Title: GIRLS Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Giving Increased Resources to Learning Students Act or the GIRLS Act
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to supply menstrual hygiene products to students.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6953 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6953

    To amend subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide States with the option of 
  using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2018

 Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Judy 
   Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. 
    Espaillat, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of 
 Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. 
Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, 
  Mr. Meeks, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
  Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. 
 Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, 
Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, 
Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and 
  Ms. Moore) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide States with the option of 
  using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Giving Increased Resources to 
Learning Students Act'' or the ``GIRLS Act''.

SEC. 2. OPTION FOR STATES TO PROVIDE MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO 
              STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4108(5)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7118(5)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (vi), by striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
            (2) in clause (vii), by inserting ``or'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(viii) provide free menstrual hygiene 
                        products to students who use menstrual hygiene 
                        products;''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 4102 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Menstrual hygiene products.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `menstrual hygiene 
                products' means tampons, pads, liners, cups, and 
                similar products used with respect to menstruation by 
                individuals.
                    ``(B) Rulemaking.--By not later than 1 year after 
                the date of enactment of the Giving Increased Resources 
                to Learning Students Act, the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services, shall promulgate rules with respect to this 
                paragraph.''.
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