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. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘SEC. 5624. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the No Child Left Inside Act of 2015 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. 
‘‘SEC. 5625. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subpart such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION.—With respect to any amount 
appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall use— 
‘‘(1) not less than 70 percent of such amount 
to carry out section 5622; and 
‘‘(2) not more than 30 percent of such amount 
to carry out section 5623 for such fiscal year.’’. 
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SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5401 (20 U.S.C. 7241) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(except for subpart 
22)’’ after ‘‘this part’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 5618 the following: 
‘‘SUBPART 22—ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY 
‘‘Sec. 5621. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 5622. Grants for implementation of environmental literacy plans. 
‘‘Sec. 5623. Environmental education grant program to help build national ca-
pacity. 
‘‘Sec. 5624. Report to Congress. 
‘‘Sec. 5625. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
TITLE II—PROMOTING ENVIRON-
MENTAL LITERACY IN EDU-
CATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO PART B OF TITLE II. 
(a) 
DEFINITIONS.—Section 
2201(b)(1)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 6661(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) 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 
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has demonstrated effectiveness in improv-
ing the quality of mathematics and science 
instruction.’’. 
(b) GRANTS.—Section 2202 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding any State environmental literacy plan de-
scribed in section 5621,’’ after ‘‘reform activities’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(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 PART B OF TITLE IV. 
(a) 
DEFINITIONS.—Section 
4201(b)(1)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 7171(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘environ-
mental literacy,’’ after ‘‘technology,’’. 
(b) LOCAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 4205(a) (20 U.S.C. 
7175(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) environmental literacy activities;’’. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 301. AVAILABILITY OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LIT-
ERACY INFORMATION. 
(a) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL LIT-
ERACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall request that all Federal agencies provide in-
formation on any environmental literacy assistance pro-
gram operated, sponsored, or supported by such Federal 
agency, including information about the application proce-
dures, financial terms and conditions, and other relevant 
information for each program, and each Federal agency 
shall promptly respond 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-
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