veloped, approved, or sponsored by the State edu-
cational agency in consultation with State environ-
mental agencies, State environmental education as-
sociations, and State natural resource agencies, and 
with input from the public, that: 
‘‘(A) Prepares students to understand eco-
logical principles, the systems of the natural 
world, and the relationships and interactions 
between natural and man-made environments. 
‘‘(B) Provides field and hands-on experi-
ences as part of the regular school curriculum 
and creates programs that contribute to healthy 
lifestyles through outdoor recreation and sound 
nutrition. 
‘‘(C) Provides environmental service learn-
ing opportunities. 
‘‘(D) Provides targeted professional devel-
opment opportunities for teachers that improves 
the teachers’— 
‘‘(i) environmental and natural re-
source content knowledge; and 
‘‘(ii) pedagogical skills in teaching 
about the environment, including the use 
of— 
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‘‘(I) interdisciplinary, field-based, 
and research-based learning; and 
‘‘(II) science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics content 
knowledge and tools. 
‘‘(E) Describes the measures the State will 
use to assess the environmental literacy of stu-
dents, including— 
‘‘(i) relevant State academic content 
standards and content areas regarding en-
vironmental education, and courses or sub-
jects where environmental education in-
struction will be integrated throughout the 
prekindergarten through grade 12 cur-
riculum; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the relationship 
of the plan to the secondary school gradua-
tion requirements of the State. 
‘‘(F) Describes how the State educational 
agency will implement the plan, in partnership 
with non-governmental organizations, Federal 
agencies, State environmental agencies, State 
environmental education associations, State 
natural resource agencies, and local educational 
agencies, including how the State educational 
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agency will secure funding and other necessary 
support. 
‘‘(G) Is periodically updated by the State 
educational agency not less often than every 5 
years. 
‘‘(4) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
means a local educational agency— 
‘‘(A) for which not less than 20 percent of 
the children served by the agency are children 
from low-income families; 
‘‘(B) that serves not fewer than 10,000 
children from low-income families; 
‘‘(C) that meets the eligibility requirements 
for funding under section 6211(b); or 
‘‘(D) that meets the eligibility require-
ments for funding under section 6221(b). 
‘‘SEC. 5622. GRANTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL LITERACY PLANS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts ap-
propriated for this section, the Secretary shall award 
grants to States to enable the States to award subgrants, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to support 
the implementation of the State environmental literacy 
plan. 
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‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that desires a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application under this 
subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) include the State’s environmental lit-
eracy plan and information on the status of im-
plementation of such plan; 
‘‘(B) describe how funds received under 
this subsection will assist the State in fur-
thering the implementation of the State’s envi-
ronmental literacy plan; 
‘‘(C) describe the process the State will use 
to make subgrants to eligible partnerships; and 
‘‘(D) describe the process the State will 
use to evaluate the impact of the activities as-
sisted under this subpart. 
‘‘(c) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a peer review process to assist in 
the review of grant applications under this section; 
‘‘(2) appoint individuals to the peer review 
process who— 
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‘‘(A) are representative of parents, teach-
ers, State educational agencies, State environ-
mental agencies, State natural resource agen-
cies, local educational agencies, and nongovern-
mental organizations; and 
‘‘(B) are familiar with national environ-
mental issues and the health and educational 
needs of students; and 
‘‘(3) include, in the peer review process, appro-
priate representatives from the Department of Com-
merce, the Department of the Interior, the Depart-
ment of Energy, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and other appropriate Federal agencies, to 
provide environmental expertise and background for 
evaluation of the State environmental literacy plan. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection may use not more than 
2.5 percent of the grant funds for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(e) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State receiving a 
grant under this subpart shall prepare and submit 
an annual report to the Secretary containing infor-
mation about— 
‘‘(A) the implementation of the environ-
mental literacy plan; and 
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‘‘(B) the grant activities supported under 
this subpart. 
‘‘(2) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—The report re-
quired by this section shall be— 
‘‘(A) in the form specified by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(B) based on the State’s ongoing evalua-
tion activities; and 
‘‘(C) made readily available to the public. 
‘‘(f) SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) SUBGRANTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—From amounts made available to a State 
educational agency under subsection (a), the State 
educational agency shall award subgrants, on a com-
petitive basis, to eligible partnerships serving the 
State, to enable the eligible partnerships to carry out 
the authorized activities described in subsection (h). 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The State educational agency 
shall award each subgrant under this section for a 
period of not more than 3 years. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making subgrants under 
this section, a State shall give priority to eligible 
partnerships that include a high-need local edu-
cational agency. 
