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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4843 

To establish a Summer for All program through summer enrichment expansion grants and summer programming State grants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2024 

Mr. MURPHY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish a Summer for All program through summer 

enrichment expansion grants and summer programming 

State grants, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Summer for All Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘local 

8 educational agency’’ and ‘‘State educational agency’’ 

9 have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 


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1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

2 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 (2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 

4 term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means an or5 ganization (including a community action agency)— 

6 (A) for which no part of the net earnings 

7 of the organization inures to the benefit of any 

8 member, founder, contributor, or individual; 

9 (B) that has a voluntary board; 

10 (C) that has an accounting system, or has 

11 designated a fiscal agent in accordance with re12 quirements established by the Secretary; and 

13 (D) that practices nondiscrimination in the 

14 provision of assistance. 

15 (3) ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER.—The term 

16 ‘‘English language learner’’ has the meaning given 

17 the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec18 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), ex19 cept such term shall include an individual who is age 

20 22 and otherwise meet the requirements of such 

21 term. 

22 (4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

23 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

24 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

25 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 


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1 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

2 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means an in3 stitution of higher education, as defined in section 

4 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1001), or a postsecondary vocational institu6 tion, as defined in section 102(c) of such Act (20 

7 U.S.C. 1002(c)). 

8 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

10 (7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

11 the several States of the United States, the District 

12 of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 

13 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

14 Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. 

15 (8) SUMMER FOR ALL PROGRAM.—The term 

16 ‘‘Summer for All program’’ means a program sup17 ported by a grant under section 3(b). 

18 (9) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an indi19 vidual who is not younger than age 5 and not older 

20 than age 22. 

21 (10) YOUTH WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘youth with a disability’’ has the meaning given the 

23 term ‘‘child with a disability’’ in section 602 of the 

24 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

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1 vidual who is age 22 and otherwise meets the re2 quirements of such term. 

3 (11) YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.— 

4 The term ‘‘youth experiencing homelessness’’ has the 

5 meaning given the term ‘‘homeless children and 

6 youths’’ in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 

7 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). 

8 SEC. 3. SUMMER ENRICHMENT EXPANSION GRANTS. 

9 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec10 tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

11 (1) a community-based organization; 

12 (2) an intermediary, or collaborative network, 

13 that supports local community-based organizations 

14 and has experience with, or relevant expertise in, 

15 supporting youth-serving programs or youth needs 

16 during out-of-school time; or 

17 (3) an institution of higher education. 

18 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail20 able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 

21 make summer enrichment expansion grants, on a 

22 competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the el23 igible entities to carry out Summer for All programs 

24 for the purposes of— 


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1 (A) providing high-quality, affordable sum2 mer programming for youth, especially for low3 income youth and rural youth, including youth 

4 of color; 

5 (B) ensuring that all youth have access to 

6 a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment 

7 during summer out-of-school time; and 

8 (C) improving the quality of summer pro9 gramming across the United States and reduc10 ing learning loss during summer out-of-school 

11 time. 

12 (2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 

13 section shall be for a period of not more than 4 fis14 cal years. 

15 (c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 

16 under this section shall submit an application at such 

17 time, in such manner, and containing such information as 

18 the Secretary may require. 

19 (d) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this sec20 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities— 

21 (1) with a history of effectively serving low-in22 come youth and their families; 

23 (2) proposing a Summer for All program that 

24 will primarily serve— 

25 (A) low-income youth; 


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1 (B) English language learners; 

2 (C) youth with disabilities; 

3 (D) youth experiencing homelessness; 

4 (E) youth experiencing food insecurity; 

5 (F) youth involved in the justice system; 

6 (G) youth in the foster care system; 

7 (H) youth who have not reached pro8 ficiency for their grade level on English lan9 guage arts, mathematics, science, or social stud10 ies content area assessments; 

11 (I) rural youth; or 

12 (J) native or indigenous youth; 

13 (3) that will partner or contract with local 

14 youth-serving government entities, such as local edu15 cational agencies, parks and recreation departments, 

16 or public libraries, to offer the Summer for All pro17 gram; 

18 (4) that will provide participants in the Sum19 mer for All program with safe, timely transportation 

20 services to and from summer programming, espe21 cially in rural or underserved areas; or 

22 (5) will use grant funds to carry out a Summer 

23 for All program that provides 2 or more eligible ac24 tivities described in subsection (e)(1)(C). 

