,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #badg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjba,mr4
 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,states and     
local educational agencies that ban     
books from receiving funds under the    
,student ,support and ,academic         
,enrichment ,grants program4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,guarding ,readers ,independence and    
,choice ,act1 or the ,,grinch ,act4  #b4
 ,loss of eligibility for banning books 
,subpart #a of part ,a of title ,,iv of 
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gaaa et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#daac4 ,limitation on eligibility  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of this subpart1 except as    
provided in subsection 7b71 a ,state or 
local educational agency that has in    

place any law or policy that prohibits  
the availability of books or other      
written materials to students1 teachers1
 or schools within such ,state or local 
educational agency based on a           
determination that such books or        
materials contain offensive or outdated 
language or images shall not be eligible
 to receive funds under this subpart4   
7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section shall be construed to      
prohibit a ,state or local educational  
agency from prohibiting the availability
 of books or other written materials    
that contain obscene or pornographic    
text or images or content that is       
harmful to minors4  4