,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hece  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbj,ms4 
,f9k5au] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 & ,mr4  
,br9disi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,c>l ,d4  
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,education to aw>d grants = new         
agricultural education programs 9       
second>y s*ools4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,gr[+              
,opportunities 9 ,agriculture ,act or ! 
,,g ,ag ,act4  #b4 ,grant program = new 
agricultural education programs ,section
 #aad ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &       
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcbd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7f71 9 ! matt] prec$+        
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 7o!r ?an       
subsection 7g77 aft] section2 &  7#b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,grant    
program = new agricultural education    

programs  7#a7 ,grant program au?oriz$  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities to support ! creation 
( new agricultural education programs 9 
second>y s*ools4  7,b7 ,grant duration  
,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is subsection may n  
exce$ a #e-ye> grant p]iod4  7#b7       
,application  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,to receive 
a grant "u ?is subsection1 an eligible  
entity %all submit an application to !  
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 includ+-- 7i7 an id5tification 
& ! role ) respect to ea* program to be 
fund$ "u ! grant ( any eligible p>tn]s (
 ! eligible entity1 includ+ an assurance
 ! grant "u ?is subsection w n be us$ to
 prep>e /ud5ts = employm5t ) solely "o  
or m ( su* eligible p>tn]s2  7ii7 an    
assurance t ea* program t w receive     
assi/ance "u ! grant is n yet 9 op]ation
 & su* grant w be us$ to />t su*        
program2  7iii7 a description ( ! grant 
budget1 h[ ea* program w fund necess>y  

exp5ses = ! program n cov]$ by ! grant  
7su* z any funds to be provid$ by ,/ate1
 local1 or private entities71 & h[ !    
eligible entity w cont9ue ea* su*       
program aft] ! grant is exhau/$2  7iv7 a
 description ( h[ grant w directly      
b5efit /ud5ts1 includ+ special          
populations1 s]v$ by ! eligible entity2 
7v7 a description ( h[ ea* su* program w
 be coord9at$ ) ! activities c>ri$ out  
"u section #abd or #ace2  7vi7 a        
description ( h[ ea* su* program        
reflects ! ne$s ( regional1 ,/ate1 or   
local employ]s1 z demon/rat$ by !       
compreh5sive ne$s assessm5t "u section  
#acd7;c7 c>ri$ out by ! eligible entity2
 &  7vii7 an assurance t ! eligible     
entity w-- 7,i7 provide in=mation to !  
,secret>y1 z reque/$1 = ! evaluation "u 
p>agraph 7#d7 & any evaluations t !     
,secret>y may c>ry out2 &  7,,ii7 make  
data available to ?ird p>ties =         
validation1 9 accordance ) applicable   
data privacy laws1 includ+ section #ddd 
( ! ,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act  

7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly kn[n z 
! ,family ,educational ,rights &        
,privacy ,act ( #aigd74  7,b7 ,process  
,! ,secret>y %all create a process =    
evaluat+ applications submitt$ "u       
subp>agraph 7,a7 & det]m9+ ! am\nt ( ea*
 grant = successful applications1 except
 t 9 no case may an eligible entity     
receive a grant exce$+ #ajj1jjj4  7#c7  
,uses ( funds ,ea* eligible entity      
receiv+ a grant "u ?is subsection %all  
use su* grant = ! creation ( new        
agricultural education programs 9       
second>y s*ools1 :i* may include-- 7,a7 
curriculum developm5t & deliv]y1 includ+
 classroom or laboratory in/ruction1    
"w-bas$ le>n+1 & lead]%ip education     
deliv]$ ?r\gh c>e] & te*nical /ud5t     
organizations2  7,b7 ! pur*ase (        
equipm5t1 te*nology1 & c\rse mat]ials2 &
  7,c7 o!r co/s ! ,secret>y may det]m9e 
to be eligible4  7#d7 ,evaluation &     
annual report ,ea* eligible entity      
receiv+ a grant "u ?is subsection %all  
provide = an indep5d5t evaluation ( !   

activities c>ri$ out us+ su* grant &    
submit to ! ,secret>y an annual report t
 includes-- 7,a7 a description ( h[ !   
grant 0 us$2  7,b7 ! p]=mance ( ea*     
program assi/ance ) su* grant ) respect 
to1 at a m9imum1 ! p]=mance indicators  
describ$ "u section #aac1 z applicable1 
& disaggregated-- 7i7 by subgr\ps (     
/ud5ts describ$ 9 section               
#aaaa7;c77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77#b77;,b772 &  7ii7  
by ea* special population2 &  7,c7 a    
quantitative analysis ( ! effectiv5ess (
 ea* su* program4  7#e7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection  
#e1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available ?r\gh    
fiscal ye> #bjbe4  7#f7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is subsection3 7,a7 ,agricultural      
education ,! t]m agricultural education 
means c>e] & te*nical education t is    
focus$ on agriculture1 includ+ classroom
 or laboratory in/ruction1 "w-bas$      
le>n+1 & lead]%ip education deliv]$     

?r\gh c>e] & te*nical /ud5t             
organizations4  7,b7 ,eligible entity ,!
 t]m eligible entity has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m eligible recipi5t 9 section         
#c7ba77;,a7 ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & 
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7ba77;,a774  7,c7        
,eligible p>tn] ,! t]m eligible p>tn]   
means-- 7i7 an in/itution ( high]       
education or a consortium ( su*         
in/itutions2 or  7ii7 a community       
/akehold] relevant to a program to be   
fund$ "u ?is subsection1 includ+ a labor
 organization1 a local or regional      
bus9ess or indu/ry1 or a local work=ce  
developm5t bo>d4  4