
 for the purposes of enhancing          
educational programs to teach students  
about the ,united ,states ,constitution 
and the constitution of the ,state in   
which the grant recipient is located4   
7b7 ,grantee eligibility requirements   
,grants under this section may only be  
awarded to a local educational agency or
 charter school with established        
secondary educational programs to teach 
students about the ,united ,states      
,constitution and the constitution of   
the ,state in which the grant recipient 
is located4  7c7 ,operation of          
educational programs ,an educational    
program funded by a grant under this    

section shall--  7#a7 occur on          
,constitution ,day1 ,september #ag1 of  
each calender year 7or on the ,monday   
immediately following ,constitution     
,day1 if ,constitution ,day falls on a  
,saturday or a ,sunday72  7#b7 include  
assemblies1 discussions1 presentations1 
or events commemorating the             
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 the constitution of the ,state in which
 the grant recipient is located2  7#c7  
include efforts to reinforce existing   
,constitutional curricula conducted by  
the grant recipient2 and  7#d7 make     
available to eligible students          
participating in such program the       
ability to register to vote4  7d7 ,voter
 registration laws ,a grant recipient   
under this section shall abide by all   
applicable ,state and ,federal voter    
registration laws4  #bcgb4 ,grant       
application process  7a7 ,secretary     
created process ,the ,secretary shall   
develop an application process for the  
grant program under this subpart1       

consistent with the requirements of this
 section4  7b7 ,grant application       
requirements ,an application for a grant
 under this subpart shall--  7#a7       
describe the educational activities to  
be funded by the grant2 and  7#b7       
provide assurances that the requirements
 of section #bcga7;c7 will be met1 and  
any additional assurances that the      
,secretary determines to be necessary to
 ensure compliance with the requirements
 of this subpart4  #bcgc4 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the ,secretary    
#d1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjae through #bjai to carry out this   
subpart4  4