,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bjgj ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to create a new ,f$]al grant program t provides grants to ,/ate libr>ies to all[ s*ools ) summ] lun* programs to keep _! libr>ies op5 = /ud5t use dur+ ! summ] mon?s4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,summ] ,meals & ,le>n+ ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible local educational ag5cy ,! t]m eligible local educational ag5cy means a local educational ag5cy1 z def9$ 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7-- 7,a7 t s]ves lun* at a s*ool s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy dur+ ! summ] z "p (-- 7i7 ! summ] food s]vice program = *ildr5 e/abli%$ "u section #ac ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa72 or 7ii7 ! seamless summ] option au?oriz$ by section #ac7;a77#h7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#h772 & 7,b7 :]e at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( ! /ud5ts 9 grades prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh grade #c at su* s*ool-- 7i7 are read+ bel[ grade level at grade #c2 or 7ii7 are at risk ( read+ bel[ grade level at grade #c4 7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4 7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4 7#d7 ,/ate ,libr>y ,adm9i/rative ,ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bac ( ! ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iabb74 7#e7 ,summ] e>ly read+ program ,! t]m summ] e>ly read+ program means a program held 9 ! summ]1 & n less ?an #f weeks 9 duration1 t-- 7,a7 is held at a s*ool ) a summ] lun* site describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 & 7,b7 provides /ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 ! lun* program-- 7i7 access to ! s*ool libr>y2 & 7ii7 lit]acy activities or exp&$ le>n+ opportunities at ! s*ool4 #c4 ,grants = summ] e>ly read+ programs at summ] meal sites 7a7 ,program au?oriz$ ,f am\nts made available "u subsection 7f7 = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 to ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cies to enable ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cies to aw>d subgrants to eligible local educational ag5cies = summ] e>ly read+ programs4 7b7 ,applications ,a ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4 ,ea* application %all include-- 7#a7 h[ ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy w aw>d subgrants describ$ 9 subsection 7d71 includ+ any priorities or consid]ations t ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy w apply 9 mak+ su* aw>ds1 ) an emphasis t[>d support+ eligible local educational ag5cies ) a disproportionately high ratio ( /ud5ts s]v$ at s*ool lun* sites describ$ 9 section #b7a77;,a7 to su* s*ool lun* sites2 7#b7 h[ ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy w dissem9ate1 9 a timely mann]1 in=mation reg>d+ ! subgrants describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 & ! application process = su* subgrants to eligible local educational ag5cies2 7#c7 ! crit]ia t ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy w require = ! summ] e>ly read+ programs1 includ+ ! m9imum numb] ( h\rs t ! s*ool libr>y %all rema9 accessible & any o!r crit]ia reg>d+ ! activities to be (f]$2 & 7#d7 an assurance f ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy t ea* eligible local educational ag5cy t receives a subgrant w provide a summ] e>ly read+ program at ea* s*ool lun* site s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy4 7c7 ,use ( funds ,a ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use grant funds to aw>d subgrants to eligible local educational ag5cies "u subsection 7d74 7d7 ,subgrants 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all aw>d subgrants1 on a competitive basis1 to eligible local educational ag5cies to enable ! eligible local educational ag5cies to provide summ] e>ly read+ programs4 7#b7 ,applications ,an eligible local educational ag5cy desir+ a subgrant "u ?is section %all submit an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy may require4 ,ea* application %all include-- 7,a7 a description ( ! s*ool lun* sites describ$ 9 section #b7a77;,a7 t w be p>ticipat+ 9 ! summ] e>ly read+ program1 & ! ratio1 z ( ! date ( application1 ( ! numb] ( /ud5ts s]v$ to ! numb] ( su* s*ool lun* sites2 7,b7 pro( t ! eligible local educational ag5cy meets ! requirem5ts ( section #b7a72 7,c7 a description ( ! summ] e>ly read+ program t ! eligible local educational ag5cy w provide at ea* s*ool lun* site to be s]v$2 & 7,d7 a description ( h[ community p>tn]s w be involv$ 9 ! summ] e>ly read+ program4 7#c7 ,aw>d basis ,a ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all aw>d subgrants bas$ on-- 7,a7 ! propos$ numb] ( s*ool lun* sites & ! numb] ( /ud5ts t w be s]v$ "u ! summ] e>ly read+ program2 & 7,b7 any o!r crit]ia e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy 9 ! application submitt$ "u subsection 7b74 7#d7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible local educational ag5cy receiv+ a subgrant "u ?is subsection %all use ! subgrant funds to "w ) community p>tn]s to-- 7,a7 develop & implem5t ! summ] e>ly read+ programs propos$ 9 ! application submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b72 7,b7 develop & c>ry out o!r activities & /rategies relat$ to su* summ] e>ly read+ programs2 & 7,c7 hire & tra9 appropriate ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy p]sonnel to tea* ! summ] e>ly read+ programs dur+ ! summ]4 7e7 ,reports ,= ea* ye> ( a grant or subgrant aw>d$ "u ?is section1 a ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy receiv+ su* grant1 or an eligible local educational ag5cy receiv+ su* subgrant1 %all submit a report reg>d+ ! progress made 9 a*iev+ ! purposes ( ! grant or subgrant1 respectively1 to ! ,secret>y4 7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4