,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71      
#bjbe,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4       
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,american ,history and ,civics
 ,education program under the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife to require hands-on civic 
engagement activities for teachers and  
students and programs that educate      
students about the history and          
principles of the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 including the ,bill of 
,rights4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,constitution and   
,civics ,education ,is ,valuable ,in    
,community ,schools ,act of #bjbe or the
 ,,civics ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,national 
activities ,section #bbcc7;b7 of the    

,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fffc7;b77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter         
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
shall after 1 which2 and  7#b7 by       
striking paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and   
inserting the following3  7#a7 show     
potential to improve the quality of     
student achievement in1 and teaching of1
 ,american history1 civics and          
government1 or geography1 in elementary 
schools and secondary schools2  7#b7    
demonstrate innovation1 scalability1    
accountability1 and a focus on          
underserved populations2  7#c7 include  
hands-on civic engagement activities for
 teachers and students2 and  7#d7       
include programs that educate students  
about the history and principles of the 
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
including the ,bill of ,rights4  4