I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1814 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support 
educational programs in civics and history, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2021 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. COLE, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 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 support educational programs in civics and history, 
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 ‘‘Civics Secures Democ-
racy Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to support local educational agencies, ele-
mentary schools, and secondary schools in selecting 
and making available to all students innovative, en-
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gaging curricula and programs in civics and history 
that prepare them to understand American Govern-
ment and engage in American democratic practices 
as citizens and residents of the United States; 
(2) to provide resources to institutions of higher 
education for the purposes of offering effective pro-
fessional development opportunities to enable and 
encourage teachers to deliver instruction that en-
gages students in learning civics and history; 
(3) to provide resources to nonprofit organiza-
tions that have developed, or are developing, pro-
grams in civic education that incorporate practices 
that are proven to be effective in engaging students, 
and to assist in making such curricula and programs 
more widely available to schools and students, par-
ticularly in rural and inner-city urban areas that 
have traditionally been underserved by civic learning 
programs; 
(4) to provide resources to continue and expand 
research into practices, methods, and approaches 
that are effective in instructing elementary and sec-
ondary school students in civics and history; and 
(5) to diversify the civics, history, and govern-
ment education workforce by offering targeted incen-
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tives and honoring those who commit to the profes-
sion; 
(6) to encourage participation in the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress assessments in 
civics and history in grades 4, 8, and 12, using a 
methodology sufficient to provide accurate State- 
level data on student proficiency in civics and history 
disaggregated so as to have statistical significance 
for every State; 
(7) to reauthorize and modernize the existing 
Federal civics education grant program for institu-
tions of higher education, including by strengthening 
academic independence and supporting partnerships 
between academic centers and local educational 
agencies; and 
(8) to strengthen and make independently sus-
tainable the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Founda-
tion Trust Fund and the James Madison Memorial 
Fellowship Trust Fund, which respectively support 
exceptional Americans who aspire to careers in pub-
lic service and as secondary school history, govern-
ment, and civics educators. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to authorize the Secretary of Education 
to prescribe a civics and history curriculum. 
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TITLE I—GRANT PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘civics’’, when used with respect 
to an educational program, means a program that 
addresses the following: 
(A) Acquisition of civic knowledge, includ-
ing an understanding of the history, heritage, 
civic life, and civic institutions of the United 
States. 
(B) Acquisition of civic skills, such as the 
ability to analyze text and determine the reli-
ability of sources and an understanding of the 
ways in which civic institutions operate and how 
individuals may be involved in civic life. 
(C) Acquisition of civic dispositions, values 
such as appreciation for free speech, civil dis-
course, tolerance and inclusion, and under-
standing perspectives that differ from one’s own 
as well as a disposition to be civically engaged. 
(D) Development of civic behaviors, includ-
ing civic habits and practices such as voting, 
serving on juries, engagement in deliberative 
discussions, 
volunteering, 
attending 
public 
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meetings, and other activities related to civic 
life. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) with respect to grant program under 
section 103, a State; 
(B) with respect to the grant program 
under section 104, a qualified nonprofit organi-
zation; 
(C) with respect to the grant program 
under section 105, an institution of higher edu-
cation; and 
(D) with respect to the grant program 
under section 106, a qualified researcher. 
(3) The term ‘‘evidence-based practices’’ means 
practices proven to contribute to the effectiveness of 
educational programs in civics, including— 
(A) innovative and engaging classroom in-
struction in civics, Government, and history; 
(B) service learning and student civic 
projects linked to classroom learning; 
(C) learning through participation in mod-
els and simulations of democratic processes and 
experiential learning; 
(D) guided classroom discussion of current 
issues and events; 
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(E) meaningful participation in school gov-
ernance; and 
(F) instruction in media literacy. 
(4) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001). 
(5) The term ‘‘National Assessment of Edu-
cational Progress’’ means the National Assessment 
of Educational Progress carried out under section 
303(b) of the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)). 
