,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hffd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4     
,pressley1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4  
,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4       
,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bishop of    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4         
,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4        
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,khanna1   
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mr4  
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1    
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4
 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,lee
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4   
,fudge1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,larson of
 ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4      
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 and ,mr4 
,smith of ,washington7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   

the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide funds to local   
educational agencies for personal       
protective equipment for educators and  
other staff1 and students4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,ppe for ,safe ,schools ,act4  #b4     
,,ppe for schools  7a7 ,grants to       
,states  7#a7 ,program authorized  7,a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,education1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 shall make grants in the     
amount described in subparagraph 7,a7 to
 each ,state educational agency with an 
approved application4  7,b7 ,grant      
amounts ,the amount of each grant under 
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be allocated by 
the ,secretary to each ,state           
educational agency in the same          
proportion as the ,state educational    
agency received under part ,a of title  
,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa et seq47 for the most recent      

fiscal year4  7#b7 ,applications  7,a7  
,application requirements ,to receive a 
grant under this section1 a ,state      
educational agency shall submit to the  
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
reasonably require4  7,b7 ,secretarial  
notifications  7i7 ,inviting            
applications ,the ,secretary shall issue
 a notice inviting applications not     
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act4  7ii7 ,approval 
or denial ,the ,secretary shall approve 
or deny an application for a grant under
 this section not later than #cj days   
after receipt of the application4  7#c7 
,uses of funds ,a ,state educational    
that receives a grant under this ,act-- 
7,a7 shall use to not less than #ih     
percent of the grant to award subgrants 
to local educational agencies in the    
,state in proportion to the amount of   
funds each such local educational agency
 received under part ,a of title ,i of  

the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa et seq47 for the most recent      
fiscal year2 and  7,b7 may reserve up to
 #b percent for administrative costs and
 emergency needs with respect to        
,,covid-#ai1 as determined by the ,state
 educational agency4  7b7 ,subgrants to 
local educational agencies  7#a7        
,applications ,to receive a subgrant    
under this section1 a local educational 
agency shall submit an application to   
the appropriate ,state educational      
agency at such time1 in such manner1 and
 containing such information as the     
,state educational agency may require4  
7#b7 ,uses of funds ,a local educational
 agency that receives a subgrant under  
this section shall use the subgrant for 
one or more of the following3 7,a7      
,purchasing supplies to sanitize and    
clean the facilities of1 and the buses  
used by1 the elementary schools and     
secondary schools served by such local  
educational agency4  7,b7 ,purchasing   

personal protective equipment for       
educators and other staff1 and students4
  7,c7 ,providing training on the use of
 the equipment and supplies described in
 subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74  7,d7     
,hiring additional support staff for the
 cleaning and sanitization described in 
subparagraph 7,a74  7c7 ,reporting ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate1 the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the 
,committee on ,education and ,labor of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives a report that
 includes-- 7#a7 the amount of each     
grant awarded under this ,act1 and the  
,state educational agency receiving the 
grant2 and  7#b7 the percentage of      
students benefitting from funds awarded 
under this ,act who are eligible for    
free or reduced price lunch under the   

,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et     
seq474  7d7 ,funding ,there is          
appropriated1 out of amounts in the     
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
#ag1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available    
through fiscal year #bjba1 to make      
grants under this section4  7e7         
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the terms   
elementary school1 local educational    
agency1 secondary school1 ,secretary1   
,state1 and ,state educational agency   
have the meanings given the terms in    
section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74