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‘‘(4) SUPPLEMENT, NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
provided to an eligible partnership under this section 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, funds 
that would otherwise be used for activities author-
ized under this section. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership 
desiring a subgrant under this section shall submit 
an application to the State educational agency, at 
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
such information as the State educational agency 
may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of teacher professional 
development needs, with respect to the teaching 
and learning of environmental content; 
‘‘(B) an explanation of how the activities 
to be carried out by the eligible partnership are 
expected to improve student academic achieve-
ment and strengthen the quality of environ-
mental instruction; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the activities to 
be carried out by the eligible partnership— 
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‘‘(i) will be aligned with challenging 
State academic content standards and stu-
dent academic achievement standards in 
environmental education, to the extent 
such standards exist, and with the State’s 
environmental literacy plan; and 
‘‘(ii) will advance the teaching of 
interdisciplinary courses that integrate the 
study of natural, social, and economic sys-
tems and that include strong field compo-
nents in which students have the oppor-
tunity 
to 
directly 
experience 
nature 
through outdoor environmental learning; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the activities to 
be carried out by the eligible partnership will 
ensure that teachers are trained in the use of 
field-based or service learning to enable the 
teachers— 
‘‘(i) to use the local environment and 
community as a resource; and 
‘‘(ii) 
to 
improve 
student 
under-
standing of the environment and increase 
academic achievement; 
‘‘(E) a description of— 
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‘‘(i) how the eligible partnership will 
carry out the authorized activities de-
scribed in subsection (h); and 
‘‘(ii) the eligible partnership’s evalua-
tion and accountability plan described in 
subsection (i); and 
‘‘(F) a description of how the eligible part-
nership will continue the activities funded under 
this section after the grant period has expired. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible partner-
ship shall use the subgrant funds provided under this sec-
tion for 1 or more of the following activities related to 
elementary schools or secondary schools: 
‘‘(1) Providing targeted, job-embedded profes-
sional development opportunities for teachers that 
improve the environmental content knowledge and 
pedagogical skills in teaching about the environment 
of such teachers, including in the use of— 
‘‘(A) interdisciplinary, research-based, and 
field-based learning; and 
‘‘(B) technology in the classroom. 
‘‘(2) Establishing and operating environmental 
education summer workshops or institutes, including 
follow-up professional development, for elementary 
and secondary school teachers, and preschool teach-
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ers, as appropriate, to improve pedagogical skills 
and content knowledge for the teaching of environ-
mental education. 
‘‘(3) Developing or redesigning more rigorous 
environmental education curricula that— 
‘‘(A) are aligned with challenging State 
academic content standards in environmental 
education, to the extent such standards exist, 
and with the State environmental literacy plan; 
and 
‘‘(B) advance the teaching of interdiscipli-
nary courses that integrate the study of nat-
ural, social, and economic systems and that in-
clude strong field components. 
‘‘(4) Designing programs to prepare teachers at 
a school to provide mentoring and professional devel-
opment to other teachers at such school to improve 
teacher environmental education content knowledge 
and pedagogical skills. 
‘‘(5) Establishing and operating programs to 
bring teachers and students into contact with work-
ing professionals in environmental fields to deepen 
such teachers’ knowledge of environmental content 
and research practices. 
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‘‘(6) Creating initiatives that seek to incor-
porate environmental education within teacher train-
ing programs or accreditation standards consistent 
with the State environmental literacy plan. 
‘‘(7) Promoting the integration of outdoor envi-
ronmental education lessons into the regular school 
curriculum and schedule in order to further the 
knowledge and professional development of teachers 
and help students directly experience nature. 
‘‘(i) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership 
receiving a subgrant under this section shall develop 
an evaluation and accountability plan for activities 
assisted under this section that includes rigorous ob-
jectives that measure the impact of the activities. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall include measurable objectives to 
increase the number of teachers who participate in 
environmental education content-based professional 
development activities. 
‘‘(j) REPORT BY ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—Each 
eligible partnership receiving a subgrant under this section 
shall report annually, for each year of the subgrant, to 
the State educational agency regarding the eligible part-
nership’s progress in meeting the objectives described in 
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the accountability plan of the eligible partnership under 
subsection (i). 
‘‘SEC. 5623. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM TO HELP BUILD NATIONAL CAPACITY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to strengthen environmental education as 
an integral part of the elementary school and sec-
ondary school curriculum; and 
‘‘(2) to disseminate information about best 
practices and resources available to support environ-
mental literacy programs. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to 
pay the Federal share of the costs of activities under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—Each grant under this sec-
tion shall be for a period of not less than 1 year and 
not more than 3 years. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
partnerships that include a high-need local edu-
cational agency. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Each eligible partnership desir-
ing a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application that contains— 
‘‘(1) a plan to initiate, expand, or improve envi-
ronmental education programs in order to make 
progress toward meeting— 
‘‘(A) challenging State academic content 
standards and student academic achievement 
standards in environmental education, to the 
extent such standards exist; and 
‘‘(B) academic standards that are aligned 
with the State’s environmental literacy plan; 
and 
‘‘(2) an evaluation and accountability plan for 
activities assisted under this section that includes 
rigorous objectives that measure the impact of ac-
tivities funded under this section. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds made available 
under this section shall be used for 1 or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Developing and implementing State cur-
riculum frameworks for environmental education 
that meet— 
‘‘(A) challenging State academic content 
standards and student academic achievement 
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standards for environmental education, to the 
extent such standards exist; and 
‘‘(B) academic standards that are aligned 
with the State’s environmental literacy plan 
under section 5622. 