(6) The term ‘‘qualified nonprofit organization’’ 
means an organization that— 
(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and which is ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
such Code; and 
(B) has experience developing curricula, in-
structional models, and other educational pro-
grams for students in elementary schools and 
secondary schools. 
(7) The term ‘‘qualified researcher’’ means— 
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(A) a nonprofit organization that has abil-
ity and capacity to carry out scientifically valid 
research; or 
(B) an individual affiliated with such an 
organization. 
(8) The terms ‘‘English learner’’, ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 102. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available 
under section 107 the Secretary of Education is author-
ized to carry out the civics education grant programs de-
scribed in sections 103 through 106. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 
under this Act, an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Education an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(c) GRANT DURATION.—Each grant under this Act 
shall be awarded for a period of not less than 3 years. 
(d) PRIORITY.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act, the Secretary shall prioritize the award of grants to 
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eligible entities that demonstrate the greatest potential 
to— 
(1) improve knowledge and engagement among 
students traditionally underserved by comprehensive 
civic education and American history programs, in-
cluding rural and inner-city urban students, English 
learners, students who have not completed high 
school, and other such students; 
(2) close gaps in civic knowledge and achieve-
ment among students of different income levels, ra-
cial and ethnic groups, and native languages; 
(3) improve performance on the National As-
sessment of Educational Progress assessments in 
civics and history among students in grades 4, 8, 
and 12; 
(4) integrate evidence-based practices for pro-
moting student proficiency and engagement in civics; 
and 
(5) provide cost-effective, scalable delivery of 
programs and services. 
SEC. 103. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to make grants to States, on a com-
petitive basis, to support educational programs in civics 
and history in accordance with this section. 
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(b) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of each grant to 
a State under this section shall be proportional to the 
amount received by all local educational agencies in the 
State under part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) 
for the previous fiscal year relative to the total such 
amount received by all local educational agencies in every 
State that receives a grant under this section. 
(c) STATE RESERVATION.—A State that receives a 
grant under this section may reserve not more than 5 per-
cent of the amount of the grant for— 
(1) administrative costs of carrying out the 
State’s responsibilities under this section; and 
(2) monitoring and evaluating programs and 
activities supported with the grant. 
(d) SUBGRANTS
TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES.—A State that receives a grant under this section 
shall use not less than 95 percent of the amount of the 
grant to make subgrants, on a competitive or formula 
basis, to local educational agencies within the State to as-
sist such agencies in carrying out programs to improve 
the achievement of elementary and secondary school stu-
dents in the fields of civics and history. 
(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A State shall use 
a grant under this section only to supplement the level 
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of Federal, State, and local public funds that would, in 
absence of such grant, be made available for the activities 
supported by the grant, and not to supplant such funds. 
(f) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—As part of the ap-
plication required under section 102(b), a State shall in-
clude a plan describing how the State intends to use the 
grant under this section. Each State plan shall include, 
at a minimum, the following: 
(1) An explanation of how the State will use the 
grant to supplement, and not supplant, other public 
funds provided for educational programs in civics 
and history. 
(2) Plans to address civics and history achieve-
ment gaps among students of different income lev-
els, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and native lan-
guages. 
(3) Plans to improve civics and history achieve-
ment among traditionally underserved students, in-
cluding rural and urban students and English learn-
ers. 
(4) Plans for making subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies as required under subsection (d), 
including— 
(A) details of how the State intends to dis-
tribute funding to local educational agencies, 
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whether by competition or through a formula- 
based system; 
(B) how the State’s approach to distrib-
uting funds to local educational agencies will 
take into account requirements of paragraphs 
(1) through (3); 
(C) criteria by which local educational 
agencies’ applications for funding will be evalu-
ated, including how such applications will take 
into account the requirements of paragraphs 
(1) through (3); 
(D) how the State will ensure that local 
educational agencies will use grant funds to 
supplement, and not supplant, other public 
funding for educational programs in civics and 
history; and 
(E) how the State will evaluate and hold 
local educational agencies accountable for im-
proved student knowledge and achievement in 
civics and history. 