25 (e) USE OF FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) REQUIRED USES.—An eligible entity that 

2 receives a grant under this section shall use grant 

3 funds to carry out a Summer for All program that— 

4 (A) serves youth by providing program5 ming— 

6 (i) during the summer months when 

7 schools are closed; 

8 (ii) for not less than 5 days a week 

9 for a minimum of 5 weeks during the sum10 mer months; 

11 (iii) that requires participating youth 

12 to be physically present at a building or lo13 cation designated by the eligible entity; 

14 and 

15 (iv) for participating youth whose 

16 household income would qualify the youth 

17 for a free or reduced price lunch under the 

18 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

19 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), that is of20 fered at no cost; 

21 (B) provides food at no cost to partici22 pating youth whose household income would 

23 qualify for free or reduced price lunch under 

24 such Act; and 


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1 (C) includes activities or programming 

2 that— 

3 (i) fosters safe, healthy, supportive, 

4 and drug-free environments; 

5 (ii) supports youth academic enrich6 ment; 

7 (iii) provides social and emotional 

8 learning; 

9 (iv) promotes health and safety prac10 tices; 

11 (v) supports a healthy, active lifestyle, 

12 including nutritional education and reg13 ular, structured physical education activi14 ties and programs, that help maintain the 

15 mental and physical well-being of youth; 

16 (vi) promotes volunteerism, commu17 nity involvement, or service-learning, in 

18 which students use academic and civic 

19 knowledge and skills to address genuine 

20 community needs; 

21 (vii) helps prevent bullying and har22 assment; 

23 (viii) develops relationship-building 

24 skills, such as— 

25 (I) effective communication; and 


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1 (II) improving safety through the 

2 recognition and prevention of coer3 cion, violence, or abuse, including— 

4 (aa) teen and dating vio5 lence; 

6 (bb) stalking; 

7 (cc) domestic abuse; and 

8 (dd) sexual violence and har9 assment; 

10 (ix) provides mentoring and school 

11 counseling to participating youth, including 

12 youth who are at risk of— 

13 (I) academic failure; 

14 (II) dropping out of school; 

15 (III) involvement in criminal or 

16 delinquent activities; or 

17 (IV) drug use and abuse; 

18 (x) promotes career or workforce 

19 readiness or participation; 

20 (xi) promotes readiness for postsec21 ondary education; or 

22 (xii) provides other experiences that 

23 contribute to a well-rounded education. 

24 (2) ALLOWABLE USES.—In addition to the uses 

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1 ceiving a grant under this section may use grant 

2 funds for— 

3 (A) the recruitment, training, and reten4 tion of qualified staff members for the Summer 

5 for All program supported under the grant; 

6 (B) raising awareness about the Summer 

7 for All program in order to recruit and enroll 

8 program participants; and 

9 (C) other reasonable administrative costs 

10 of the Summer for All program. 

11 (f) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 (1) SUBGRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Each recipi13 ent of a grant under this section shall provide the 

14 services and activities provided under the Summer 

15 for All program directly or through subgrants, con16 tracts, or other arrangements with State educational 

17 agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of 

18 higher education, other public agencies including 

19 agencies of Indian Tribes, or private entities. 

20 (2) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.—An 

21 eligible entity receiving a grant under this section 

22 may not discriminate against any individual, includ23 ing an employee, volunteer, participant, or other in24 dividual involved in the Summer for All program, 

25 who is receiving Federal financial assistance through 


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1 the Summer for All program on the basis of that in2 dividual’s actual or perceived race, color, national or3 igin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender 

4 identity), or disability. 

5 (g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each eligible enti6 ty receiving a grant under this section shall, on an annual 

7 basis, prepare and submit a report to the Secretary con8 taining information about— 

9 (1) how the grant funds were used; 

10 (2) how many youth were served by activities 

11 supported by grant funds; and 

12 (3) how remaining unobligated grant funds will 

13 be used. 

14 SEC. 4. SUMMER PROGRAMMING STATE GRANTS. 

15 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec16 tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

17 (1) The Governor or other chief executive offi18 cer of a State. 

19 (2) A State educational agency. 

20 (3) The governing body of an Indian Tribe. 

21 (b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail23 able to carry out this section, the Secretary, in con24 sultation with the Secretary of Education, shall 

25 award summer programming State grants, on a 


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1 competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the el2 igible entities to— 

3 (A) plan and implement sustainable strate4 gies that address gaps in access to high-quality 

5 summer enrichment programs for youth; 

6 (B) build partnerships between local edu7 cational agencies, local governments, and com8 munity-based organizations to maximize the im9 pact and availability of summer enrichment pro10 grams; and 

11 (C) establish summer programming oppor12 tunities for kids and their families that may 

13 exist outside of the traditional summer camp or 

14 enrichment experience. 

