Secretary, in accordance with the purposes 
under section 3; and 
(ii) award grants to each eligible enti-
ty that is a State educational agency in the 
same manner in which the Secretary allots 
funds to the State of the State educational 
agency for such fiscal year under section 
2101(b)(2) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6611(b)(2)); and 
(B) may reserve not more than 1 percent 
to carry out the activities under subsections (a) 
and (c) of section 6. 
(b) DURATION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A grant under subsection 
(a) shall be for a period of 3 years. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend 
the 3-year grant period of a grant awarded to an eli-
gible entity under subsection (a) for not more than 
an additional 2-year period, upon request from the 
eligible entity, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) STATE APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that is 
a State educational agency desiring to receive a grant 
under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the 
Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:12 Oct 05, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6236.IH
H6236
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 
include a needs assessment to determine whether the eligi-
ble entity should be carrying out the activities described 
in sections 2101(c)(4) and 2103(b)(3) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
2611(c)(4); 6613(b)(3)). 
(d) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY
OF
AWARDS.—In 
awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, an equitable 
geographic distribution of grants. 
(e) STATE USES OF FUNDS.—In the case of an eligi-
ble entity that is a State educational agency, the eligible 
entity— 
(1) shall use the grant awarded under sub-
section (a) to— 
(A) make subgrants to eligible recipients 
under subsection (f); 
(B) provide technical assistance to such el-
igible recipients; 
(C) work with the State to reduce State 
bureaucratic barriers to ensure prompt imple-
mentation of the activities to be carried out 
under the grant; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:12 Oct 05, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6236.IH
H6236
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
(D) evaluate under section 5(b) the teacher 
support programs for which subgrants are 
awarded under subsection (f); and 
(2) may use the grant awarded under sub-
section (a) to— 
(A) provide student support to high-poten-
tial, secondary school students who are seeking 
to become teachers; 
(B) implement rigorous standards for 
entry into teacher preparation programs; 
(C) improve teacher licensure exams; 
(D) in partnership with teacher prepara-
tion programs in the State, provide scholarship 
funding or stipends for pre-service clinical 
training for high-potential, diverse teacher can-
didates to be hired as teachers by eligible recipi-
ents that receive subgrants under subsection 
(f); 
(E) in the case of an eligible entity that in-
dicates under the needs assessment under sub-
section (c) that the activities described in sec-
tions 2101(c)(4) and 2103(b)(3) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 2611(c)(4); 6613(b)(3)) are needed in 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:12 Oct 05, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6236.IH
H6236
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS