,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #c1 #bjbe,ms4 
,alsobrooks 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,ros57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to    
provide grants to local educational     
ag5cies to enc\rage girls &             
und]repres5t$ m9orities to pursue /udies
 & c>e]s 9 ,,/em fields4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! #ba/    
,c5tury ,,/em = ,girls & ,und]repres5t$ 
,m9orities ,act4  #b4 ,grants to prep>e 
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,title ,,iv ( ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,g ,prep>+     
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities = ! #ba/
 c5tury  #dgja4 ,program au?ority  7a7  
,9 ,g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is "p1 !      

,secret>y %all c>ry out a program "u :i*
 ! ,secret>y makes grants to qualifi$   
local educational ag5cies1 on a         
competitive basis1 to pay ! co/s ( c>ry+
 out ,,/em education activities = girls 
& und]repres5t$ m9orities z describ$ 9  
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,application  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive a   
grant "u ?is "p1 a qualifi$ local       
educational ag5cy %all submit to !      
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y may reasonably require4 ,at   
m9imum1 ! application %all include a    
description ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!         
educational program t w be c>ri$ out by 
! local educational ag5cy us+ ! grant1  
includ+ ! cont5t ( ! program & ! rese>* 
& models us$ to design ! program4  7,b7 
,h[ elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools   
s]v$ by ! ag5cy w collaborate to fulfill
 goals ( ! program4  7,c7 ,h[ ! ag5cy w 
ensure t !re is a compreh5sive plan to  
improve ,,/em education = girls &       
und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 grades        

k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh grade #ab4  7,d7 ,!      
process t w be us$ = ! recruitm5t &     
selection ( /ud5ts = p>ticipation 9 !   
program4  7,e7 ,! in/ructional &        
motivational activities t w be includ$ z
 "p ( ! program4  7,f7 ,any expect$     
collaboration among national1 regional1 
or local in/itutions & organizations = !
 purpose ( fulfill+ ! goals ( ! program4
  7#b7 ,priority ,9 select+ among       
applications submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all give priority to       
qualifi$ local educational ag5cies t    
p>tn] or coord9ate1 to ! ext5t          
practicable1 ) national1 regional1 or   
local in/itutions & organizations t h   
ext5sive exp]i5ce & exp]tise 9-- 7,a7   
increas+ ! p>ticipation ( girls or      
und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 ,,/em fields2 
or  7,b7 conduct+ rese>* on me?ods to   
increase su* p>ticipation4  7c7 ,use (  
funds ,a qualifi$ local educational     
ag5cy t receives a grant "u ?is "p %all 
use ! grant to c>ry out a ,,/em         
education program = girls &             

und]repres5t$ m9orities f elem5t>y      
s*ools & second>y s*ools s]v$ by !      
ag5cy4 ,! program may include ! foll[+  
activities3 7#a7 ,prep>+ girls &        
und]repres5t$ m9orities = c>e]s 9 ,,/em 
fields & ! advantages ( pursu+ c>e]s 9  
su* fields4  7#b7 ,educat+ ! p>5ts (    
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities ab\t !  
opportunities & advantages ( ,,/em      
c>e]s4  7#c7 ,enli/+ ! help ( ! p>5ts ( 
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities-- 7,a7  
to ov]come ! ob/acles fac$ by su* gr\ps2
 &  7,b7 to enc\rage _! *ild's cont9u$  
int]e/ & involvem5t 9 ,,/em subjects4   
7#d7 ,provid+ tutor+ & m5tor+ programs 9
 ,,/em subjects4  7#e7 ,e/abli%+        
p>tn]%ips & o!r opportunities t expose  
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities to role 
models 9 ! ,,/em fields4  7#f7 ,enabl+  
female & und]repres5t$ m9ority /ud5ts & 
_! tea*]s to att5d ev5ts & academic     
programs 9 ,,/em subjects4  7#g7        
,provid+ aft] s*ool activities design$  
to enc\rage int]e/ & develop ! skills ( 
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 ,,/em 

