,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,education to    
provide grants to local educational     
ag5cies to cov] ! co/s ( *all5ges to    
det]m9ations n to discont9ue ! use (    
specific in/ructional mat]ials1 or !    
availability ( specific s*ool libr>y    
mat]ials1 9 public elem5t>y & second>y  
s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fight  
,book ,bans ,act4  #b4 ,grants to       
reimburse c]ta9 co/s ( *all5ges to      
cont9u$ use ( in/ructional & libr>y     
mat]ials  7a7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( 
?is section3 7#a7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms   
elem5t>y s*ool1 p>5t1 second>y s*ool1 & 
,secret>y h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9      
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  

#ghja74  7#b7 ,applicable program ,! t]m
 applicable program means any program = 
:i* ! ,secret>y has adm9i/rative        
responsibility z provid$ by law or by   
delegation ( au?ority pursuant to law4  
7#c7 ,cov]$ local educational ag5cy ,!  
t]m cov]$ local educational ag5cy means 
a local educational ag5cy t has ! duty &
 responsibility "u law-- 7,a7 to select 
& provide in/ructional mat]ials & s*ool 
libr>y mat]ials = /ud5ts att5d+ public  
elem5t>y s*ools or public second>y      
s*ools "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ag5cy2     
7,b7 to provide1 or p>ticipate 91 a     
process-- 7i7 to provide = resolution ( 
an objection by a p>5t or o!r p]son to--
 7,i7 ! use ( a specific in/ructional   
mat]ial2 or  7,,ii7 ! availability ( a  
specific s*ool libr>y mat]ial2 &  7ii7  
to discont9ue ! use ( ! in/ructional    
mat]ial1 or ! availability ( ! s*ool    
libr>y mat]ial1 = any grade level or age
 gr\p if ! local educational ag5cy      
det]m9es t ! mat]ial is inappropriate or
 unsuitable2 &  7,c7 to provide1 or     

p>ticipate 91 a process 7includ+ any    
adm9i/rative proce$+ or c\rt case7 "u   
:i* a p>5t or o!r p]son :o disagrees ) a
 det]m9ation made by ! cov]$ local      
educational ag5cy pursuant to           
subp>agraph 7,b77ii7 to discont9ue or n 
to discont9ue ! use ( an in/ructional   
mat]ial1 or ! availability ( a s*ool    
libr>y mat]ial1 may appeal1 or o!rwise  
reque/ reconsid]ation (1 ! det]m9ation4 
7#d7 ,in/ructional mat]ial ,! t]m       
in/ructional mat]ial means in/ructional 
cont5t t is provid$ to a /ud5t1         
reg>dless ( its =mat1 includ+ pr9t$ or  
repres5tational mat]ials1 audio-visual  
mat]ials1 & mat]ials 9 electronic or    
digital =mats 7su* z mat]ials accessible
 ?r\gh ! int]net74 ,! t]m does n include
 academic te/s or academic assessm5ts4  
7#e7 ,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m    
local educational ag5cy means a public  
elem5t>y s*ool1 public second>y s*ool1  
local educational ag5cy 7z def9$ 9      
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  

#ghja771 or local bo>d ( education1 t is
 ! recipi5t ( funds "u an applicable    
program4  7#f7 ,s*ool libr>y mat]ial ,! 
t]m s*ool libr>y mat]ial means any      
mat]ial available to a /ud5t via !      
/ud5t's s*ool libr>y1 reg>dless ( its   
=mat1 includ+ pr9t$ or repres5tational  
mat]ials1 audio-visual mat]ials1 &      
mat]ials 9 electronic or digital =mats  
7su* z mat]ials accessible ?r\gh !      
int]net74  7#g7 ,/ud5t ,! t]m /ud5t     
means any public elem5t>y s*ool or      
public second>y s*ool /ud5t4  7b7       
,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y is  
au?oriz$ to make grants to cov]$ local  
educational ag5cies to reimburse su*    
ag5cies = ! co/s 7includ+ co/s su* z    
attorneys' fees & c\rt co/s7 incurr$ 9  
connection ) a process describ$ 9       
subsection 7a77#b77;,c71 if-- 7,a7 su*  
co/s are n reimburs$ by ! ,/ate or any  
o!r p]son2 &  7,b7 su* process 0        
initiat$ due to a det]m9ation by ! cov]$
 local educational ag5cy n to discont9ue
 ! use ( an in/ructional mat]ial or !   

availability ( a s*ool libr>y mat]ial4  
7#b7 ,application ,a cov]$ local        
educational ag5cy desir+ to receive an  
aw>d "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit an    
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t & 9
 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y %all require4  
7#c7 ,maximum am\nt ,! maximum am\nt t a
 cov]$ local educational ag5cy is       
eligible to receive "u ?is subsection is
 #ajj1jjj = ea* det]m9ation describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7#d7 ,aw>d process 
,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is subsection1 !    
,secret>y %all ensure t ! aw>d process  
is bas$ on cont5t-neutral &             
viewpo9t-neutral crit]ia & does n take  
into acc\nt ! cont5t ( ! in/ructional   
mat]ial or s*ool libr>y mat]ial conc]n$4
  7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to
 c>ry out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ 
to be appropriat$ a total ( #ae1jjj1jjj 
= fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4