(5) An assurance that the State will participate 
in the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
assessments in civics and history in grades 4, 8, and 
12. 
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(6) In the case of a State applying to renew a 
grant previously received under this section, an eval-
uation of the effectiveness of the activities carried 
out using the previous grant, which shall be based 
on the results of the most recent National Assess-
ment of Educational Progress assessment in civics 
and history, to the extent the results of such assess-
ment are available at the time of the State’s applica-
tion. 
SEC. 104. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to make grants to qualified nonprofit 
organizations, on a competitive basis, to assist such orga-
nizations in developing or expanding access to evidence- 
based curricula, instructional models, and other edu-
cational programs to enhance student knowledge and 
achievement in civics and history in elementary schools 
and secondary schools. 
(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—As part of the ap-
plication required under section 102(b), a qualified non-
profit organization shall include a proposal that dem-
onstrates how the activities proposed to be carried out 
with the grant under this section will enhance student 
knowledge and achievement in civics and history in ele-
mentary schools and secondary schools. 
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(c) PRIORITY
OF AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
qualified nonprofit organizations that propose to use the 
grant to develop or expand access to curricula, instruc-
tional models, and other educational programs that— 
(1) address the learning needs of traditionally 
underserved students, including rural and inner-city 
urban students and English learners; and 
(2) incorporate evidence-based practices to en-
hance student learning and engagement in civics and 
history. 
SEC. 105. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to make grants to institutions of high-
er education, on a competitive basis, to assist such institu-
tions in developing and implementing programs to train 
elementary and secondary school teachers in methods for 
instructing and engaging students in civics and history. 
(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—As part of the ap-
plication required under section 102(b), an institution of 
higher education shall include a proposal demonstrating 
that the institution— 
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(1) has the ability to train elementary and sec-
ondary school teachers to provide comprehensive 
civics education; 
(2) is familiar with research on practices that 
are proven to contribute to effective instruction in 
civics and history and will incorporate such research 
into the training provided to teachers using the 
grant; and 
(3) will use the grant to make training in civics 
education available to elementary and secondary 
school teachers in the State or geographic region 
served by the institution. 
(c) PRIORITY
OF AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to in-
stitutions of higher education that propose to use the 
grant to carry out training programs for teachers that— 
(1) address the specific needs of teachers work-
ing with traditionally underserved students, includ-
ing rural and inner-city urban students and English 
learners; and 
(2) incorporate evidence-based practices for im-
proving the ability of teachers to provide effective in-
struction in civics and history. 
(d) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the amounts 
made available to carry out this section, 35 percent shall 
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be reserved to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
institutions of higher education that are eligible to receive 
funds under— 
(1) part A or part B of title III of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq., 
1060 et seq.); 
(2) part A or part B of title V of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq., 1102 et seq.); or 
(3) subpart 4 of part A of title VII of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1136a et seq.). 
SEC. 106. RESEARCH GRANTS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to make grants, on a competitive 
basis, to qualified researchers to research and evaluate— 
(1) elementary and secondary school students’ 
knowledge of civics and history; and 
(2) effective instructional practices and educa-
tor professional development in the fields of civics 
and history. 
(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—As part of the ap-
plication required under section 102(b), a qualified re-
searcher shall include a description of the project to be 
funded with the grant under this section. The description 
of the project shall include a separate section that de-
scribes how the project may directly or indirectly affect 
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civics education generally, which may include effects such 
as— 
(1) achieving the full participation of women, 
persons with disabilities, and underrepresented mi-
norities in civics and history education; 
(2) increasing public civic literacy and civic en-
gagement; 
(3) developing a diverse educator workforce; or 
(4) other such effects. 
