of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, 
and to foster civic competence and responsibility. 
(19) Mathematics and science education in-
structional materials. 
(20) Programs designed to improve the quality 
of student writing and learning and the teaching of 
writing as a learning process. 
(21) Technology related to the implementation 
of school-based reform programs, including profes-
sional development to assist teachers and other 
school officials regarding how to effectively use such 
equipment and software. 
(22) Computer software and hardware for in-
structional use. 
(23) Developing, adapting, or expanding exist-
ing and new applications of technology. 
(24) Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, 
and services, including the acquisition of hardware 
and software, for use by teachers, students, and 
school library media personnel in the classroom or in 
school library media centers, in order to improve 
student learning. 
(25) After-school programs designed to engage 
children in a constructive manner and to promote 
their academic, developmental, and personal growth.
(26) Developing, constructing, acquiring, main-
taining, operating, and obtaining technical assist-
ance in the use of telecommunications audio and vis-
ual facilities and equipment for use in the classroom. 
(27) Developing, acquiring, and obtaining tech-
nical assistance in the use of educational and in-
structional video programming for use in the class-
room. 
(c) PARENT INVOLVEMENT.—Each local educational 
agency receiving assistance under this section shall involve 
parents and members of the public in planning for the use 
of funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 5. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRI-
VATE SCHOOLS. 
Each local educational agency that receives funds 
under this Act shall provide for the participation of chil-
dren enrolled in private schools, and their teachers or 
other educational personnel, in the activities and services 
assisted under this Act in the same manner as private 
school children, and their teachers or other educational 
personnel, participate in activities and services under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) pursuant to sections 9501, 9502, 
9503, and 9504 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7881, 7882, 7883, 
and 7884).
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801); 
(2) the term ‘‘educational service agency’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801); 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Education; and 
(4) except as otherwise provided, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government to require, direct, or control a 
State, local educational agency, or school’s specific in-
structional content of pupil performance standards and as-
sessments, curriculum, or program of instruction as a con-
dition of eligibility to receive funds under this Act.
(b) STATE AND LOCAL DETERMINATIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not 
issue any regulation regarding the type of classroom 
activities or services that may be assisted under this 
Act. 
(2) INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD AND SETTING.—
No local educational agency shall be required to pro-
vide services under this Act through a particular in-
structional method or in a particular instructional 
setting in order to receive funding under this Act. 
SEC. 8. REPEALS. 
The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Section 1503 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965. 
(2) Part F of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965. 
(3) Part A of title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
(4) Part B of title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
(5) Part C of title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 165. 
(6) Part D of title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(7) Part D of title V of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
(8) Subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this 
Act 
$4,383,333,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006, 
$4,470,999,000 for fiscal year 2007, $4,560,419,000 for 
fiscal year 2008, $4,651,628,000 for fiscal year 2009, and 
$4,744,660,000 for fiscal year 2010.
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