this subpart for any fiscal year may be used for adminis-
trative expenses. 
‘‘SEC. 5626. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share under 
this subpart shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 90 percent of the total cost of a program 
assisted under this subpart for the first year for 
which the program receives assistance under this 
subpart; and 
‘‘(2) 75 percent of such cost for the second and 
each subsequent such year. 
‘‘(b) PROPORTIONALITY.—To the extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded under this 
subpart are equitably distributed among nonprofit organi-
zations, State educational agencies, local educational 
agencies, and institutions of higher education, serving 
urban and rural areas. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after enactment of this bill, the Secretary shall sub-
mit 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 
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‘‘(3) makes such recommendations as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate for the continuation 
and improvement of the programs assisted under 
this subpart. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this subpart shall 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘SEC. 5627. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 
‘‘Funds made available under this subpart shall be 
used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, 
State, or local funds available for environmental education 
activities.’’. 
SEC. 203. PRIORITY STATUS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES OFFERING ENVIRONMENTAL MAG-
NET SCHOOLS. 
Section 5306 (20 U.S.C. 7231e) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) propose to create new environmental mag-
net school programs or enhance existing environ-
mental magnet school programs.’’. 
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TITLE III—ELIGIBILITY OF ENVI-
RONMENTAL EDUCATION AC-
TIVITIES 
UNDER 
EXISTING 
GRANT AND FUNDING PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 301. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS AN ELIGIBLE 
ACTIVITY 
FOR 
TEACHER 
TRAINING 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS IN-
CLUDED IN TEACHER CERTIFICATION OR LICENSING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 
2113(c)(1)(C) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6613(c)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘environmental 
and’’ after ‘‘including’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF NEW STRATEGIES FOR PROFES-
SIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 2113(c)(10) (20 U.S.C. 
6613(c)(10)) is amended by inserting ‘‘field-based learn-
ing, place-based learning, service learning, experiential 
learning,’’ after ‘‘peer networks,’’. 
(c) INTEGRATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING 
INTO
THE CURRICULA.—Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 
6613(c)) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(19) Encouraging and supporting the training 
of teachers and administrators to effectively inte-
grate environmental education, including training in 
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field-based learning, learning, service learning, out-
door learning, and experiential learning, into the 
curricula and instruction in order to improve teach-
ing, decision-making, school improvement efforts, 
and accountability in all subjects.’’. 
(d) USE OF LOCAL FUNDS FOR TRAINING ON EF-
FECTIVE
INTEGRATION
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDU-
CATION.—Section 
2123(a)(3)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6623(a)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in clause (v), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) provide training on how to effec-
tively integrate environmental learning, in-
cluding training in field-based learning, 
place-based learning, service learning, and 
experiential learning, into the curricula 
and instruction.’’. 
SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS AN AUTHOR-
IZED PROGRAM IN THE FUND FOR THE IM-
PROVEMENT OF EDUCATION. 
Section 5411(b) (20 U.S.C. 7243(b)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) Activities and programs that advance envi-
ronmental 
education, 
including 
interdisciplinary 
courses that integrate the study of natural, social, 
and economic systems and the use of the environ-
ment as an integrating theme for a school cur-
riculum, as well as field-based learning, learning, 
service learning, outdoor learning, and experiential 
learning programs.’’. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION 
ACT.—Section 602(10) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(10)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(C)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘9101(23)’’ and inserting ‘‘9101(24)’’; and 
(2) In subparagraph (D)— 
(A) 
in 
clause 
(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘9101(23)(C)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘9101(24)(C)(ii)’’; and 
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(B) 
in 
clause 
(iii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘9101(23)(C)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘9101(24)(C)(ii)’’. 
(b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA-
TION ACT
OF 2002.—Section 4(10) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
1862n note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘9101(26)’’ and inserting 
‘‘9101(27)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘7801(26)’’ and inserting 
‘‘7801(27)’’. 
SEC. 402. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATION 
ACT. 
(a) OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY.—Title 
II of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 221. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
LITERACY.— 
There shall be in the Department an Office of Environ-
mental Literary (referred to in this section as ‘the Office’). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT AND REPORTING.—The Of-
fice shall be headed by a Director of Environmental 
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Literacy (in this section referred to as the ‘Direc-
tor’), who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) hold a national summit every five 
years to develop a national plan for kinder-
garten through grade 12 environmental edu-
cation and coordinate the resulting implementa-
tion process for the plan; 
‘‘(B) coordinate the development of vol-
untary national standards and a national model 
curriculum; 
‘‘(C) administer the Environmental Edu-
cation Grant Program under part E of title II 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; 
‘‘(D) administer the Grant Program for 
Enhancing Education through Environmental 
Education Partnerships Program under part E 
of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(E) work in partnership with education 
activities at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the Department of the Interior, 
and the National Science Foundation to ad-
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vance kindergarten through grade 12 environ-
mental education.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1 of the Department of Education Organization 
Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 220 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 221. Office of Environmental Literacy.’’. 
SEC. 
403. 
NATIONAL 
ASSESSMENT 
OF 
EDUCATION 
PROGRESS ACT. 
Section 303(b)(2)(D) of the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 
9622(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘foreign lan-
guages, and arts,’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign languages, arts, 
and environmental education,’’. 
Æ 
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