(c) PRIORITY
OF AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
qualified researchers who propose to carry out activities 
that will benefit historically underserved communities, in-
cluding rural and inner-city urban communities and com-
munities of English learners. 
SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) for fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years— 
(A) $585,000,000 to carry out section 103; 
(B) $200,000,000 to carry out section 104; 
and 
(C) $50,000,000 to carry out section 106; 
and 
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(2) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to carry out— 
(A) section 105; and 
(B) section 805 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161e). 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 201. PRINCE HALL CIVICS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 802, by inserting ‘‘, and to estab-
lish the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program 
which is designed to diversify the civics and history 
education workforce’’ after ‘‘development’’; 
(2) in section 807— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 804’’ each place the term appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 804’’ each place the term appears; and 
(3) by inserting after section 810 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 810A. PRINCE HALL CIVICS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 804 
through 810— 
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‘‘(1) the Foundation is authorized to award 
scholarships under an additional fellowship program 
to be administered by the James Madison Fellowship 
Program, which shall be known as the ‘Prince Hall 
Civics Fellowship Program’; and 
‘‘(2) the terms and conditions under this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to the Prince Hall 
Civics Fellowship Program. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Prince Hall 
Civics Fellowship Program is to diversify the civics and 
history education workforce. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive a scholarship under the Prince Hall Civics Fellow-
ship Program, an individual shall submit an application 
to the Foundation, containing an assurance that the appli-
cant meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The applicant holds a valid teaching cre-
dential in the applicant’s home State and a bacca-
laureate degree or higher degree in the subject of 
humanities, political science, government, or Amer-
ican history, or a dual degree in one of those sub-
jects and education. 
‘‘(2) The applicant will commit to 5 years of 
teaching in kindergarten through grade 12 and will 
provide verification for each year of employment. 
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‘‘(d) SELECTION.—The Foundation shall, either di-
rectly or by contract, provide for the conduct of a nation-
wide competition for the purpose of selecting recipients of 
fellowships under the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Pro-
gram (referred to as ‘fellows’). The Foundation shall 
adopt selection procedures which shall assure that— 
‘‘(1) the number of recipients selected from 
each State is in proportion to each State’s share of 
funding under part A of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311 et seq.); and 
‘‘(2) in selecting fellows, priority is given to in-
dividuals— 
‘‘(A) who are teaching in communities to 
which the individual has ties at the time of the 
individual’s application for the fellowship; or 
‘‘(B) are from populations underrep-
resented in the civics and history education 
workforce. 
‘‘(e) AMOUNT OF FELLOWSHIP.—Each fellow shall 
receive a stipend of $5,000 for each year, not to exceed 
a total of 5 years, that the fellow is employed as a teacher 
in kindergarten through grade 12 and submits employ-
ment verification to the Foundation in the manner pre-
scribed by the Foundation.’’. 
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SEC. 
202. 
NATIONAL 
ASSESSMENT 
OF 
EDUCATIONAL 
PROGRESS. 
Section 303(b) of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (I) 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) conduct a national assessment, using 
a methodology sufficient to provide accurate, 
disaggregated, statistically significant State- 
level data on student proficiency for every 
State, on student academic achievement in pub-
lic and private elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools at least once every 2 years, in 
grades 4, 8, and 12 in civics and history;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘history, geography, civics’’ 
and inserting ‘‘geography’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘(2)(E)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(2)(F)’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) 
as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 
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(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) shall conduct biennial State aca-
demic assessments of student achievement 
in civics and history in grades 4, 8, and 
12, as described in paragraph (2)(D)’’; and 
(D) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(E)’’. 
SEC. 203. USA CIVICS ACT. 
