,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dide  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #h1 #bjbe,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,al=d1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,education to aw>d grants = new         
agricultural education programs 9       
second>y s*ools4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,gr[+              
,opportunities 9 ,agriculture ,act or ! 
,,g ,ag ,act4  #b4 ,grant program = new 
agricultural education programs  7a7    
,grant program au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all aw>d1 on a competitive
 basis1 grants to eligible entities to  
support ! creation ( new agricultural   
education programs 9 second>y s*ools4   
7#b7 ,grant duration ,a grant aw>d$ "u  
?is section may n exce$ a #e-ye> grant  
p]iod4  7b7 ,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,to receive a grant "u ?is section1 an  
eligible entity %all submit an          

application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+--  7,a7  
an id5tification & ! role ) respect to  
ea* program to be fund$ "u ! grant ( any
 eligible p>tn]s ( ! eligible entity1   
includ+ an assurance ! grant "u ?is     
section w n be us$ to prep>e /ud5ts =   
employm5t ) solely "o or m ( su*        
eligible p>tn]s2  7,b7 an assurance t   
ea* program t w receive assi/ance "u !  
grant is n yet 9 op]ation & su* grant w 
be us$ to />t su* program2  7,c7 a      
description ( ! grant budget1 h[ ea*    
program w fund necess>y exp5ses = !     
program n cov]$ by ! grant 7su* z any   
funds to be provid$ by ,/ate1 local1 or 
private entities71 & h[ ! eligible      
entity w cont9ue ea* su* program aft] ! 
grant is exhau/$2  7,d7 a description ( 
h[ grant w directly b5efit /ud5ts1      
includ+ special populations1 s]v$ by !  
eligible entity2  7,e7 a description (  
h[ ea* su* program w be coord9at$ ) !   
activities c>ri$ out "u section #abd or 

#ace ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &        
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcdd2 #bcee72  7,f7 a        
description ( h[ ea* su* program        
reflects ! ne$s ( regional1 ,/ate1 or   
local employ]s1 z demon/rat$ by !       
compreh5sive ne$s assessm5t "u section  
#acd7;c7 ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &    
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bced7;c77 c>ri$ out by !     
eligible entity2 &  7,g7 an assurance t 
! eligible entity w-- 7i7 provide       
in=mation to ! ,secret>y1 z reque/$1 = !
 evaluation "u subsection 7d7 & any     
evaluations t ! ,secret>y may c>ry out2 
&  7ii7 make data available to ?ird     
p>ties = validation1 9 accordance )     
applicable data privacy laws1 includ+   
section #ddd ( ! ,g5]al ,education      
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1
 commonly kn[n z ! ,family ,educational 
,rights & ,privacy ,act ( #aigd74  7#b7 
,process ,! ,secret>y %all create a     
process = evaluat+ applications submitt$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 & det]m9+ ! am\nt (   

ea* grant = successful applications1    
except t 9 no case may an eligible      
entity receive a grant exce$+ #ajj1jjj4 
7c7 ,uses ( funds ,ea* eligible entity  
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use 
su* grant = ! creation ( new            
agricultural education programs 9       
second>y s*ools1 :i* may include-- 7#a7 
curriculum developm5t & deliv]y1 includ+
 classroom or laboratory in/ruction1    
"w-bas$ le>n+1 & lead]%ip education     
deliv]$ ?r\gh c>e] & te*nical /ud5t     
organizations2  7#b7 ! pur*ase (        
equipm5t1 te*nology1 & c\rse mat]ials2 &
  7#c7 o!r co/s ! ,secret>y may det]m9e 
to be eligible4  7d7 ,evaluation &      
annual report ,ea* eligible entity      
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all     
provide = an indep5d5t evaluation ( !   
activities c>ri$ out us+ su* grant &    
submit to ! ,secret>y an annual report t
 includes-- 7#a7 a description ( h[ !   
grant 0 us$2  7#b7 ! p]=mance ( ea*     
program assi/ance ) su* grant ) respect 
to1 at a m9imum1 ! p]=mance indicators  

describ$ "u section #aac ( ! ,c>l ,d4   
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbc71 z       
applicable1 & disaggregat$-- 7,a7 by    
subgr\ps ( /ud5ts describ$ 9 section    
#aaaa7;c77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77#b77;,b772 &  7,b7  
by ea* special population2 &  7#c7 a    
quantitative analysis ( ! effectiv5ess (
 ea* su* program4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,agricultural         
education ,! t]m agricultural education 
means c>e] & te*nical education t is    
focus$ on agriculture1 includ+ classroom
 or laboratory in/ruction1 "w-bas$      
le>n+1 & lead]%ip education deliv]$     
?r\gh c>e] & te*nical /ud5t             
organizations4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,!
 t]m eligible entity has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m eligible recipi5t 9 section         
#c7ba77;,a7 ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & 
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7ba77;,a774  7#c7        
,eligible p>tn] ,! t]m eligible p>tn]   

means--  7,a7 an in/itution ( high]     
education or a consortium ( su*         
in/itutions2 or  7,b7 a community       
/akehold] relevant to a program to be   
fund$ "u ?is section1 includ+ a labor   
organization1 a local or regional       
bus9ess or indu/ry1 or a local work=ce  
developm5t bo>d4  7f7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available ?r\gh    
fiscal ye> #bjbh4