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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8162 

To allow eligible entities under part B of title IV of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 to use subgrant funds for certain 

activities carried out by community learning centers, regardless of whether such activities are conducted during nonschool hours or periods when 

school is not in session, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 

Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. 

BONAMICI, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To allow eligible entities under part B of title IV of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 

use subgrant funds for certain activities carried out by 

community learning centers, regardless of whether such 

activities are conducted during nonschool hours or periods when school is not in session, 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 ‘‘21st Century Commu5 nity Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FLEXIBLE USE OF SUBGRANT FUNDS. 

2 (a) LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND IN-PERSON CARE.—Not3 withstanding each provision in part B of title IV of the 

4 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.) that requires activities under such 

6 part to be carried out during nonschool hours or periods 

7 when school is not in session, for school year 2020–2021, 

8 an eligible entity that is awarded a subgrant under section 

9 4204 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7174) for community learn10 ing centers may use such subgrant funds— 

11 (1) to carry out activities described in section 

12 4205 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7175), regardless of 

13 whether such activities are conducted in-person or 

14 virtually, or during school hours or when school is 

15 in session; and 

16 (2) to provide in-person care during— 

17 (A) the regular school day for students eli18 gible to receive services under part B of title IV 

19 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.); and 

20 (B) a period in which full-time in-person 

21 instruction is not available for all such students 

22 served by such eligible entity. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity may carry 

24 out the activities described in subsection (a)(1) and the 

25 in-person care described in subsection (a)(2) if— 


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1 (1) such activities and in-person care supple2 ment but do not supplant regular school day require3 ments; 

4 (2) such eligible entity complies with section 

5 4204(b)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7174(b)(2)(D)) 

7 with respect to the activities carried out pursuant to 

8 this Act; and 

9 (3) such eligible entity specifies in an applica10 tion for a subgrant under section 4204(b) of such 

11 Act (20 U.S.C. 7174(b)) with respect to such school 

12 year (or in an addendum to such application) how 

13 the subgrant funds will be used to carry out such ac14 tivities or to provide such in-person care, or both. 

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