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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6953 
To amend subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to provide States with the option of using grant 
funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. NADLER, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SOTO, 
Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, and Ms. MOORE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide States 
with the option of using grant funds to supply menstrual 
hygiene products to students. 
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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 ‘‘Giving Increased Re-
sources to Learning Students Act’’ or the ‘‘GIRLS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPTION FOR STATES TO PROVIDE MENSTRUAL HY-
GIENE PRODUCTS TO STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4108(5)(C) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7118(5)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in clause (vii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) provide free menstrual hygiene 
products to students who use menstrual 
hygiene products;’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4102 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(6) MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘menstrual 
hygiene products’ means tampons, pads, liners, 
cups, and similar products used with respect to 
menstruation by individuals. 
‘‘(B) RULEMAKING.—By not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Giving 
Increased Resources to Learning Students Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
promulgate rules with respect to this para-
graph.’’. 
Æ 
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