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‘‘(G) The extent to which the local edu-
cational agency will use the subgrant to leverage 
resources, including by maximizing nonsubgrant 
funding for the position of the liaison described 
in section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) and the provision of 
transportation. 
‘‘(H) How the local educational agency uses 
funds to serve homeless children and youths 
under section 1113(c)(3) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6313(c)(3)).’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) An assurance that the applicant will 
meet the requirements of section 722(g)(3).’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4). 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘challenging State aca-
demic content standards’’ and inserting 
‘‘State academic standards’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and challenging State 
student academic achievement standards’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘students with limited 
English 
proficiency,’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘English learners,’’ ; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘vocational’’ and in-
serting ‘‘career’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘pupil 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional 
support’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘, and 
unaccompanied youths,’’ and inserting ‘‘, par-
ticularly homeless children and youths who are 
not enrolled in school,’’; 
(E) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘medical’’ 
and inserting ‘‘other required health’’; 
(F) in paragraph (10), by inserting before 
the period at the end ‘‘, and other activities de-
signed to increase the meaningful involvement of 
parents or guardians of homeless children or 
youths in the education of their children’’; 
(G) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘pupil’’ 
and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional sup-
port’’; and 
(H) in paragraph (13), by inserting before 
the period at the end ‘‘and parental mental 
health or substance abuse problems’’. 
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SEC. 604. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 724 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) NOTICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, before 
the next school year that begins after the date of the 
enactment of the Encouraging Innovation and Effec-
tive Teachers Act, update and disseminate nationwide 
the public notice described in this subsection (as in ef-
fect prior to such date) of the educational rights of 
homeless children and youths. 
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall dis-
seminate the notice nationally to all Federal agencies, 
program grantees, and grant recipients serving home-
less families, children, and youths.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘and dissemi-
nation’’ and inserting ‘‘, dissemination, and technical 
assistance’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 722’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘60-day’’ and inserting 
‘‘120-day’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘120-day’’ and inserting 
‘‘180-day’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall provide support and 
technical assistance to State educational agencies in 
areas in which barriers to a free appropriate public 
education persist.’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall develop, issue, 
and publish in the Federal Register, not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Encouraging Innova-
tion and Effective Teachers Act, strategies by which a 
State— 
‘‘(1) may assist local educational agencies to im-
plement the provisions amended by the Act; and 
‘‘(2) can review and revise State policies and 
procedures that may present barriers to the identi-
fication, enrollment, attendance, and success of home-
less children and youths in school.’’; 
(6) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘in all 
areas served by local educational agencies’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; and 
(7) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements 
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Act of 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘Encouraging Innovation 
and Effective Teachers Act’’. 
SEC. 605. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 725 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iv), by striking ‘‘1309’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1139’’ and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘9101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5101’’ 
SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 726 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11435) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out 
this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$65,173,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
‘‘(b) OUT YEARS.—The amount authorized under sub-
section (a) shall be increased for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018 by a percentage equal to the percentage of in-
flation according to the Consumer Price Index, for the cal-
endar year ending prior to the beginning of that fiscal 
year.’’. 
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