,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iejc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,bu% 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 &
 ,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,education to c>ry 
out a pilot program to assi/ local      
educational ag5cies ) ! acquisition (   
s*ool supplies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,access to ,s*ool ,supplies ,act (      
#bjbb4  #b4 ,purpose & def9itions  7a7  
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
demon/rate ! feasibility ( provid+      
grants to local educational ag5cies to  
enable su* ag5cies-- 7#a7 to provide    
s*ool supplies at no co/ to /ud5ts &    
in/ructional /aff2  7#b7 to increase !  
numb] ( /ud5ts :o h access to ! s*ool   
supplies ne$$ to ma9ta9 a /able le>n+   
environm5t2 &  7#c7 to improve /ud5t    
academic a*ievem5t 9 s*ools1 p>ticul>ly 
= l[-income /ud5ts4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 

?is ,act3 7#a7 ,in/ructional /aff ,! t]m
 in/ructional /aff includes1 at a       
m9imum1 tea*]s1 p>apr(essionals1        
libr>ians1 & o!r /aff deem$ necess>y to 
provide classroom in/ruction 7includ+   
virtual & 9-p]son in/ruction71 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,,esea ,t]ms ,!  
t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1 local educational  
ag5cy1 & second>y s*ool h ! mean+s giv5 
^? t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & 
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,high-pov]ty    
s*ool ,! t]m high-pov]ty s*ool means a  
public s*ool t is 9 ! highe/ #b qu>tiles
 ( s*ools 9 a ,/ate1 bas$ on ! p]c5tage 
( enroll$ /ud5ts f l[-income families4  
7#d7 ,outly+ area ,! t]m outly+ area    
means ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( 
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7#e7      
,qualifi$ local educational ag5cy ,! t]m
 qualifi$ local educational ag5cy means 
a local educational ag5cy t-- 7,a7 s]ves
 "o or m high-pov]ty s*ools2 &  7,b7    
provides an assurance to ! ,secret>y t !

 ag5cy w use any funds receiv$ "u ?is   
,act only to s]ve su* s*ools4  7#f7     
,s*ool supplies ,! t]m s*ool supplies   
ref]s to books1 supplies1 & supplem5t>y 
mat]ials us$ by /ud5ts & in/ructional   
/aff 9 ! classroom1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y4  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,education4  7#h7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate    
means ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico4  #c4 ,res]vations = outly+ areas 
& ,,bie ,s*ools  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,f ! total
 am\nt appropriat$ "u section #h = a    
fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education    
%all res]ve-- 7#a7 "o-half ( #a p]c5t = 
allotm5ts to ! outly+ areas1 to be      
di/ribut$ among ^? outly+ areas on !    
basis ( _! relative ne$2 &  7#b7 "o-half
 ( #a p]c5t = ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior =
 activities fund$ "u ?is ,act 9 s*ools  
op]at$ or fund$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian  
,education4  7b7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 ! provisions ( ?is ,act %all apply

 to a recipi5t ( funds "u subsection 7a7
 9 ! same mann] t su* provisions apply  
to a qualifi$ local educational ag5cy t 
receives funds "u section #d7;a74  7#b7 
,exception ,an outly+ area or s*ool     
op]at$ or fund$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian  
,education %all n be requir$ to submit  
an application "u section #d7;b7 z a    
precondition to receiv+ funds "u        
subsection 7a74  #d4 ,pilot program to  
support ! acquisition ( s*ool supplies  
7a7 ,pilot program ,us+ am\nts          
appropriat$ "u section #h & n res]v$ "u 
section #c1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education    
%all c>ry out a pilot program "u :i* !  
,secret>y makes grants1 annually & on a 
competitive basis1 to n m ?an #aj       
qualifi$ local educational ag5cies to   
assi/ su* ag5cies 9 acquir+ s*ool       
supplies z describ$ 9 subsection 7c74   
7b7 ,qualifi$ local educational ag5cy   
applications  7#a7 ,eligibility ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant "u          
subsection 7a71 a qualifi$ local        
educational ag5cy %all submit an        

application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may reasonably require4 ,at a 
m9imum1 ea* su* application %all include
 ! in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  
7#b7 ,cont5ts ( application ,ea*        
application submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all include assurances t ! qualifi$    
local educational ag5cy w-- 7,a7        
prioritize ! di/ribution ( funds to     
s*ools s]v$ by ! qualifi$ local         
educational ag5cy t are among ! s*ools )
 ! greate/ ne$s1 z det]m9$ by su* ag5cy2
  7,b7 comply ) ! report+ requirem5t "u 
section #f2 &  7,c7 provide a           
description ( h[ ! ag5cy w det]m9e !    
ne$s ( individual s*ools1 9 coord9ation 
) ea* s*ool4  7#c7 ,reapplication ,a    
qualifi$ local educational ag5cy t      
receives a grant "u subsection 7a7 may  
reapply = a grant "u su* subsection = "o
 or m additional aw>d p]iods4  7#d7     
,priority ,9 mak+ grants "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all prioritize ! aw>d 
( grants to qualifi$ local educational  

ag5cies t demon/rate ! highe/ level (   
ne$ = su* grants1 z det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,a qualifi$
 local educational ag5cy t receives a   
grant "u subsection 7a7 %all use ! grant
 to pur*ase s*ool supplies-- 7#a7 =     
/ud5ts to p>ticipate 9 classroom        
activities2 &  7#b7 = in/ructional /aff 
to provide su* activities4  7d7         
,contracts ) outside entities ,a        
qualifi$ local educational ag5cy may    
contract ) outside entities = purposes (
 c>ry+ out ! activities au?oriz$ "u     
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,limitations ,a    
qualifi$ local educational ag5cy t      
receives a grant "u subsection 7a7 = a  
fiscal ye> may res]ve n m ?an #b p]c5t (
 ! am\nt ( ! grant = ! adm9i/rative co/s
 ( c>ry+ out its responsibilities1      
includ+ ! prep>ation ( ! annual reports 
requir$ "u section #f4  7f7 ,geographic 
div]sity ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t1 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 grants are di/ribut$ among 
qualifi$ local educational ag5cies t w  

s]ve geographically div]se areas1       
includ+ urban1 suburban1 & rural areas4 
#e4 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,funds made  
available to a qualifi$ local           
educational ag5cy "u ?is ,act %all be   
us$ to supplem5t1 & n supplant1         
non-,f$]al funds t w\ld o!rwise be us$ =
 ! activities support$ ) ! funds made   
available "u ?is ,act4  #f4 ,report+    
requirem5ts ,on an annual basis1 ea*    
qualifi$ local educational ag5cy t      
receives a grant "u section #d %all     
submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,education a    
report t includes-- 7#a7 a li/ ( s*ools 
t receiv$ s*ool supplies2  7#b7 ! am\nt 
( grant funds exp5d$ at ea* s*ool to    
provide s*ool supplies2  7#c7 a         
description on a s*ool-by-s*ool basis ( 
! s*ool supplies provid$2  7#d7 ! numb] 
( /ud5ts 9 ea* s*ool provid$ directly ) 
s*ool supplies2  7#e7 ! numb] (         
in/ructional /aff 9 ea* s*ool provid$   
directly ) s*ool supplies2 &  7#f7 a li/
 ( any outside entities us$ by ! ag5cy  
to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9     

section #d7;c74  #g4 ,sunset ,no grants 
may be aw>d$ "u ?is ,act aft] ,septemb] 
#cj1 #bjbg4  #h4 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc  
?r\gh #bjbg4