,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjbc,ms4   
,ku/] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4      
,sewell1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4      
,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1   
,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1    
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4
 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,trone1 
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,titus1  
,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,c>aveo1 ,ms4 ,moore ( 
,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4            
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4       
,mull91 & ,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to c>ry out a  
grant program = e>ly *ildhood ,,/eam    
activities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,e>ly ,,/eam ,a*ievem5t 
,act4  #b4 ,grant program  7a7 ,program 
au?oriz$ ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry
 out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   

,human ,s]vices %all aw>d grants1 on a  
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
to assi/ su* entities 9 c>ry+ out e>ly  
*ildhood ,,/eam programs & activities4  
7b7 ,requirem5ts = aw>d+ grants ,9 aw>d+
 grants "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7#a7 give priority to eligible entities 
t seek to use su* grant to c>ry out !   
activities describ$ 9 subsection        
7d77#c72  7#b7 aw>d n less ?an "o-?ird (
 ! funds appropriat$ = a fiscal ye> "u  
subsection 7e7 to eligible entities 9   
rural communities2 &  7#c7 aw>d n less  
?an "o-qu>t] ( ! funds appropriat$ = a  
fiscal ye> "u subsection 7e7 to eligible
 entities t are nonpr(it organizations4 
7c7 ,application ,an eligible entity    
desir+ to receive a grant "u ?is section
 %all submit an application to !        
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
reque/4  7d7 ,uses ( funds ,an eligible 
entity t receives a grant "u ?is section
 %all use ! grant to c>ry out at lea/ "o
 ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,pr(essional          

developm5t relat+ to e>ly *ildhood      
,,/eam activities = tea*]s ( e>ly       
*ildhood education programs4  7#b7      
,mat]ials & equipm5t necess>y to c>ry   
out su* e>ly *ildhood ,,/eam activities4
  7#c7 ,e/abli%+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 !     
eligible entity & an in/itution ( high] 
education to provide tra9+ 9 e>ly       
*ildhood ,,/eam activities = tea*]s (   
e>ly *ildhood education programs4  7#d7 
,e/abli%+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! eligible   
entity & an arts ag5cy1 a community arts
 p>tn]1 or a museum to provide tra9+ 9  
e>ly *ildhood ,,/eam activities = tea*]s
 ( e>ly *ildhood education programs4    
7#e7 ,! provision ( pr(essional         
developm5t programs = tea*]s ( e>ly     
*ildhood education program by           
in/itutions ( high] education4  7e7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7f7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,nonpr(it 
organization ,! t]m nonpr(it            

organization means an organization      
describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt 
f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( su*    
,code4  7#b7 ,e>ly *ildhood education   
program ,! t]m e>ly *ildhood education  
program has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 #ajc7h7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc71 except t   
su* t]m includes programs describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#h77;,c7 ( su* section #ajc t 
s]ve *ildr5 f bir? ?r\gh age eight4     
7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means an e>ly *ildhood education 
program4  7#d7 ,in/itution ( high]      
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7    
,,/eam ,! t]m ,,/eam means sci5ce       
7includ+ comput] sci5ce71 te*nology1    
eng9e]+1 art1 & ma!matics4