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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5445 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for new 
agricultural education programs in secondary schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 
Mr. DELGADO (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of Education 
to award grants for new agricultural education programs 
in secondary schools. 
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 ‘‘Growing Opportunities 
in Agriculture Act’’ or the ‘‘GO Ag Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NEW AGRICULTURAL EDU-
CATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 114 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection 
(g))’’ after ‘‘section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) GRANT PROGRAM
FOR NEW AGRICULTURAL 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
entities to support the creation of new agricul-
tural education programs in secondary schools. 
‘‘(B) GRANT DURATION.—A grant awarded 
under this subsection may not exceed a 5-year 
grant period. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To receive a grant 
under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(i) an identification and the role with 
respect to each program to be funded 
under the grant of any eligible partners of 
the eligible entity, including an assurance 
the grant under this subsection will not be 
used to prepare students for employment 
with solely one or more of such eligible 
partners; 
‘‘(ii) an assurance that each program 
that will receive assistance under the grant 
is not yet in operation and such grant will 
be used to start such program; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the grant budg-
et, how each program will fund necessary 
expenses for the program not covered by 
the grant (such as any funds to be pro-
vided by State, local, or private entities), 
and how the eligible entity will continue 
each such program after the grant is ex-
hausted; 
‘‘(iv) a description of how grant will 
directly benefit students, including special 
populations, served by the eligible entity; 
‘‘(v) a description of how each such 
program will be coordinated with the ac-
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mitted under subparagraph (A) and deter-
mining the amount of each grant for successful 
applications, except that in no case may an eli-
gible entity receive a grant exceeding $100,000. 
‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection shall use such 
grant for the creation of new agricultural education 
programs in secondary schools, which may include— 
‘‘(A) curriculum development and delivery, 
including classroom or laboratory instruction, 
work-based learning, and leadership education 
delivered through career and technical student 
organizations; 
‘‘(B) the purchase of equipment, tech-
nology, and course materials; and 
‘‘(C) other costs the Secretary may deter-
mine to be eligible. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION
AND
ANNUAL
REPORT.— 
Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this sub-
section shall provide for an independent evaluation 
of the activities carried out using such grant and 
submit to the Secretary an annual report that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the grant was 
used; 
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‘‘(B) the performance of each program as-
sistance with such grant with respect to, at a 
minimum, the performance indicators described 
under 
section 
113, 
as 
applicable, 
and 
disaggregated— 
‘‘(i) by subgroups of students de-
scribed in section 1111(c)(2)(B) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(2)(B)); and 
‘‘(ii) by each special population; and 
‘‘(C) a quantitative analysis of the effec-
tiveness of each such program. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000, to remain available 
through fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘agricultural education’ means career and 
technical education that is focused on agri-
culture, including classroom or laboratory in-
struction, work-based learning, and leadership 
education delivered through career and tech-
nical student organizations. 
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‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ has the meaning given the term ‘eli-
gible recipient’ in section 3(21)(A) of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(21)(A)). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The term ‘eli-
gible partner’ means— 
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 
or a consortium of such institutions; or 
‘‘(ii) a community stakeholder rel-
evant to a program to be funded under 
this subsection, including a labor organiza-
tion, a local or regional business or indus-
try, or a local workforce development 
board.’’. 
Æ 
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