,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ha/+s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4 
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,h>d] (      
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,meeks1   
,ms4 ,wild1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 & ,ms4 ,cl>ke 
( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife to increase civics education   
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,civics 
,le>n+ ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! de>? (
 civics lessons available to /ud5ts     
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates has help$ to fo/]
 a political climate t is deeply p>tisan
 & divid$4  7#b7 ,pol>iz$ p>ty politics 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has fractur$ public   
morale 9 our in/itutions & has creat$ an

 environm5t 9 :i* p are less likely to  
be well-in=m$ on ! curr5t /ate ( affairs
 & to p>ticipate 9 ! political process4 
7#c7 ,accord+ to ! ,ann5b]g ,con/itution
 ,day ,civics ,survey conduct$ by !     
,ann5b]g ,public ,policy ,c5t] ( !      
,univ]sity ( ,p5nsylvania--  7,a7 9     
#bjah1 only #cb p]c5t ( p 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates survey$ 7 capable ( nam+ all #c  
bran*es ( ,gov]nm5t1 :ile #cc p]c5t (   
,am]icans 7 n able to "n any ( ! bran*es
 ( gov]nm5t2  7,b7 9 #bjah1 #cj p]c5t ( 
p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates survey$ knew t !    
,s5ate is 9 *>ge ( ,supreme ,c\rt nom9ee
 confirmations2 &  7,c7 9 #bjag1 #cg    
p]c5t c\ld n "n any ( ! rights gu>ante$ 
"u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t4  7#d7 ,9 #bjad1    
only #bc p]c5t ( eigh? grad]s 7 f\nd to 
h p]=m$ at or above ! pr(ici5t level on 
! ,national ,assessm5t ( ,educational   
,progress civics exam conduct$ by !     
,national ,c5t] ( ,education ,/udies4   
7#e7 ,a lack ( k on ! basics ( !        
/ructure ( our democratic republic      
creates an increas+ly ill-prep>$        

electorate :i* ov]time has1 & w cont9ue 
to1 contribute to a weak5$ democracy4   
#c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife  ,section #bbcc
 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fffc7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by
 ins]t+ & prioritize innovative civics  
le>n+ & tea*+1 includ+ by enc\rag+ aft] 
to enc\rage2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 7includ+ 
/ud5ts & tea*]s at high-ne$ s*ools 7z   
def9$ 9 section #bbba77 be=e ! p]iod2   
7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ &
 appropriat$ "u subsection 7h7 ( ?is    
section aft] #bbca7;b77#b72 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#b7 may include--  7,a7 h&s-on civic   
engagem5t activities = tea*]s & /ud5ts2 
7,b7 activities ab\t ! hi/ory &         
pr9ciples ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 includ+ ! ,bill ( ,rights2  7,c7
 be=e-s*ool1 dur+-s*ool1 aft]-s*ool1 &  
extracurricul> activities2  7,d7        
activities t include s]vice le>n+ &     
community s]vice projects t are l9k$ to 

s*ool curriculum2  7,e7 activities t    
enc\rage & support /ud5t p>ticipation 9 
s*ool gov]nance2 &  7,f7 onl9e & video  
game bas$ le>n+4  2  7#c7 9 subsection  
7c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#c7 ,div]sity ( projects  7,a7
 ,div]sity ( grants ,9 aw>d+ grants "u  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t1 
to ! ext5t practicable1 grants are      
di/ribut$ among eligible entities t w   
s]ve geographically div]se areas1       
includ+ urban1 suburban1 & rural areas1 
& public elem5t>y s*ools4  7,b7         
,allocation ( grant fund+ ,to ! ext5t   
practicable bas$ on ! applications      
receiv$ "u subsection 7d71 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t--  7i7 n less ?an #cj     
p]c5t ( ! grant funds "u ?is section are
 aw>d$ to eligible entities t s]ve      
elem5t>y s*ool /ud5ts & tea*]s2  7ii7 n 
less ?an #cj p]c5t ( ! grant funds "u   
?is section are aw>d$ to eligible       
entities t s]ve middle s*ool /ud5ts &   
tea*]s2 &  7iii7 n m ?an #dj p]c5t ( !  
grant funds "u ?is section are aw>d$ to 

eligible entities t s]ve high s*ool     
/ud5ts & tea*]s4  2  7#d7 9 subsection  
7d71 by ins]t+ 1 & conta9+ su*          
in=mation1 aft] mann]2 &  7#e7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,grant aw>d     
pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to      
applications = programs t c>ry out !    
activities li/$ 9 subsection 7b77#b7 = !
 purpose ( /r5g!n+ civics education &   
le>n+4  7g7 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate a report conta9+--  7#a7 a    
description ( ea* eligible entity aw>d$ 
a grant "u ?is section dur+ ! prec$+    
fiscal ye>2  7#b7 a description ( :e!r  
ea* su* eligible entity 0 able to met   
ea* ( ! purposes "u subsection 7a71 & if
 s1 h[ su* eligible entity 0 able to    
meet su* purposes2 &  7#c7 any          
recomm5dations = cont9uation ( ! grant  

program "u ?is section4  7h7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,9       
addition to ! am\nts res]v$ "u section  
#bbca7;b77#b71 !re are au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #cj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 
section = fiscal ye> #bjbj4  4