‘‘(2) Replicating or disseminating information 
about proven and tested model environmental edu-
cation programs that— 
‘‘(A) use the environment as an integrating 
theme or content throughout the curriculum; or 
‘‘(B) provide integrated, interdisciplinary 
instruction about natural, social, and economic 
systems along with field experience that pro-
vides students with opportunities to directly ex-
perience nature in ways designed to improve 
students’ overall academic performance, per-
sonal health (including addressing child obesity 
issues), and understanding of nature. 
‘‘(3) Developing and implementing new ap-
proaches to advancing environmental education, and 
to advancing the adoption and use of environmental 
education content standards, at the State and local 
levels. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP REPORT.—In order to 
continue receiving grant funds under this section after the 
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first year of a multiyear grant under this section, the eligi-
ble partnership shall submit to the Secretary an annual 
report that— 
‘‘(1) describes the activities assisted under this 
section that were conducted during the preceding 
year; 
‘‘(2) demonstrates that progress has been made 
in helping schools to meet the State academic stand-
ards for environmental education described in sub-
section (d)(3); and 
‘‘(3) describes the results of the eligible part-
nership’s evaluation and accountability plan. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a 
grant under this section shall not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 90 percent of the total costs of the 
activities assisted under the grant for the first 
year for which the program receives assistance 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) 75 percent of such costs for each of 
the second and third years. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 7.5 percent of the grant funds made available 
to an eligible partnership under this section for any 
fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses. 
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‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this section 
shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds 
available for environmental education activities. 
‘‘SEC. 5624. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
that— 
‘‘(1) describes the programs assisted under this 
subpart; 
‘‘(2) documents the success of such programs in 
improving national and State environmental edu-
cation capacity; and 
‘‘(3) makes such recommendations as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate for the continuation 
and improvement of the programs assisted under 
this subpart.’’. 
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TITLE II—PROMOTING ENVIRON-
MENTAL LITERACY IN EDU-
CATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II, PART B. 
(1) 
Section 
2201(b)(1)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6661(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in clause (iv) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) a Federal, State, regional, or 
local science, environmental, or natural re-
source management agency or a nonprofit 
environmental education organization that 
has demonstrated effectiveness in improv-
ing the quality of mathematics and science 
instruction.’’. 
(2) Section 2202 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including any State environmental literacy plan 
described in section 5621(a),’’ after ‘‘reform ac-
tivities’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(11) Professional development in the use of 
field-based or service learning to enable teachers— 
‘‘(A) to use the local environment and 
community as a resource; and 
‘‘(B) to enhance student understanding of 
mathematics and science through environmental 
education.’’. 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV, PART B. 
(1) 
Section 
4201(b)(1)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
7171(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘environ-
mental literacy,’’ after ‘‘technology’’. 
(2) Section 4205(a) (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting the following after para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(4) environmental literacy activities;’’; and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), 
respectively. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 301. AVAILABILITY OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LIT-
ERACY INFORMATION. 
(a) NONDEPARTMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Education 
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shall request that all Federal departments and agencies 
provide information on any environmental literacy assist-
ance program operated, sponsored, or supported by such 
Federal department or agency, including information 
about the application procedures, financial terms and con-
ditions, and other relevant information for each program, 
and each Federal department or agency shall promptly re-
spond to surveys or other requests from the Secretary of 
Education for the information described in this subsection. 
(b) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall ensure that not later than 90 days after the 
Secretary of Education receives the information required 
under subsection (a), the eligibility requirements, applica-
tion procedures, financial terms and conditions, and other 
relevant information for each nondepartmental environ-
mental literacy assistance program are searchable and ac-
cessible through the Department of Education’s website 
and cross-referenced with the United States Green Ribbon 
School application information, in a manner that is simple 
and understandable for school districts and communities. 
SEC. 302. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION ON EN-
VIRONMENTAL LITERACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
coordinate environmental literacy activities between the 
Department of Education, the Environmental Protection 
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Agency, the Department of the Interior, and the Depart-
ment of Commerce, including by carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) COORDINATION ACTIVITIES.—In coordinating en-
vironmental literacy activities, the Secretary of Education 
shall— 
(1) assess current Federal environmental edu-
cation programs, goals, and budget items across 
agencies; 
(2) assess environment-based science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to as 
‘‘eSTEM’’) achievement to demonstrate that learn-
ing about and in the environment is an effective 
strategy for increasing engagement in learning and 
academic achievement in STEM subject areas; and 
(3) produce adaptable environmental literacy 
plan guidelines and identify coordinated resources 
across Federal agencies that States and local edu-
cational agencies can follow as States and local edu-
cational agencies work to develop environmental lit-
eracy plans and programs of their own. 
(c) ADVISORY PANEL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall appoint an advisory panel of stakeholders, including 
representatives from State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, businesses, and nonprofit organizations 
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that are engaged in local environmental literacy efforts 
representing the geographic, economic, and cultural diver-
sity of the country, who shall meet quarterly to advise and 
support interagency planning and assessment regarding 
environmental literacy activities. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Education, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 
the Interior, and the Secretary of Commerce shall prepare 
and submit a joint report to Congress containing informa-
tion about the coordination of environmental literacy ac-
tivities between Federal agencies. 
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