(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State, local edu-
cational agency, or eligible Tribal school that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds for the following activities: 
(A) Training teachers to teach computer 
science. 
(B) Expanding access to high-quality 
learning materials and online learning options. 
(C) Creating plans for expanding overall 
access to rigorous STEAM classes, utilizing 
computer science as a catalyst for increased in-
terest in STEAM more broadly, and reducing 
course equity gaps for all students, including 
underrepresented groups such as minorities, 
girls, and youth from low-income families. 
(D) Ensuring additional support and re-
sources, which may include mentoring for stu-
dents traditionally underrepresented in STEAM 
fields. 
(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A State, local 
educational agency, or eligible Tribal school that re-
ceives a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds for the following activities: 
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(A) Building effective regional collabora-
tions with industry, nonprofit organizations, 2- 
year and 4-year degree granting institutions of 
higher education (including community colleges, 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Hispanic-serving institutions, Asian American 
and Native American Pacific Islander-serving 
institutions, American Indian Tribally con-
trolled colleges and universities, Alaska Native 
and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Pre-
dominantly Black Institutions, Native Amer-
ican-serving, Nontribal institutions, and other 
minority-serving institutions), and out-of-school 
providers. 
(B) Recruiting and hiring instructional 
personnel as needed, including curriculum spe-
cialists. 
(C) Preparations for effectively sustaining 
project activities after the grant period ends. 
(D) Disseminating information about effec-
tive practices. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 15 percent of 
a grant may be used to purchase equipment. 
(d) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may re-
serve not more than 2.5 percent of funds available for 
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grants under this section for national activities, including 
technical assistance, evaluation, and dissemination. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
a total of $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and the suc-
ceeding 4 fiscal years. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) GRANTEE REPORTS.—Each State, local edu-
cational agency, and eligible Tribal school that receives a 
grant under this Act shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port, not less than twice a year during the grant period, 
on the use of grant funds that shall include data on the 
numbers of students served through activities funded 
under this Act, disaggregated by race (for Asian and Na-
tive Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students using the same 
race response categories as the decennial census of the 
population), ethnicity, gender, and eligibility to receive a 
free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
(b) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 5 
years after the first grant is awarded under this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report based on the 
analysis of reports received under subsection (a) with a 
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recommendation on how to expand the program under this 
Act. 
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