Sec. 4. Programs authorized
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The Secretary is authorized— to award State planning grants in accordance with subsection
(b)and section 5; and to award State implementation grants in accordance with subsection
(b)and section 6 to enable— the State agency that oversees child care programs, in consultation with the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care described in section 642B of the Head Start Act and other early childhood agencies, to award subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with section 7; the State educational agency to award subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with section 8; and the State educational agency to carry out the additional State activities described in section 9. If the amount appropriated under section 14 for a fiscal year is less than $500,000,000 the Secretary shall— reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount for the national evaluation, dissemination of information, and technical assistance under section 10; reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount to make awards, on a competitive basis, under section 5; and use the amount not reserved under clauses
(i)and
(ii)to make awards, on a competitive basis and based on the quality of the applications submitted, to State educational agencies that have applications approved under section 6 to enable the agencies to carry out sections 7 through 9. The Secretary shall allocate the funds described in subparagraph (A)(iii) among approved applicants on the basis of the relative number or percentage of children counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6333(c) ) in a State served by an approved applicant compared to the number or percentage of such children in all States served by approved applicants, except that awards under this paragraph shall be of sufficient size and scope to be effective. If the amount appropriated under section 14 for a fiscal year is equal to or exceeds $500,000,000 the Secretary shall— reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount for the national evaluation, dissemination of information, and technical assistance under section 10; reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount to make awards, on a competitive basis, under section 5; reserve a total of 1 percent of such amount for— allotments for the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be distributed among such outlying areas on the basis of their relative need, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the purposes of this Act; and the Secretary of the Interior for programs under sections 5 through 9 in schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education; and use the amount not reserved under clauses
(i)through
(iii)to make awards, from allotments under subparagraph (B), to State educational agencies serving States, excluding States described in clause (iii)(I), that have applications approved under section 6 to enable the agencies to carry out sections 7 through 9. From the funds described in subparagraph (A)(iv), the Secretary shall make an award to each approved applicant under section 6 on the basis of the relative number of children counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6333(c) ) in the State served by the applicant compared to the number of such children in all States served by approved applicants. In each fiscal year, the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be divided between the uses described in subclauses
(I)and
(II)of such subparagraph in the same proportion as the amount reserved under section 1121(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331(a)) is divided between the uses described in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of such section 1121(a) for such fiscal year. As applicable, a State educational agency that receives a discretionary grant or allotment under this subsection shall engage in timely and meaningful consultation with representatives of Indian tribes located in the State in order to improve the coordination of activities designed to develop effective approaches to achieve the purposes of the Act consistent with the cultural, language, and educational needs of Indian students. Of the funds reserved under paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(II), the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with tribes and school boards connected with bureau-funded schools to ensure allocation of funds to the extent possible in accordance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of section 6(a)(2). The Secretary shall convene a peer review panel to evaluate and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding each application for a grant under section 5 or 6 using the evaluation criteria described in paragraph (2). The Secretary shall report to the Congress the peer review process and evaluation criteria that will be used to evaluate grant applications under sections 5 and 6 and shall make a copy of the peer review panel’s comments available to the public. Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds that would, in the absence of such grant funds, be made available for literacy instruction and support of children and students participating in programs assisted under this Act.
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