‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From grant funds received
under subsection (a), an institution of higher edu-
cation, State educational agency, or other nonprofit
educational provider shall award stipends to individ-
uals participating in a training and retraining insti-
tute carried out by the institution, agency, or pro-
vider under this section. The institution, agency, or
provider may also offer course credit as an incentive
to participants.
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—Stipends awarded under this
subsection shall include allowances for subsistence
and such other expenses as the Corporation may de-
termine to be appropriate, taking into account any
additional incentive being provided in the form of
course credit, and shall be awarded in a manner that
is consistent with prevailing practices under federally
supported programs comparable to the program car-
ried out under this Act.
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICE-LEARNING INSTI-
TUTES.—In awarding grants under this section, the Cor-
poration, in consultation with the Secretary of Education,
shall seek to achieve an equitable geographical distribution
of training and retraining opportunities throughout the
Nation, taking into account the number of children in each
State who are public school students.
‘‘(f) RULE.—Funds appropriated under this section
shall be used to supplement and not supplant funds ex-
pended to provide other professional development activities
under this subpart.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
SEC. 6. LOCAL INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) community service programs under which
qualified school personnel train and mobilize young
people to measurably strengthen their communities
through nonviolence, responsibility, compassion, re-
spect, and moral courage.’’.
SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE ENDEAVORS IN ENCOUR-
AGING ACTIVE STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND
STUDENT 
INVOLVEMENT 
IN 
LOCAL 
AND
STATE GOVERNMENT.
(a) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—
The Secretary is authorized to award grants to local edu-
cational agencies to enable such agencies to carry out 1
or more of the following activities:
(1) Planning, developing, and implementing a
program to invigorate and enhance the efficacy of
student government and other student leadership
programs in the decision-making processes of sec-
ondary schools throughout the school district served
by the local educational agency.
(2) Planning, developing, and implementing a
partnership program with the appropriate govern-
mental entities to allow formal involvement by sec-
ondary school student representatives in local gov-
ernment activities, on the school board, in the local
educational agency, or in State government.
(b) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—
The Secretary is authorized to award grants to State edu-
cational agencies to enable such agencies to carry out 1
or more of the following activities:
(1) Providing professional training programs
for student leaders that—
(A) inform such student leaders about
local and State government and about the Fed-
eral Government; and
(B) are less than 1 week in duration.
(2) Providing training programs for student
leaders that—
(A) use experienced student leaders to
carry out training on the importance of civic
engagement, methods of engagement, and other
aspects of leadership development; and
(B) are less than 1 week in duration.
(3) Providing stipends for student leaders who
participate in training programs carried out by the
State educational agency under paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Each local educational agency
or State educational agency desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in-
formation as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
SEC. 8. STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF VARIOUS CIVIC EDU-
CATION STRATEGIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Educational Re-
search and Improvement shall conduct a study of a rep-
resentative sample of State educational agencies and local
educational agencies, to evaluate the effectiveness of the
various approaches used in civic education in elementary
schools and secondary schools.
(b) DURATION.—The study shall not exceed 5 years
in duration.
(c) PROCESS.—The study shall be based on a re-
search design determined by the Office of Educational Re-
search and Improvement, in consultation with others, that
involves the use of existing data, and the development of
new data as feasible and advisable.
(d) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The study shall examine, at
a minimum—
(1) the frequency of the use of various civic
education approaches in elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools and the approaches used for students
at different levels, including—
(A) service-learning (as defined in section
101 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511));
(B) the Close Up program and other expe-
riential learning with State and local govern-
ment;
(C) instruction based on the ‘‘We the Peo-
ple . . . The Citizen and the Constitution’’ cur-
riculum;
(D) law-related education programs;
(E) participation in simulations of govern-
mental activities;
(F) public work programs;
(G) participation in student government;
and
(H) classroom instruction in civics; and
(2) the effectiveness of the various civic edu-
cation approaches in elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools and the comparative effectiveness of
the various approaches among students at different
levels in promoting learning and civic engagement,
including effectiveness in promoting—
(A) student knowledge as specified in the
voluntary National Standards for Civics and
Government and in the third National Edu-
cation Goal;
(B) student knowledge of the content of
challenging State student performance stand-