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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3252 
To provide grants to eligible entities to develop and maintain or improve 
and expand before school, afterschool, and summer school programs 
for Indian and Alaska Native students, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide grants to eligible entities to develop and maintain 
or improve and expand before school, afterschool, and 
summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native 
students, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extracurricular Pro-
grams for Indian Children Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that: 
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(1) The United States has a distinct legal, trea-
ty, and trust obligation to provide for the education, 
healthcare, safety, social welfare, and other needs of 
Native children. 
(2) Native children are the most at-risk popu-
lation in the United States, confronting serious dis-
parities in education, health, and safety, with 37 
percent of Native children living in poverty. 
(3) Teens who do not participate in those pro-
grams are nearly 3 times more likely to use mari-
juana or other drugs, and more likely to drink alco-
hol. 22.9 percent of Native children aged 12 and 
older report alcohol use, 16 percent report substance 
dependence or abuse, 35.8 percent report tobacco 
use, and 12.5 percent report illicit drug use. 
(4) Protective factors against youth suicide in-
clude opportunities to participate in and contribute 
to school and/or community projects/activities. Sui-
cide is the second leading cause of death of Native 
youth aged 15 through 24 at a rate of 2.5 percent— 
this is twice the national rate of non-Native youth 
of the same age. 
(5) Nationally, American Indian and Alaska 
Native students have the lowest college enrollment 
rates. At-risk youth who have a mentor are more 
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likely to pursue higher education after high school in 
a four-year, two-year, or vocational program than 
their at-risk peers who do not have a mentor (45 
percent compared to 29 percent). 
(6) Students who are engaged in extra-
curricular (afterschool and summer learning) activi-
ties have better attendance records, higher levels of 
academic achievement, and more interest in pur-
suing higher education after graduation. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this Act is to es-
tablish a grant program for Indian tribes and eligible trib-
al entities for extracurricular programs— 
(1) to support and encourage the educational 
and cultural growth of Indian and Alaska Native 
students; 
(2) to provide access to mentors and resources 
that promote emotional and mental resilience in Na-
tive youth; 
(3) to ensure Native children receive consistent 
access to nutritional meals; and 
(4) to increase the availability of safe and usa-
ble educational infrastructures in Native commu-
nities and on tribal land. 
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(b) PURPOSE
OF GRANTS.—The funds awarded 
under the grant program established under section 366 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as 
added by section 4(a)) shall be used for— 
(1) culturally appropriate before school, after-
school, and summer school programs that include ac-
tivities designed to reinforce and complement the 
academic program of participating students, such 
as— 
(A) development and extracurricular activi-
ties; and 
(B) programs relating to— 
(i) substance abuse and violence pre-
vention; 
(ii) counseling; 
(iii) physical fitness and wellness; 
(iv) Native culture and language; 
(v) agriculture and nutrition; 
(vi) technology education; and 
(vii) character education; 
(2) funds to build or upgrade facilities for be-
fore school, afterschool, and summer school pro-
grams; and 
(3) access to federally funded meal programs. 
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SEC. 4. BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTERSCHOOL, AND SUMMER 
SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIAN AND 
ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 365 (7 U.S.C. 2008) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 366. BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTERSCHOOL, AND SUMMER 
SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIAN AND 
ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an entity described in subparagraph 
(B) that has a plan to develop and maintain or 
improve and expand before school, afterschool, 
and summer school programs. 
‘‘(B) LIST
OF
ENTITIES.—An entity de-
scribed in this subparagraph is one of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) An Indian tribe (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b)). 
‘‘(ii) A local educational agency (as 
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 7801)) with a student population 
that consists of more than 10 percent In-
dian or Alaska Native students. 
‘‘(iii) A private accredited elementary 
or secondary school (as those terms are de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801)) in the boundaries of an In-
dian reservation. 
‘‘(iv) A Regional Corporation (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)). 
‘‘(v) A school operated by the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(vi) A Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(b))). 
‘‘(vii) A tribal education agency. 
‘‘(viii) A tribal nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(ix) A tribally controlled school (as 
defined in section 5212 of the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 
2511)). 
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‘‘(x) A consortium of any of the enti-
ties in clauses (i) through (ix). 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a grant program under which the Secretary 
shall provide grants to eligible entities to develop 
and maintain or improve and expand before school, 
afterschool, and summer school programs for Indian 
and Alaska Native students. 
