,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjac ,ms4  
,coll9s 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,baucus7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! small1 rural s*ool
 a*ievem5t program & ! rural & l[-income
 s*ool program "u "p ,b ( title ,,vi ( !
 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,rural ,education ,a*ievem5t
 ,program ,reau?orization ,act ( #bjac4 
#b4 ,small1 rural s*ool a*ievem5t       
program ,sections #fbaa & #fbab ( !     
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gcde1 #gcde;a7 are
 am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #fbaa4 ,use ( 
applicable fund+  7a7 ,alt]native uses  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 an eligible local educational   
ag5cy may use ! applicable fund+ t !    
ag5cy is eligible to receive f ! ,/ate  
educational ag5cy = a fiscal ye> to c>ry

 out local activities au?oriz$ "u any ( 
! foll[+ provisions3  7,a7 ,"p ,a (     
title ,i4  7,b7 ,"p ,a or ,d ( title    
,,ii4  7,c7 ,title ,,iii4  7,d7 ,"p ,a  
or ,b ( title ,,iv4  7,e7 ,"p ,a ( title
 ,v4  7#b7 ,notification ,an eligible   
local educational ag5cy %all notify !   
,/ate educational ag5cy ( ! local       
educational ag5cy's int5tion to use !   
applicable fund+ 9 accordance ) p>agraph
 7#a71 by a date t is e/abli%$ by !     
,/ate educational ag5cy = !             
notification4  7b7 ,eligibility  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a local educational ag5cy %all  
be eligible to use ! applicable fund+ 9 
accordance ) subsection 7a7 if--  7,a7  
7i7 7,i7 ! total numb] ( /ud5ts 9 av]age
 daily att5dance at all ( ! s*ools s]v$ 
by ! local educational ag5cy is few] ?an
 #fjj2 or  7,,ii7 ea* c\nty 9 :i* a     
s*ool s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy 
is locat$ has a total population d5sity 
( few] ?an #aj p]sons p] squ>e mile2 &  
7ii7 all ( ! s*ools s]v$ by ! local     
educational ag5cy are designat$ ) a     

s*ool locale code ( ,fr+e ,rural1       
,di/ant ,rural1 or ,remote ,rural1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7,b7 ! ag5cy
 meets ! crit]ia e/abli%$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a77i7 & ! ,secret>y1 9 accordance )   
p>agraph 7#b71 grants ! local           
educational ag5cy's reque/ to waive !   
crit]ia describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii74
  7#b7 ,c]tification ,! ,secret>y %all  
det]m9e :e!r to waive ! crit]ia describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a77ii7 bas$ on a     
demon/ration by ! local educational     
ag5cy1 & concurr5ce by ! ,/ate          
educational ag5cy1 t ! local educational
 ag5cy is locat$ 9 an area def9$ z rural
 by a gov]nm5tal ag5cy ( ! ,/ate4  7c7  
,applicable fund+ def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m applicable fund+ means funds      
provid$ "u any ( ! foll[+ provisions3   
7#a7 ,subp>t #b & section               
#bdab7;a77#b77;,a7 ( title ,,ii4  7#b7  
,section #daad4  7#c7 ,"p ,a ( title ,v4
  7d7 ,disbursem5t ,ea* ,/ate           
educational ag5cy t receives applicable 
fund+ = a fiscal ye> %all disburse !    

