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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2794 (Introduced in House) — To strengthen and unite communities through English literacy and civics education, and for other purposes. · Sec. 101

Sec. 101. Increased investment in English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

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Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3272 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(13)through
(17)as paragraphs
(14)through (18), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph (12), the following: The term integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education program means a program of instruction designed to help an English language learner achieve competence in English through contextualized instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and United States history and government to help such learner acquire the skills and knowledge to become an active and informed parent, worker, and community member. . Section 223(a)(1) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3303(a)(1) ) is amended by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: Technical assistance for grant applications of faith- and community-based organizations. . Section 242(c) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3332(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting and integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs before , based on scientific evidence ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (C), by striking activities, in the matter preceding clause
(i)and inserting and integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs, ; in subparagraph (C)(vii)(III), by inserting integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs and before workplace ; and in subparagraph (D)— in clause (i), by inserting and integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs before the semicolon at the end; in clause (iii), by striking and after the semicolon; in clause (iv), by inserting and after the semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: the extent to which integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs carried out under section 244 lead participants in such programs to increase their civic participation and, if applicable, lead such participants to become United States citizens; . Subtitle D of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3331 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: From funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs. Subject to paragraph (2), from the amount appropriated under subsection
(c)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate— 65 percent of such amount to States on the basis of a State's need for integrated English, U.S. history, and civics education programs, as determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security, for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence for the 10 most recent years; and 35 percent of such amount to the States on the basis of whether the State experienced growth, as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security are available, for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence. No State shall receive an allocation under paragraph
(1)in an amount that is less than $60,000. The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands. For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. .
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Sec. 101
Increased investment in English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
U.S.C.§ 3272
U.S.C.§ 3303
U.S.C.§ 3332
U.S.C.§ 3331
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