‘‘(2) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant made under this 
section shall be for a period of not less than 3 and 
not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—The min-
imum amount of a grant under this section shall be 
$50,000 per eligible entity per fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an applica-
tion for a grant under this section shall describe— 
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‘‘(A) the before school, afterschool, or sum-
mer school activities to be funded with the 
grant; 
‘‘(B) community needs, available resources, 
and the activities of the proposed program that 
address the needs of the community; 
‘‘(C) the number and age ranges of chil-
dren to be served by the proposed program; 
‘‘(D) an assurance that participation in the 
program will be free of cost; and 
‘‘(E) the demonstrated experience or po-
tential for success of the eligible entity in pro-
viding educational, cultural, and related activi-
ties that complement and enhance academic 
performance, achievement, and development of 
Indian or Alaska Native students. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may only 
use a grant awarded under this section to carry out 
an activity described in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) BEFORE
SCHOOL, AFTERSCHOOL, AND 
SUMMER
SCHOOL
PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity 
may use a grant awarded under this section to carry 
out before school, afterschool, and summer school 
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activities that advance or improve student academic 
achievement and well-being, including— 
‘‘(A) remedial education activities and aca-
demic enrichment programs, including pro-
grams that provide academic assistance to stu-
dents to enhance academic achievement; 
‘‘(B) mathematics and science education 
activities; 
‘‘(C) arts and music education activities; 
‘‘(D) entrepreneurial education programs; 
‘‘(E) tutoring services (including services 
provided by senior citizen volunteers) and men-
toring programs; 
‘‘(F) Native language programs; 
‘‘(G) Native cultural programs; 
‘‘(H) physical fitness and wellness activi-
ties; 
‘‘(I) telecommunications and technology 
education programs; 
‘‘(J) programs that promote parental in-
volvement and family literacy; 
‘‘(K) programs that provide assistance to 
students who have been truant, suspended, or 
expelled from school so as to allow those stu-
dents to improve academic achievement; 
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‘‘(L) substance abuse and violence preven-
tion programs, counseling programs, and char-
acter education programs; 
‘‘(M) child and adolescent health and men-
tal health services; 
‘‘(N) leadership and youth development ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(O) job skills development programs; 
‘‘(P) agriculture and nutrition services; 
and 
‘‘(Q) transportation services. 
‘‘(3) FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 
use a grant awarded under this section— 
‘‘(i) to build facilities for youth cen-
ters; or 
‘‘(ii) to upgrade existing facilities. 
‘‘(B) OTHER USES.—A facility built or up-
graded with funds awarded under this section 
may be used for educational and community 
purposes not described in paragraph (2) at 
times when the facility is not being used for ac-
tivities described in that paragraph. 
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‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON USE.—An eligible entity 
may use not more than 5 percent of grant funds for 
grant administration costs. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAMMING.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide 
grants for authorized activities described in 
subsection (d)(2)— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2016, $2,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2017, $4,000,000; 
‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2018, $6,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2019, $8,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘(B) FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND REHA-
BILITATION.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to provide grants for 
authorized activities described in subsection 
(d)(3) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2020. 
‘‘(2) UNUSED FUNDS.—Any funds made avail-
able under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year that are 
not used for that fiscal year shall be available to the 
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Secretary to make grants in accordance with this 
section for the subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS
TO
THE
SECRETARY.—Each 
grantee shall annually submit to the Secretary a re-
port in such form and manner as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL GRANT PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
annually— 
‘‘(i) compile and analyze the reports 
submitted under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) conduct an evaluation of the edu-
cational outcomes and social impacts of the 
grant program described in this section. 
‘‘(B) DISSEMINATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date the Secretary receives 
the last report for a year described in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall disseminate the 
annual evaluation described in subparagraph 
(A) to— 
‘‘(i) the Subcommittee on Indian, In-
sular and Alaska Native Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
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‘‘(ii) the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives; 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Indian Affairs 
of the Senate; and 
‘‘(iv) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MEAL 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) 
SCHOOL
LUNCH
PROGRAM.—Section 
12(d)(4)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)(4)(B)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘includes, in the case’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘includes— 
‘‘(i) in the case’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 9101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), an eligible 
entity (as defined in section 366 of the 
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Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act).’’. 
(2) SUMMER
FOOD
SERVICE
PROGRAM
FOR 
CHILDREN.—Section 13(a)(1)(D) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761(a)(1)(D)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or residential’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘residential’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or an eligible entity (as 
defined in section 366 of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act),’’ after 
‘‘camp,’’. 
(3) CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.— 
Section 17(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) an eligible entity (as defined in sec-
tion 366 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act).’’. 
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(4) SCHOOL
BREAKFAST
PROGRAM.—Section 
15(3) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1784(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Labor).’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Labor); 
and 
‘‘(C) an eligible entity (as defined in sec-
tion 366 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act).’’. 
Æ 
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