subjects4  7#h7 ,summ] programs design$ 
to help girls & und]repres5t$           
m9orities-- 7,a7 develop an int]e/ 9    
,,/em subjects2  7,b7 develop skills 9  
su* subjects2 &  7,c7 und]/& ! relevance
 & significance ( su* subjects4  7#i7   
,pur*as+-- 7,a7 educational in/ructional
 mat]ials or s(tw>e design$ to help     
girls & und]repres5t$ m9orities develop 
an int]e/ 9 ,,/em subjects2 or  7,b7    
equipm5t1 in/rum5tation1 or h>dw>e =    
tea*+ ,,/em subjects to girls &         
und]repres5t$ m9orities & enc\rag+ _!   
int]e/ 9 su* subjects4  7#aj7 ,field    
trips to locations1 includ+ in/itutions 
( high] education1 to expose girls &    
und]repres5t$ m9orities to ,,/em        
activities1 enc\rage _! int]e/ 9 su*    
activities1 & acqua9t !m ) c>e]s 9 ,,/em
 fields4  7#aa7 ,provid+ academic advice
 & assi/ance 9 high s*ool c\rse         
selection to enc\rage girls &           
und]repres5t$ m9orities to take advanc$ 
c\rses 9 ,,/em subjects4  7#ab7 ,pay+ n 
m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( an int]n%ip 9 

a ,,/em discipl9e = female &            
und]repres5t$ m9ority /ud5ts4  7#ac7    
,provid+ pr(essional developm5t = tea*]s
 & o!r s*ool p]sonnel1 includ+ ) respect
 to-- 7,a7 elim9at+ g5d] & racial bias 9
 ! classroom2  7,b7 s5sitivity to g5d] &
 racial diff]5ces2  7,c7 engag+ /ud5ts 9
 ! face ( g5d]-bas$ & racial pe]        
pressure & p>5tal expectations2  7,d7   
creat+ & ma9ta9+ a positive environm5t2 
&  7,e7 enc\rag+ girls & und]repres5t$  
m9orities ?r\gh academic advice &       
assi/ance to pursue advanc$ classes &   
c>e]s 9 ,,/em fields4  7#ad7 ,su* o!r   
,,/em-relat$ activities z ! local       
educational ag5cy det]m9es to be        
appropriate4  7d7 ,grant duration &     
am\nt  7#a7 ,duration ,ea* grant "u ?is 
section %all be made = a p]iod ( #d     
ye>s4  7#b7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( ea* grant 
"u ?is section %all be #bej1jjj = ea*   
ye> ( ! grant p]iod4  7e7 ,supplem5t1 n 
supplant ,a qualifi$ local educational  
ag5cy t receives a grant "u ?is section 
%all use ! grant only to supplem5t1 & n 

to supplant1 o!r assi/ance & funds made 
available f non-,f$]al s\rces = !       
activities support$ by ! grant4  7f7    
,annual evaluations  7#a7 ,evaluation   
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! la/ 
day ( ea* s*ool ye> = :i* a qualifi$    
local educational ag5cy receives a grant
 "u ?is section1 ! ag5cy %all submit to 
! ,secret>y a writt5 evaluation ( !     
program c>ri$ out us+ ! grant4  7#b7    
,elem5ts ,! evaluation requir$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 a     
description ( ! program & activities    
c>ri$ out us+ ! grant2  7,b7 a          
description ( ! curriculum & any        
p>tn]%ips develop$ us+ ! grant2  7,c7 ! 
p]c5tage ( "t t /ud5ts :o p>ticipat$ 9 !
 program sp5t directly engag$ 9 ,,/em   
activities2  7,d7 an assessm5t ( !      
academic progress made by su* /ud5ts    
dur+ ! program1 :i* %all be bas$ on an  
evaluation ( ea* /ud5t at ! beg9n+ ( !  
program & aft] ! /ud5t completes !      
program2 &  7,e7 su* o!r in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7g7 ,def9itions 

,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m qualifi$    
local educational ag5cy means a local   
educational ag5cy t-- 7,a7 receives     
funds "u "p ,a ( title ,i2 &  7,b7 s]ves
 a total /ud5t population ( :i* n less  
?an #dj p]c5t are *ildr5 :o are eligible
 = a free or r$uc$ price lun* "u !      
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et      
seq474  7#b7 ,! t]m ,,/em means sci5ce1 
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  #dgjb4
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 
?is "p #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s  
#bjbf ?r\gh #bjbi4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section #b 
( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education    
,act ( #aife is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #dfdd ! foll[+3  
,,"p ,g--,prep>+ girls & und]repres5t$  
m9orities = ! #ba/ century,sec4 #dgja4  
,program au?ority4,sec4 #dgjb4          
,au?orization ( appropriations4  4