,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dggf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ba1 #bjai,ms4
 ,norton 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,evans7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,education to e/abli% a competitive     
grant program to aw>d grants to local   
educational ag5cies to address implicit 
bias 9 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,combat+ ,implicit     
,bias 9 ,education ,act4  #b4 ,grant    
program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( 
,education %all aw>d grants1 on a       
competitive basis1 to local educational 
ag5cies to provide tra9+ to educators1  
pr9cipals1 & o!r /aff ( elem5t>y s*ools 
& second>y s*ools on implicit bias1 = ! 
purposes (--  7#a7 end+ discrim9ation   
bas$ on su* bias1 includ+-- 7,a7 9 !    
adm9i/ration ( exclusion>y discipl9e    
7includ+ susp5sions & expulsions72  7,b7
 9 access to gift$ & tal5t$ programs2 & 

7,c7 9 ! apportionm5t ( academic        
res\rces2  7#b7 improv+ ! s*ool climate 
& ! relation%ips betwe5 /ud5ts &        
educators1 pr9cipals1 & o!r /aff (      
elem5t>y & second>y s*ools2 &  7#c7     
improv+ ! academic a*ievem5t & atta9m5t 
( /ud5ts4  7b7 ,application ,a local    
educational ag5cy desir+ to receive a   
grant "u ?is section %all submit an     
application to ! ,secret>y z ! ,secret>y
 %all require4 ,! application %all      
include a description ( h[ ! local      
educational ag5cy w use ! grant to c>ry 
out tra9+ "u subsection 7a74  7c7       
,report ,! ,director ( ! ,in/itute (    
,education ,sci5ces %all conduct a      
p]iodic review ( ! effectiv5ess ( !     
grant program e/abli%$ by ?is ,act4  7d7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,= !    
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 !re are   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbb4   
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act   
t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1 local      

educational ag5cy1 o!r /aff1 & second>y 
s*ool h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section 
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#b7 ,implicit ,bias ,! t]m    
implicit bias means bias ) respect to   
actual or p]ceiv$ race1 religion1 sex   
7includ+ sexual ori5tation or g5d]      
id5tity71 disability1 e?nicity1 or      
socioeconomic /atus1 t results f        
subconsci\sly held attitudes1 beliefs1  
or associations4  7#c7 ,tra9+ ,! t]m    
tra9+ means evid5ce bas$1 on-go+        
pr(essional developm5t & support4