I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3433 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest 
in innovation for education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to invest in innovation for education. 
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 ‘‘Investing in Innovation 
for Education Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTING IN INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘PART D—INVESTING IN INNOVATION 
‘‘SEC. 4401. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are to— 
‘‘(1) fund the identification, development, eval-
uation, and expansion of innovative, evidence-based 
practices, programs, and strategies in order to sig-
nificantly— 
‘‘(A) increase student academic achieve-
ment and decrease achievement gaps; 
‘‘(B) increase secondary school graduation 
rates; 
‘‘(C) increase college enrollment rates, 
rates of college persistence, and rates of attain-
ment of other post-secondary credentials; 
‘‘(D) improve teacher and principal effec-
tiveness or retention of highly effective teachers 
or principals; and 
‘‘(E) increase the identification and dis-
semination of innovative educational strategies 
in rural areas; and 
‘‘(2) support the rapid development, expansion, 
and adoption of tools and resources that improve the 
efficiency, effectiveness, or pace of adoption of such 
educational practices, programs, and strategies. 
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‘‘SEC. 4402. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), from 
the amounts appropriated under section 4408, the Sec-
retary shall reserve not more than 10 percent for each fis-
cal year to carry out activities of national significance, 
which may include— 
‘‘(1) technical assistance, including to appli-
cants from rural areas; 
‘‘(2) pre-application workshops or web-based 
seminars for potential applicants, including appli-
cants from rural areas; 
‘‘(3) the recruitment of peer reviewers, includ-
ing individuals with a background in rural education 
and individuals with expertise in education tech-
nology, to participate in the review of applications 
submitted under section 4404; 
‘‘(4) dissemination of best practices, in con-
sultation with the regional educational laboratories 
established under part D of the Education Sciences 
Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) and 
comprehensive centers established under section 203 
of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 
(20 U.S.C. 9602), developed with grant funds pro-
vided under this part, including best practices devel-
oped with grant funds in rural areas; 
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‘‘(5) entering into partnerships with other agen-
cies, nonprofits, and the private sector to carry out 
advanced research and development activities, in-
cluding research and activities in rural areas; and 
‘‘(6) carrying out prize awards, in a manner 
consistent with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3719). 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION
OF FUNDS
FOR DISSEMINA-
TION.—The Secretary shall reserve not less than 50 per-
cent of the funds reserved under this section to carry out 
the dissemination activities described in subsection (a)(4). 
‘‘SEC. 4403. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED; LENGTH OF GRANTS; 
PRIORITIES. 
‘‘(a) 
PROGRAM
AUTHORIZATION.—From 
the 
amounts appropriated under section 4408 and not re-
served under section 4402, the Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry 
out the activities described in section 4405. 
‘‘(b) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities under this section for a 
period of not more than 3 years, and may extend such 
grants for an additional 2-year period if the eligible entity 
demonstrates to the Secretary that it is making significant 
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progress on the program performance measures identified 
in section 4406. 
‘‘(c) RURAL AREAS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
not less than 25 percent of the funds awarded under this 
section for any fiscal year are for projects that meet both 
of the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The eligible entity is— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency with an 
urban-centric district locale code of 32, 33, 41, 
42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) a consortium of such local edu-
cational agencies; or 
‘‘(C) an educational service agency or a 
nonprofit organization with demonstrated ex-
pertise in serving students from rural areas. 
‘‘(2) A majority of the schools to be served by 
the project are designated with a school locale code 
of 41, 42, or 43, or a combination of such codes, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) SUPPORT FOR NEW PRACTICES, STRATEGIES, 
OR PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall ensure that not less 
than one-half of the funds awarded under this section for 
any fiscal year are for projects that— 
‘‘(1) meet an evidence standard described in 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (f); and 
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