Section 805 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1161e) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIS-
TORY
FOR
FREEDOM’’ and inserting ‘‘CIVICS 
EDUCATION PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary is author-
ized to award three-year grants, on a competi-
tive basis,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants, once every 3 years 
and on a competitive basis,’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) American political thought and history;’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(E) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) the history, achievements, and impact of 
American representative democracy and constitu-
tional democracies globally; or’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the means of participation in political and 
civic life.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as de-
fined in section 101.’’ and inserting ‘‘, or a 
partnership that includes an institution of high-
er education and one or more nonprofit organi-
zations, whose missions and demonstrated ex-
pertise are consistent with the purpose of this 
section.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that 
emerged’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘founded on the 
principles of representative democracy, constitu-
tional government, individual rights, market ec-
onomics, religious freedom and religious toler-
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ance, and freedom of thought and inquiry.’’; 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND HIS-
TORY.—The term ‘American political thought and 
history’ means— 
‘‘(A) the significant constitutional, polit-
ical, intellectual, economic, social, and foreign 
policy trends and issues that have shaped the 
course of American history; and 
‘‘(B) the key episodes, turning points, 
texts, and figures involved in the constitutional, 
political, intellectual, diplomatic, social, and 
economic history of the United States.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘tra-
ditional’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘American political thought 
and history, free institutions, the impact of 
American representative democracy and con-
stitutional democracies globally, or the means of 
participation in political and civic life;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
which may include the creation or use of open 
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educational 
resources’’ 
after 
‘‘subsection 
(e)(1)(B)’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) increase access to quality programming 
that expands knowledge of American political 
thought and history, free institutions, the impact of 
American representative democracy and constitu-
tional democracies globally, or the means of partici-
pation in political and civic life;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘tradi-
tional American history, free institutions, or 
Western civilization’’ and inserting ‘‘American 
political thought and history, free institutions, 
the impact of American representative democ-
racy and constitutional democracies globally, or 
the means of participation in political and civic 
life.’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—Funds pro-
vided under this section shall be used— 
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‘‘(A) for collaboration with local edu-
cational agencies for the purpose of providing 
elementary school and secondary school teach-
ers an opportunity to enhance their knowledge 
of American political thought and history, free 
institutions, the impact of American representa-
tive democracy and constitutional democracies 
globally, or the means of participation in polit-
ical and civic life; and 
‘‘(B) to carry out one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Establishing or strengthening 
academic programs or centers focused on 
American political thought and history, 
free institutions, the impact of American 
representative democracy and constitu-
tional democracies globally, or the means 
of participation in political and civic life, 
which may include— 
‘‘(I) design and implementation 
of programs of study, courses, lecture 
series, seminars, and symposia; 
‘‘(II) development, publication, 
and dissemination of instructional ma-
terials; 
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‘‘(III) research; 
‘‘(IV) support for faculty teach-
ing in undergraduate and, if applica-
ble, graduate programs; or 
‘‘(V) support for graduate and 
postgraduate fellowships, if applicable. 
‘‘(ii) For teacher preparation initia-
tives that stress content mastery regarding 
American political thought and history, 
free institutions, the impact of American 
representative democracy and constitu-
tional democracies globally, or the means 
of participation in political and civic life. 
‘‘(iii) To conduct outreach activities to 
ensure that information about the activi-
ties funded under this section is widely dis-
seminated— 
‘‘(I) to undergraduate students 
(including students enrolled in teacher 
education programs, if applicable); 
‘‘(II) to graduate students (in-
cluding students enrolled in teacher 
education programs, if applicable); 
‘‘(III) to faculty; 
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‘‘(IV) to local educational agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(V) within the local community. 
‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE
USES
OF
FUNDS.—Funds 
provided under this section may be used to sup-
port— 
‘‘(A) collaboration with entities such as— 
‘‘(i) nonprofit organizations whose 
missions and demonstrated expertise are 
consistent with the purpose of this section, 
for assistance in carrying out activities de-
scribed under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(ii) Federal or State humanities pro-
grams, which may include those funded by 
the National Endowment for the Human-
ities; 
‘‘(B) the creation and use of open edu-
cational resources on American political thought 
and history, free institutions, or the impact of 
American representative democracy and con-
stitutional democracies globally, or the means of 
participation in political and civic life; and 
‘‘(C) other activities that meet the pur-
poses of this section.’’; 
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(7) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); 
(8) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para-
graph (7), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’; 
and 
(9) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to pre-
scribe an American political thought and history cur-
riculum.’’. 
