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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2539 
To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants for hate crime prevention 
and prejudice reduction education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2021 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. CARSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants for 
hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education, 
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 ‘‘Education Against 
Hate Crimes Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR HATE CRIME PREVENTION AND PREJ-
UDICE REDUCTION EDUCATION. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Education shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities to assist such entities in con-
ducting hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction 
education for secondary school students and students in 
middle grades. 
(b) CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the Act, the Sec-
retary of Education, in consultation with Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Attorney General, shall de-
velop requirements for the curriculum of the hate crime 
prevention and prejudice reduction education conducted 
with a grant under this section. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant award-
ed under this section shall not exceed $1,500,000 for any 
fiscal year. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that will provide hate crime prevention and 
prejudice reduction education in geographic areas 
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where there is disproportionate hate crime activity 
relative to the total population of the area. The Sec-
retary may consult with the Attorney General to 
identify eligible entities that meet the requirements 
for priority consideration under this paragraph. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—On an annual 
basis in each year for which an eligible entity receives a 
grant under this section, the entity shall submit to the 
Secretary a report that includes— 
(1) a description of how the grant was used; 
(2) the number of secondary school students 
who enrolled in and completed a program of hate 
crime prevention and prejudice reduction education; 
(3) the number of teachers who provided in-
struction to students in hate crime prevention and 
prejudice reduction education; and 
(4) a description of the strategies and best 
practices employed to achieve the objectives under 
the grant. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HATE CRIME AND PREJUDICE REDUCTION 
EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘hate crime and prejudice 
reduction education’’ means culturally relevant edu-
cation (available in multiple languages, consistent 
with census data and demographics of the area 
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which the education will be provided) to prevent, ad-
dress, deter, and dissuade crimes against persons or 
an individual’s property due to the actual or per-
ceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, 
gender, gender identity, disability, age, or sexual ori-
entation of any person. 
(2) ELIGIBILE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible en-
tity’’ means a State, a local educational agency, or 
a nonprofit organization. 
(3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, ‘‘middle grades’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2022 
through 2032. 
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