I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9428 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational 
agencies to assist certain individuals in reentering a secondary school 
or a general educational development program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2022 
Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to local educational agencies to assist certain individuals 
in reentering a secondary school or a general educational 
development 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Graduate on Your Own 
Schedule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECONDARY SCHOOL DROPOUT REENGAGEMENT 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agen-
cies to— 
(1) assist eligible secondary school dropouts in 
reentering a secondary school or entering a general 
educational development program; 
(2) provide life and career workshops for such 
dropouts, including— 
(A) re´sume´ support services; and 
(B) interview assistance; and 
(3) provide support services for such dropouts, 
including— 
(A) childcare; 
(B) unemployment assistance; 
(C) housing assistance; and 
(D) transit assistance. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this sec-
tion, the local educational agency shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall give preference to local 
educational agencies operating in a low-income commu-
nity. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which a grant is awarded under subsection (a) and an-
nually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE SECONDARY SCHOOL DROPOUT.— 
The term ‘‘eligible secondary school dropout’’ means 
an individual who is— 
(A) between the ages of 16 and 24; and 
(B) not enrolled in a secondary school or 
general educational development program. 
(2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘low- 
income community’’ means any census block group 
in which 30 percent or more of the population are 
individuals with an annual household equal to, or 
less than, the greater of— 
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
hold is located, as reported by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
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(B) an amount equal to 200 percent of the 
Federal poverty line. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$5,520,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2034. 
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