,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4  
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mrs4              
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mrs4
 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,meeks1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4               
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 & ,ms4  
,sewell7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,labor to aw>d grants to    
,/ates = ! purpose ( provid+ subgrants  
to eligible entities = education &      
te*nical tra9+ on h[ to p]=m cosmetology
 s]vices on textur$ hair4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,texture
 ,positive ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,grants = 
education & te*nical tra9+ on textur$   
hair  7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y 
%all aw>d1 on a competitive basis1      
grants to ,/ates = ! purpose ( aw>d+    
subgrants 9 accordance ) ?is section4   
7b7 ,application ,a ,/ate seek+ 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 reasonably require1       
includ+ a summ>y ( ! in=mation submitt$ 
"u subsection 7c77#b7 by ea* eligible   
entity t ! ,/ate plans to aw>d a        
subgrant to "u su* subsection4  7c7     
,subgrants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate t    
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 su* grant to aw>d1 on a competitive    
basis1 subgrants to eligible entities = 
! purpose ( c>ry+ out ! activities      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7         
,application ,an eligible entity seek+ a
 subgrant "u ?is subsection %all submit 
an application to ! ,/ate at su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,/ate may reasonably require1 includ+-- 
7,a7 a description ( h[ ! eligible      
entity plans to c>ry out ! activities   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72  7,b7 an      
e/imate (-- 7i7 ! co/ ( conduct+ !      
activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71    
includ+ ! co/ p] /ud5t ( provid+ !      

education & te*nical tra9+ requir$ "u   
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( su* p>agraph2 &  7ii7
 ! numb] ( /ud5ts ! eligible entity     
plans to in/ruct2 &  7,c7 a description 
( h[ ! eligible entity plans to increase
 access to ! education & te*nical tra9+ 
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a74  7#c7    
,use ( funds ,an eligible entity t      
receives a subgrant "u ?is subsection-- 
7,a7 %all use su* subgrant funds to     
provide1 z "p ( ! curriculum (          
cosmetology s*ools1 education & te*nical
 tra9+ to /ud5ts ( su* cosmetology      
s*ools on h[ to %ampoo1 deep condition1 
braid1 twi/1 & /yle textur$ hair2 &     
7,b7 may use su* subgrant funds to1 9   
ord] to bett] provide su* education &   
te*nical tra9+-- 7i7 develop su*        
education & te*nical tra9+2  7ii7 hire &
 tra9 in/ructors2 &  7iii7 provide      
digital tra9+1 includ+ ?r\gh pr]ecord$  
videos4  7#d7 ,det]m9ation ( am\nt (    
aw>d ,a ,/ate %all aw>d a subgrant "u   
?is subsection 9 an am\nt t ! ,/ate     
det]m9es appropriate bas$ on ! e/imate  

submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b74  7d7    
,duration2 r5ewal  7#a7 ,grants ,a grant
 aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = a t]m ( 
#d ye>s & may be r5ew$ by ! ,secret>y4  
7#b7 ,subgrants ,a subgrant aw>d$ "u    
subsection 7c7 %all be = a t]m ( #f     
mon?s & may be r5ew$ by ! ,/ate t aw>d$ 
! subgrant4 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to r5ew su* 
subgrant1 ! ,/ate %all take into        
consid]ation ! in=mation submitt$ "u    
subsection 7e74  7e7 ,report+           
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,eligible entities ,n 
lat] ?an #fj days be=e ea* date t is !  
f9al date ( ! t]m describ$ 9 subsection 
7d77#b71 a recipi5t ( a subgrant "u     
subsection 7c7 %all submit to ! ,/ate t 
aw>d$ ! subgrant a report includ+-- 7,a7
 a description ( h[ ! subgrant 0 us$2   
7,b7 an id5tification ( ! cosmetology   
s*ools t ! eligible entity work$ ) to   
provide ! education & te*nical tra9+    
requir$ "u subsection 7c77#c77;,a72     
7,c7 ! numb] ( in/ructors t ! eligible  
entity tra9$ to provide ! education &   
te*nical tra9+ requir$ "u subsection    

7c77#c77;,a72 &  7,d7 ! numb] ( /ud5ts t
 receiv$ ! education & te*nical tra9+   
requir$ "u subsection 7c77#c77;,a74     
7#b7 ,/ates ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft]   
ea* date t is ! f9al date ( ! t]m       
describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a71 a ,/ate t
 receives a grant "u ?is section %all   
submit to ! ,secret>y a report includ+--
 7,a7 an id5tification ( ! ,/ate ag5cy t
 aw>ds subgrants "u ?is section2 &  7,b7
 a summ>y ( ! in=mation submitt$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,cosmetology s*ool ,! t]m 
cosmetology s*ool means a s*ool t       
provides tra9+ to prep>e /ud5ts = ga9ful
 employm5t 9 an occupation relat$ to    
cosmetology4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity-- 7,a7 means a      
corporation1 limit$ liability company1  
association1 or company t-- 7i7 0       
e/abli%$ n less ?an #e ye>s be=e ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7ii7 has        
exp]i5ce 9 provid+ ! education &        
te*nical tra9+ requir$ "u subsection    
7c77#c77;,a72  7iii7 has an employ]     

id5tification numb] issu$ by ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,s]vice2 &  7iv7 has a ,m9ority-
 or ,wom5-own$ ,bus9ess ,ent]prise      
c]tificate2 &  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7
 a consortium ( cosmetology s*ools1     
includ+ an association ( su* s*ools2    
7ii7 an individual2 or  7iii7 a         
cosmetology s*ool t has receiv$1 at any 
po9t1 ,f$]al funds o!r ?an ?r\gh a      
subgrant "u subsection 7c74  7#c7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m  
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & any commonweal?1
 t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#e7 ,textur$ hair ,! t]m      
textur$ hair means hair t is coil$1     
curly1 or wavy 9 its natural /ate4