(A) how the eligible entity plans to use the 
subgrant; 
(B) how ready the eligible entity is to pur-
chase equipment for a digital fabrication labora-
tory; 
(C) the eligible entity’s long-term plan for 
the digital fabrication laboratory; 
(D) how the eligible entity will incorporate 
the digital fabrication laboratory into cur-
riculum instruction; 
(E) how constructing the digital fabrica-
tion laboratory aligns with the eligible entity’s 
academic goals; 
(F) the extent to which the eligible entity 
plans to partner with local businesses and other 
community participants; 
(G) the eligible entity’s financial need; 
(H) how, if applicable, the eligible entity 
has utilized previous subgrant awards; and 
(I) any other information the State may 
require. 
(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
eligible entity receiving a subgrant under this section 
shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount 
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equal to the amount of the subgrant (which may be 
provided in cash or in-kind) to carry out the activi-
ties supported by the subgrant, except that an eligi-
ble may use up to 5 percent of such amount for ad-
ministrative costs associated with carrying out such 
activities. 
(2) WAIVER
OPTION
AUTHORIZED.—A State 
awarding a subgrant under this section may waive 
all or part of the matching requirement described in 
paragraph (1) for an eligible entity if the State de-
termines that applying the matching requirement 
would— 
(A) result in a serious financial hardship 
for the eligible entity; or 
(B) otherwise be inappropriate. 
(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each subgrant 
period, an eligible entity receiving a subgrant under 
this section shall submit, to the State that awards 
the subgrant, a performance report that documents 
any information that the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
(2) PERFORMANCE REPORT FORM.—The per-
formance report described in paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted on a form created by the State that 
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awards the subgrant and approved by the Secretary 
before being used. 
SEC. 5. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
Each State that receives a grant under this Act shall 
provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant to carry out the activities described 
in section 3. 
SEC. 6. STATE REPORTS. 
Each State that receives a grant under this Act 
shall— 
(1) at the end of the 1-year period that begins 
on the date the State receives the grant, submit a 
report to the Secretary containing any information 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 
(2) in the case in which the State does not re-
ceive a grant for the next fiscal year following the 
fiscal year for which the grant was received, submit 
a report to the Secretary containing any information 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate at the 
end of a 2-year period that begins on the date the 
State receives the grant. 
SEC. 7. EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
evaluation program to determine the efficacy of the grant 
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program established by this Act that shall commence 18 
months after the first grant under this Act is awarded. 
SEC. 8. SUNSET. 
The Secretary may not award grants under this Act 
after the end of the 5-year period that begins on the date 
the Secretary awards the first grant under this Act. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 
through 2023 to carry out this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts appropriated pur-
suant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may 
not use more than 5 percent to pay any administrative 
costs associated with carrying out section 1. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIGITAL FABRICATION LABORATORY.—The 
term ‘‘digital fabrication laboratory’’ means a high- 
technology workspace that is equipped with com-
puter-controlled additive and subtractive manufac-
turing components such as 3-dimensional printers, 
laser engravers, computer numerical control routers, 
and plasma cutters. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
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(A) a local educational agency; or 
(B) a consortium of two or more local edu-
cational agencies. 
(3) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘profes-
sional development’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have 
the meanings given the terms, respectively, in sec-
tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) EXISTING
COMPETITIVE
SUBGRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘existing competitive subgrant 
program’’ means a competitive subgrant program 
that is being carried out by a State as of the date 
the State applies for a grant under this Act and 
under which the State awards subgrants to eligible 
entities to purchase equipment to be used in a dig-
ital fabrication laboratory or provide professional de-
velopment that relates to the incorporation of the 
digital fabrication laboratory into curriculum in-
struction. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 
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