,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aega ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #a1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations to operate after school programs in certain areas with a high rate of juvenile crime4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advancing ,frequent and ,tailored ,education to ,rebuild ,safe ,communities and ,help ,orchestrate ,opportunities and ,learning ,act or the ,,after ,,school ,act4 #b4 ,grants for after school programs 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,,esea terms ,the terms local educational agency and secondary school have the meanings given those terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#b7 ,eligible applicant ,the term eligible applicant means an eligible local educational agency or an eligible nonprofit organization4 7#c7 ,eligible local educational agency ,the term eligible local educational agency means a local educational agency that serves #a or more secondary schools that are located in a county in which the juvenile offense rate for the most recent fiscal year for which data is available was not less than #aj percent4 7#d7 ,eligible nonprofit organization ,the term eligible nonprofit organization means an organization described in section #eja7;c77#c7 and exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf that-- 7,a7 has experience in operating an after school program or similar program for secondary school students2 and 7,b7 is located in a county in which the juvenile offense rate for the most recent fiscal year for which data is available was not less than #aj percent4 7#e7 ,eligible students ,the term eligible students means students in any of grades #f through #ab4 7#f7 ,juvenile offense rate ,the term juvenile offense rate means the percentage of violent offenses committed by any individual who is not more than #ai years of age as compared to the total number of violent offenses committed by all age groups in a given county1 as published in the ,uniform ,crime ,reporting ,program of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7b7 ,program established ,the ,attorney ,general shall award grants1 in accordance with subsection 7c71 to eligible applicants that have an approved application in order to enable those eligible applicants to provide after school programs for eligible students1 as described in subsection 7f74 7c7 ,formula ,from the total amount made available to carry out this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall allot to each eligible applicant having an application approved under subsection 7e71 an amount that bears the same relationship to that total amount as the number of eligible students who will be served by such eligible applicant under this section bears to the number of eligible students who will be served by all eligible applicants under this section4 7d7 ,notice of eligibility ,on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and of each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7#a7 determine which counties in the ,united ,states had a juvenile offense rate of not less than #aj percent during the most recent fiscal year for which data is available2 7#b7 publish the determination of the ,attorney ,general under paragraph 7#a72 and 7#c7 publish an application that eligible applicants seeking a grant under this section can submit4 7e7 ,application ,an eligible applicant seeking a grant under this section shall submit the application described in subsection 7d77#c7 to the ,attorney ,general at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,attorney ,general may require1 including-- 7#a7 the juvenile offense rate for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for-- 7,a7 if the eligible applicant is an eligible local educational agency1 the county in which #a or more secondary schools served by the eligible local educational agency are located2 or 7,b7 if the eligible applicant is an eligible nonprofit organization1 the county in which the eligible nonprofit organization is located2 7#b7 an assurance that the eligible applicant-- 7,a7 if the eligible applicant is an eligible local educational agency1 will carry out the after school programs or will partner only with an eligible nonprofit organization to carry out such programs2 or 7,b7 if the eligible applicant is an eligible nonprofit organization1 will carry out the after school programs2 and 7#c7 information about the activities and frequency of the after school programs that will be carried out with grant funds under this section4 7f7 ,uses of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible applicant that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant funds to operate after school programs for eligible students1 which may include-- 7,a7 expanding existing after school programs for eligible students2 7,b7 developing and carrying out new after school programs for eligible students2 or 7,c7 if the eligible applicant is an eligible local educational agency1 partnering with an eligible nonprofit organization to administer and operate after school programs for eligible students4 7#b7 ,comprehensive program activities ,an eligible applicant that receives a grant under this section shall ensure that the after school programs carried out with grant funds are programs that-- 7,a7 are held when school is out of session2 and 7,b7 include activities that have an educational purpose that aim to-- 7i7 expand learning opportunities1 7ii7 foster foundational skill development1 7iii7 provide youth leadership opportunities2 and 7iv7 provide a safe and supportive environment4 7g7 ,reports 7#a7 ,eligible applicant reports ,each eligible applicant that receives a grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the ,attorney ,general that describes-- 7,a7 the number of schools served by an after school program established or maintained using funds under this section2 7,b7 the number of children served at each such school2 and 7,c7 the general successes and vulnerabilities of the after school programs established or maintained using funds under this section4 7#b7 ,attorney ,general report ,not later than #ij days after the date as of which the ,attorney ,general has received all the reports for a year under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report summarizing the reports received under that paragraph4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf1 #bjbg1 #bjbh1 and #bjbi1 to remain available until expended4