applicable fund+ to local educational   
ag5cies = alt]native uses "u ?is section
 = ! fiscal ye> at ! same "t z ! ,/ate  
educational ag5cy disburses ! applicable
 fund+ to local educational ag5cies t d 
n int5d to use ! applicable fund+ = su* 
alt]native uses = ! fiscal ye>4  7e7    
,applicable rules ,applicable fund+ "u  
?is section %all be available to c>ry   
out local activities au?oriz$ "u        
subsection 7a74  #fbab4 ,grant program  
au?oriz$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y is  
au?oriz$ to aw>d grants to eligible     
local educational ag5cies to enable !   
local educational ag5cies to c>ry out   
activities au?oriz$ "u any ( ! foll[+   
provisions3  7#a7 ,"p ,a ( title ,i4    
7#b7 ,"p ,a or ,d ( title ,,ii4  7#c7   
,title ,,iii4  7#d7 ,"p ,a or ,b ( title
 ,,iv4  7#e7 ,"p ,a ( title ,v4  7b7    
,allocation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,secret>y    
%all aw>d a grant "u subsection 7a7 to a
 local educational ag5cy eligible "u    
section #fbaa7;b7 = a fiscal ye> 9 an   

am\nt equal to ! initial am\nt det]m9$  
"u p>agraph 7#b7 = ! fiscal ye> m9us !  
total am\nt receiv$ by ! ag5cy "u !     
provisions ( law describ$ 9 section     
#fbaa7;c7 = ! prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7#b7  
,det]m9ation ( initial am\nt  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! initial am\nt ref]r$ to 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 is equal to #ajj multipli$
 by ! total numb] ( /ud5ts 9 excess (   
#ej /ud5ts1 9 av]age daily att5dance at 
! s*ools s]v$ by ! local educational    
ag5cy1 plus #bj1jjj1 except t ! initial 
am\nt may n exce$ #fj1jjj4  7,b7        
,special rule ,= any fiscal ye> = :i* ! 
am\nt made available to c>ry out ?is "p 
is #ajj1jjj1jjj or m1 subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all be appli$--  7i7 by sub/itut+      
#be1jjj = #bj1jjj2 &  7ii7 by sub/itut+ 
#hj1jjj = #fj1jjj4  7#c7 ,ratable       
adju/m5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! am\nt made
 available to c>ry out ?is section = any
 fiscal ye> is n suffici5t to pay 9 full
 ! am\nts t local educational ag5cies   
are eligible to receive "u p>agraph 7#a7
 = su* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all ratably    

r$uce su* am\nts = su* ye>4  7,b7       
,additional am\nts ,if additional funds 
become available = mak+ paym5ts "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 = su* fiscal ye>1 paym5ts 
t 7 r$uc$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be   
increas$ on ! same basis z su* paym5ts 7
 r$uc$4  7c7 ,disbursem5t ,! ,secret>y  
%all disburse ! funds aw>d$ to a local  
educational ag5cy "u ?is section = a    
fiscal ye> n lat] ?an ,july #a ( t      
fiscal ye>4  7d7 ,special eligibility   
rule ,a local educational ag5cy t       
receives a grant "u ?is subp>t = a      
fiscal ye> is n eligible to receive     
funds = su* fiscal ye> "u subp>t #b4  4 
#c4 ,rural & l[-income s*ool program    
,section #fbba ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gcea7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3       
#fbba4 ,program au?oriz$  7a7 ,grants to
 ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f am\nts        
appropriat$ "u section #fbcd = ?is      
subp>t = a fiscal ye> t are n res]v$ "u 
subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d   
grants 7f allotm5ts made "u p>agraph    

7#b77 = ! fiscal ye> to ,/ate           
educational ag5cies t h applications    
submitt$ "u section #fbbc approv$ to    
enable ! ,/ate educational ag5cies to   
aw>d grants to eligible local           
educational ag5cies = local au?oriz$    
activities describ$ 9 section #fbbb7;a74
  7#b7 ,allotm5t ,f am\nts describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>1 !         
,secret>y %all allot to ea* ,/ate       
educational ag5cy = t fiscal ye> an     
am\nt t be>s ! same ratio to ^? am\nts z
 ! numb] ( /ud5ts 9 av]age daily        
att5dance s]v$ by eligible local        
educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate = t fiscal
 ye> be>s to ! numb] ( all su* /ud5ts   
s]v$ by eligible local educational      
ag5cies 9 all ,/ates = t fiscal ye>4    
7#c7 ,specially qualifi$ ag5cies  7,a7  
,eligibility & application ,if a ,/ate  
educational ag5cy elects n to p>ticipate
 9 ! program "u ?is subp>t or does n h  
an application submitt$ "u section #fbbc
 approv$1 a specially qualifi$ ag5cy 9  
su* ,/ate desir+ a grant "u ?is subp>t  