15 (2) DURATION.—A grant under this section 

16 shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 fis17 cal years. 

18 (c) APPLICATION; AWARD BASIS.— 

19 (1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 

20 grant under this section shall submit an application 

21 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

22 containing such information as the Secretary may 

23 require. 


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1 (2) AWARD BASIS.—In awarding grants under 

2 this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligi3 ble entities that— 

4 (A) demonstrate that activities funded by 

5 the grant will be sustainable beyond the term of 

6 the grant; 

7 (B) establish an organization or mecha8 nism to solicit and incorporate feedback from 

9 stakeholders, including representatives of com10 munity-based organizations, educators, munic11 ipal representatives, and parents, in the imple12 mentation of activities supported under the 

13 grant; or 

14 (C) plan to use funds for a variety of pro15 grams and strategies to expand summer enrich16 ment programming for underserved commu17 nities and at-risk youth. 

18 (d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity that 

19 receives a grant under this section shall use grant funds 

20 to— 

21 (1) expand access to summer enrichment pro22 grams in underserved communities; 

23 (2) improve the safety and quality of summer 

24 enrichment programs primarily serving underserved 

25 communities; 


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1 (3) organize a diverse group of stakeholders to 

2 determine gaps in access to summer enrichment pro3 gramming and developing plans to address these 

4 gaps in a long-term, sustainable way; 

5 (4) expand access to enrichment activities at li6 braries, parks and recreation departments, muse7 ums, and other nonprofit entities that serve families 

8 during the summer months when schools are closed; 

9 or 

10 (5) address barriers to partnerships between 

11 local educational agencies, local governments, and 

12 community-based organizations in providing summer 

13 enrichment programs. 

14 (e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 (1) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—An eligible entity 

16 receiving a grant under this section may transfer 

17 grant funds to a community-based organization, a 

18 Tribal organization (as that term is defined in sec19 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu20 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), a public 

21 benefit corporation involved in the transportation of 

22 passengers or cargo, or a special-purpose unit of 

23 State or local government, in order to carry out ac24 tivities described in subsection (d). 


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1 (2) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—An eligible enti2 ty receiving a grant under this section may carry out 

3 the activities described in subsection (d) directly or 

4 through subgrants, contracts, or cooperative agree5 ments. 

6 (3) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.—An 

7 eligible entity receiving a grant under this section 

8 may not discriminate against any employee, volun9 teer, participant, or other individual otherwise in10 volved in programming receiving Federal financial 

11 assistance under this section on the basis of that in12 dividual’s actual or perceived race, color, national or13 igin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender 

14 identity), or disability. 

15 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving 

17 a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, 

18 prepare and submit a report to the Secretary con19 taining information about— 

20 (A) how the grant funds were used; 

21 (B) how the eligible entity solicited feed22 back from stakeholders in the use of funds; 

23 (C) how many youth have been served by 

24 activities supported by grant funds; 


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1 (D) how the entity improved access to 

2 summer enrichment programs for underserved 

3 communities and at-risk youth; and 

4 (E) how the entity improved the quality of 

5 summer enrichment programs for underserved 

6 communities and at-risk youth. 

7 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 

8 shall, on an annual basis, make public the reports 

9 received under paragraph (1). 

10 SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM. 

11 The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent 

12 of the amounts made available to carry out this Act to 

13 conduct, directly or through grants to public or nonprofit 

14 private entities or contracts with public or private entities 

15 or individuals, projects for research and data collection 

16 to— 

17 (1) understand the scope of the need for safe, 

18 healthy, and enriching summer programs for youth; 

19 and 

20 (2) track the progress of the Summer for All 

21 grant programs. 

22 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; FUNDING 

23 DISTRIBUTION. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro25 priated to carry out this Act— 


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1 (1) a total of $4,000,000,000 for fiscal years 

2 2025 through 2028; and 

3 (2) $1,000,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal 

4 year. 

5 (b) FUNDING DISTRIBUTION.—From the amount 

6 made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 

7 Secretary shall— 

8 (1) use not less than 47.5 percent of such 

9 amounts to carry out section 3; 

10 (2) use not more than 47.5 percent to carry out 

11 section 4; and 

12 (3) use not more than 5 percent to carry out 

13 section 5. 

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