,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #h1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,education to e/abli% a grant program to
 make grants to ! p>5ts ( /ud5ts s]v$ by
 local educational ag5cies t w n provide
 9-p]son in/ruction 9 a mann] consi/5t )
 s*ool ye> #bjai-bjbj1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,creat+ ,hope & ,opportunity ?r\gh  
,increas$ ,*oice 9 ,education ,act or ! 
,,*oice ,act4  #b4 ,opportunity grant   
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a grant program 7to be kn[n z ! 
,opportunity ,grant ,program7 to make   
grants to p>5ts ( eligible /ud5ts = !   
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7b7
 ,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
section1 a p>5t ( an eligible /ud5t %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application   

demon/rat+-- 7,a7 ! h\sehold income (   
su* eligible /ud5t2 &  7,b7 ) respect to
 s*ool ye> #bjbj-bjba1 t ! local        
educational ag5cy s]v+ su* eligible     
/ud5t w n provide 9-p]son in/ruction 9 a
 mann] consi/5t ) s*ool ye> #bjai-bjbj4 
7#b7 ,o!r requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all 
accept applications "u p>agraph 7#a7 on 
an annual roll+ basis & make su*        
application available z a /&>diz$ =m 9  
electronic & writt5 =mat4  7c7 ,am\nt ( 
grants ,subject to ! availability (     
appropriations1 ea* p>5t ( an eligible  
/ud5t :o ! ,secret>y det]m9es qualifies 
= a grant "u ?is section %all receive a 
grant "u ?is section 9 an am\nt t-- 7#a7
 9 ! case ( an eligible /ud5t ) a       
h\sehold income less ?an or equal to    
#ajj p]c5t ( ! r$uc$ price lun* rate    
income1 is equal to #ajj p]c5t ( !      
p]-pupil fund+ ) respect to ! local     
educational ag5cy s]v+ su* eligible     
/ud5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#b7 9
 ! case ( an eligible /ud5t ) a h\sehold
 income great] ?an #ajj p]c5t b less ?an

 or equal to #aej p]c5t ( ! r$uc$ price 
lun* rate income1 is equal to #ij p]c5t 
( ! p]-pupil fund+ ) respect to ! local 
educational ag5cy s]v+ su* eligible     
/ud5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7
 9 ! case ( an eligible /ud5t ) a       
h\sehold income great] ?an #aej p]c5t b 
less ?an or equal to #bjj p]c5t ( !     
r$uc$ price lun* rate income1 is equal  
to #hj p]c5t ( ! p]-pupil fund+ )       
respect to ! local educational ag5cy    
s]v+ su* eligible /ud5t1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,any am\nts
 made available to a p>5t "u ?is section
 may be us$-- 7#a7 ) respect to an      
eligible /ud5t1 to pay ! tuition & fees 
= a private elem5t>y s*ool or a private 
second>y s*ool t is a qualifi$ education
 provid] approv$ "u subsection 7e72     
7#b7 = private tutor+ 7includ+ ?r\gh a  
le>n+ pod or micros*ool72  7#c7 = ! home
 s*ool exp5ses ( su* eligible /ud5t2    
7#d7 to pur*ase educational mat]ials1   
includ+ in/ruction mat]ials & textbooks 
= su* eligible /ud5t2  7#e7 = pur*as+   

electronic devices to facilitate !      
education ( su* eligible /ud5t2 or  7#f7
 = su* o!r purposes z ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es appropriate4  7e7 ,regi/ry (   
qualifi$ education provid]s  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,) respect to ea* ,/ate1 !        
,secret>y %all e/abli% & ma9ta9 a       
regi/ry ( qualifi$ education provid]s   
approv$ by ! ,secret>y = purposes (     
subsection 7d77#a74  7#b7 ,approval ,)  
respect to ea* ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y %all  
approve z a qualifi$ education provid]  
any private elem5t>y s*ool or private   
second>y s*ool t demon/rates to !       
,secret>y t su* s*ool is lic5s$ to      
op]ate 9 su* ,/ate4  7f7 ,rules (       
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$-- 7#a7 to impact any aspect (   
private1 religi\s1 or home education    
provid]s2  7#b7 to exclude private1     
religi\s1 or home education provid]s f  
receiv+ funds pursuant to a grant "u ?is
 section2 or  7#c7 to require a qualifi$
 educational s]vice provid] to alt] any 
cre$1 practice1 admissions policy1 or   

curriculum 9 ord] to receive funds      
pursuant to a grant "u ?is section4  7g7
 ,fund+ ,f any am\nts appropriat$ =     
section #ahjjc ( division ,b ( ! ,,c>es 
,act on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all1 not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( title ,,xviii ( division ,b 
( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf71
 use #aj p]c5t ( su* am\nts to c>ry out 
?is section & aw>d opportunity grants to
 p>5ts ) approv$ applications 9         
accordance ) ?is section4  7h7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible /ud5t ,! t]m eligible /ud5t   
means a /ud5t-- 7,a7 s]v$ by a local    
educational ag5cy t1 ) respect to s*ool 
ye> #bjbj-bjba1 w n provide 9-p]son     
in/ruction 9 a mann] consi/5t ) s*ool   
ye> #bjai-bjbj2 &  7,b7 f a h\sehold ) a
 h\sehold income t is less ?an #bjj     
p]c5t ( ! r$uc$ price lun* rate income4 
7#b7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms local          
educational ag5cy1 p>5t1 & ,secret>y h !
 mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 

( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7    
,h\sehold income ,! t]m h\sehold income 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#cf;,b7d77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #cf;,b7d77#b774 
7#d7 ,r$uc$ price lun* rate income ,!   
t]m r$uc$ price lun* rate income means  
#ahe p]c5t ( ! applicable family size   
income levels conta9$ 9 ! nonf>m income 
pov]ty guidel9es prescrib$ by ! ,(fice (
 ,managem5t & ,budget1 z adju/$ annually
 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b7 (      
section #i7;b77#a7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4       
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#a774