SEC. 204. SUSTAINING THE TRUMAN FOUNDATION. 
Section 10(b) of Public Law 93–642 (20 U.S.C. 2001 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b)(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 
Treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated to the 
fund. 
‘‘(2) Investments of amounts appropriated to the 
fund shall be made in public debt securities of the United 
States with maturities suitable to the fund. For such pur-
pose, such obligations may be acquired— 
‘‘(A) on original issue at the issue price; or 
‘‘(B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at 
the market price. 
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‘‘(3) The purposes for which obligations of the United 
States may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United 
States Code, are hereby extended to authorize the issuance 
at par of special obligations exclusively to the fund. Such 
special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal to 
the average rate of interest, computed as to the end of 
the calendar month next preceding the date of such issue, 
borne by all marketable interest-bearing obligations of the 
United States then forming a part of the public debt, ex-
cept that where such average rate is not a multiple of 1⁄8 
of 1 percent, the rate of interest of such special obligations 
shall be the multiple of 1⁄8 of 1 percent next lower than 
such average rate. Such special obligations shall be issued 
only if the Secretary determines that the purchases of 
other interest-bearing obligations of the United States, or 
of obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest 
by the United States or original issue or at the market 
price, is not in the public interest.’’. 
SEC. 205. SUSTAINING THE MADISON FOUNDATION. 
Subsection (b) of section 811 of the James Madison 
Memorial Fellowship Act (20 U.S.C. 4510) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b)(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 
Treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated to the 
fund. 
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‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), investments of 
amounts appropriated to the fund shall be made in public 
debt securities of the United States with maturities suit-
able to the fund. For such purpose, such obligations may 
be acquired (A) on original issue at the issue price, or 
(B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market 
price. The purposes for which obligations of the United 
States may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United 
States Code, are hereby extended to authorize the issuance 
at par of special obligations exclusively to the fund. Such 
special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal to 
the average rate of interest, computed as to the end of 
the calendar month next preceding the date of such issue, 
borne by all marketable interest-bearing obligations of the 
United States then forming a part of the public debt, ex-
cept that where such average rate is not a multiple of 1⁄8 
of 1 percent, the rate of interest of such special obligations 
shall be the multiple of 1⁄8 of 1 percent next lower than 
such average rate. Such special obligations shall be issued 
only if the Secretary determines that the purchases of 
other interest-bearing obligations of the United States, or 
of obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest 
by the United States or original issue or at the market 
price, is not in the public interest. 
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‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), upon receiv-
ing a determination of the Board described in subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall invest up to 40 percent of 
the fund’s assets in securities other than public debt secu-
rities of the United States, provided that the securities 
are traded in established United States markets. 
‘‘(B) A determination described in this subparagraph 
is a determination by the Board that investments as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) are necessary to enable the 
Foundation to carry out the purposes of this title without 
any diminution of the number of fellowships provided 
under section 804. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
limit the authority of the Board to increase the number 
of fellowships provided under section 804, or to increase 
the amount of the fellowship authorized by section 809, 
as the Board considers appropriate and is otherwise con-
sistent with the requirements of this title.’’. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) for fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years, $15,000,000 to carry out 
section 201; 
(2) for fiscal year 2022, $300,000,000 for the 
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust 
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Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93– 
642 (20 U.S.C. 2009); and 
(3) for fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000 for the 
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Trust Fund, 
established by section 811 of the James Madison 
Memorial Fellowship Act (20 U.S.C. 4510). 
Æ 
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