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Union Calendar No. 397 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2639 
[Report No. 116–496] 
To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2019 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. OMAR, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. TRONE, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILD, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
ADAMS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. PAYNE, 
Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. NADLER, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 
Ms. LEE of California, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. WELCH, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 
CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. 
RYAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BASS, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. EVANS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
SOTO, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. VELA, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
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LOWENTHAL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. DELGADO 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 9, 2019] 
A BILL 
To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Strength in Diversity 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to support the development, 
implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive strategies 
to address the effects of racial isolation or concentrated pov-
erty by increasing diversity, including racial diversity and 
socioeconomic diversity, in covered schools. 
SEC. 3. RESERVATION FOR NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent 
of the amounts made available under section 10 for a fiscal 
year to carry out activities of national significance relating 
to this Act, which may include— 
(1) research, development, data collection, moni-
toring, technical assistance, evaluation, or dissemina-
tion activities; and 
(2) the development and maintenance of best 
practices for recipients of grants under section 4 and 
other experts in the field of school diversity. 
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
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