I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 692
To amend subpart 2 of part J of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to make improvements to the rural education
achievement program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. OSBORNE (for himself, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BALDACCI,
Mr. PHELPS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. EMERSON, and Mr.
THUNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend subpart 2 of part J of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make improve-
ments to the rural education achievement program.
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 ‘‘Rural Education Ini-
tiative Amendments Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
10973 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8292) is amended by striking
‘‘62,5000,000 for fiscal year 2001’’ and inserting
‘‘$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’.
(b) FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 10974 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8293) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘to carry
out local activities authorized in part A of title I,
section 2210(b), section 3134, or section 4116’’ and
inserting ‘‘to support local or statewide education re-
form efforts intended to improve the academic
achievement of elementary and secondary school stu-
dents and the quality of instruction provided to such
students’’.
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, except
that the Secretary may waive the School Locale
Code requirement of this paragraph if the Secretary
determines, based on certification provided by the
local educational agency or the State educational
agency on behalf of the local educational agency,
that the local educational agency is located in an
area defined as rural by a governmental agency of
the State’’ before the period at the end; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and VI, ex-
cept for funds made available under section 321 of
the Department of Education Appropriations Act,
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘VI, section 307 of the Depart-
ment of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, parts
A and C of title VII, and part A of this title’’.
(c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 10975
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 8294) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to carry out
local activities authorized in part A of title I, section
2210(b), section 3134, or section 4116’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to support local or statewide education reform
efforts intended to improve the academic achieve-
ment of elementary and secondary school students
and the quality of instruction provided to such stu-
dents’’.
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, except
that the Secretary may waive the School Locale
Code requirement of this paragraph if the Secretary
determines, based on certification provided by the
local educational agency or the State educational
agency on behalf of the local educational agency,
that the local educational agency is located in an