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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 419
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize
the Secretary of Education to make additional grants under the 21st
Century Community Learning Centers Program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Mr. BARRETT (for himself, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. FROST, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. UDALL of
New Mexico, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr.
MCINTYRE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. WAX-
MAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. NADLER, Ms.
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. RUSH, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri,
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make
additional grants under the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(A) safe, drug-free environments for edu-
cational, recreational, and cultural enrichment;
and
(B) homework tutors, computer training,
nutritional programs, and community service
activities.
(4) Studies have proven that providing safe
afterschool options for children improves grades and
classroom conduct and builds peer relationships.
(5) Afterschool programs provide the Nation’s
parents with the reassurance of knowing that their
children are being cared for while the parents are at
work.
(6) The extension of the time period in which
the Secretary of Education may make grants under
the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Pro-
gram gives the grant recipients the additional time
they need to establish partnerships with non-Federal
entities and to secure the non-Federal funding nec-
essary for the continued operation of the Centers
after the termination of Federal funding.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
(a) GRANT PERIOD.—Section 10903(c) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8243(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting
‘‘5 years’’.
(b) GRANT AMOUNTS.—Section 10903(d) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8243(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) AMOUNT.—In making grants under this part,
the Secretary shall comply with each of the following limi-
tations:
‘‘(1) MINIMUM
INITIAL
GRANTS.—In each of
the first 3 fiscal years in which a recipient receives
a grant under this part, the amount of each such
grant shall be not less than $35,000.
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM GRANTS IN LATER YEARS.—
‘‘(A) FOURTH
FISCAL
YEAR.—In the
fourth fiscal year in which a recipient receives
a grant under this part, such grant shall be in
an amount that is not more than 75 percent of
the amount of the grant received in the first fis-
cal year.
‘‘(B) FIFTH
FISCAL
YEAR.—In the fifth
fiscal year in which a recipient receives a grant
under this part, such grant shall be in an
amount that is not more than 50 percent of the
amount of the grant received in the first fiscal
year.’’.
(c) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—Section 10903 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8243) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—The Secretary
shall make grants for a total of 5 fiscal years to each grant
recipient that received its first grant under this part in
fiscal year 1998 or later.’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10907 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by
striking ‘‘four succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘7
succeeding fiscal years’’.
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