EANS Extension Act

Bill: 118-hr-3513
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>EANS Extension Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends the availability of funds for the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) program. The EANS program provides services or assistance to eligible nonpublic schools to address educational disruptions caused by the COVID-19 emergency.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill extends through September 30, 2023, the availability of funds provided for the EANS program by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.</p> <p>The bill also extends through September 30, 2024, the availability of funds provided for the EANS program by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3513 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To extend the availability of funds for Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools under the Education Stabilization Fund and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EANS Extension Act . 2. Extending the availability of EANS funds (a) EANS I Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds reserved under section 312(a)(2) of division M of title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 1925) shall remain available through September 30, 2023, and shall be subject to the requirements of section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1225(b) ). (b) EANS II (1) In general Section 2002(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 135 Stat. 23) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2024 . (2) GEPA The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1225(b) ).