,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4    
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,lummis1     
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4     
,cassidy1 and ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow the use 
of unspent educational funds under the  
,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba to
 address pandemic learning loss through 
,child ,opportunity ,scholarships4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,raising ,expectations with ,child  
,opportunity ,vouchers for ,educational 
,recovery ,act or the ,,recover ,act4   
#b4 ,use of unobligated ,american       
,rescue ,plan ,act funds for ,child     
,opportunity ,scholarships ,section     
#bjja of the ,american ,rescue ,plan    

,act of #bjba 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja note7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection        
7e77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking through the  
implementation of and inserting         
through-- 7,a7 the implementation of  2 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 as designated
 by subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph1
 by striking 2 and and inserting 2 or2  
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a71 as designated by     
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph1 the
 following3  7,b7 the distribution of   
,child ,opportunity ,scholarships2 and  
2  7#b7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at the  
end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding    
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 may use any remaining amounts to   
distribute ,child ,opportunity          
,scholarships4  2 and  7#c7 in          
subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs  
7#d7 and 7#f71 respectively2  7,b7 by   

inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the      
following3  7#b7 the term ,child        
,opportunity ,scholarship means direct  
financial assistance to the parent or   
guardian of an eligible student for a   
qualified educational expense in an     
amount reasonably commensurate to the   
negative educational impact intended to 
be addressed2  7#c7 the term eligible   
student means a child who is a member of
 a household with an income which is not
 greater than #cjj percent of the       
,federal poverty level2  2  7,c7 in     
paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated by      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and after
 the semicolon2 and  7,d7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated by
 subparagraph 7,a71 the following3  7#e7
 the term qualified educational expense 
includes tutoring or educational classes
 outside the home1 curriculum and       
curricular materials1 books or          
instructional materials1 technological  
education materials1 online educational 
materials1 private school tuition1      

testing fees1 diagnostic tools1 and     
educational therapies for students with 
disabilities2 and  4