may submit an application "u su* section
 directly to ! ,secret>y to receive an  
aw>d "u ?is subp>t4  7,b7 ,direct aw>ds 
,! ,secret>y may aw>d1 on a competitive 
basis or by =mula1 ! am\nt ! ,/ate      
educational ag5cy is eligible to receive
 "u p>agraph 7#b7 directly to a         
specially qualifi$ ag5cy 9 ! ,/ate t has
 submitt$ an application 9 accordance ) 
subp>agraph 7,a7 & obta9$ approval ( !  
application4  7,c7 ,specially qualifi$  
ag5cy def9$ ,9 ?is subp>t1 ! t]m        
specially qualifi$ ag5cy means an       
eligible local educational ag5cy s]v$ by
 a ,/ate educational ag5cy t does n     
p>ticipate 9 a program "u ?is subp>t 9 a
 fiscal ye>1 t may apply directly to !  
,secret>y = a grant 9 su* ye> "u ?is    
subsection4  7b7 ,local aw>ds  7#a7     
,eligibility ,a local educational ag5cy 
%all be eligible to receive a grant "u  
?is subp>t if--  7,a7 #dj p]c5t or m ( !
 *ildr5 ages #e ?r\gh #ag ye>s s]v$ by !
 local educational ag5cy are eligible = 
a free or r$uc$ price lun* "u ! ,ri*>d  

,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun*     
,act2 &  7,b7 all ( ! s*ools s]v$ by !  
ag5cy are designat$ ) a s*ool locale    
code ( ,di/ant ,t[n1 ,remote ,t[n1 ,fr+e
 ,rural1 ,di/ant ,rural1 or ,remote     
,rural1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 
,aw>d basis ,a ,/ate educational ag5cy  
%all aw>d grants to eligible local      
educational ag5cies--  7,a7 on a        
competitive basis2  7,b7 accord+ to a   
=mula bas$ on ! numb] ( /ud5ts 9 av]age 
daily att5dance s]v$ by ! eligible local
 educational ag5cies or s*ools 9 !      
,/ate2 or  7,c7 accord+ to an alt]native
 =mula1 if1 prior to aw>d+ ! grants1 !  
,/ate educational ag5cy demon/rates1 to 
! satisfaction ( ! ,secret>y1 t !       
alt]native =mula enables ! ,/ate        
educational ag5cy to allot ! grant funds
 9 a mann] t s]ves equal or great]      
conc5trations ( *ildr5 f families       
eligible = a free or r$uc$ price lun* "u
 ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool 
,lun* ,act1 relative to ! conc5trations 
t w\ld be s]v$ if ! ,/ate educational   

ag5cy us$ ! =mula describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b74  7c7 ,res]vations ,f am\nts      
appropriat$ "u section #fbcd = ?is      
subp>t = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all 
res]ve--  7#a7 "o-half ( #a p]c5t to    
make aw>ds to elem5t>y s*ools or        
second>y s*ools op]at$ or support$ by ! 
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs1 to c>ry out 
! activities au?oriz$ "u ?is subp>t2 &  
7#b7 "o-half ( #a p]c5t to make aw>ds to
 ! outly+ areas 9 accordance ) _!       
respective ne$s1 to c>ry out !          
activities au?oriz$ "u ?is subp>t4  7d7 
,special eligibility rule ,a local      
educational ag5cy t is eligible to      
receive a grant "u ?is subp>t & is also 
eligible to receive a grant "u subp>t   
#a1 may receive a grant "u ?is subp>t = 
a fiscal ye> only if ! local educational
 ag5cy does n receive a grant "u subp>t 
#a = su* fiscal ye>4  4