Sec. 301. Civics Secures Democracy Fund

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In this section: The term Civics Secures Democracy Fund means the Civics Secures Democracy Fund established under subsection (b). The term COVID relief funds means amounts made available under— the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 ; 134 Stat 146); the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 ; 134 Stat. 178); the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 134 Stat. 281); the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( Public Law 116–139 ; 134 Stat. 620); division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ); or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 13 ( Public Law 117–2 ).

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the Civics Secures Democracy Fund . Amounts deposited into the Civics Secures Democracy Fund pursuant to subsection

(c)shall be available to the Secretary, without fiscal year limitation or need for subsequent appropriation, and shall be used as follows: For fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years— $585,000,000 from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund shall be made available to carry out section 103; $200,000,000 from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund shall be made available to carry out section 104; and $50,000,000 from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund shall be made available to carry out section 106. For fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, $150,000,000 shall be made available from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund to carry out section 105 of this Act and section 805 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161e ). For fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, $15,000,000 shall be made available from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund to carry out section 810A of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 18 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. ), as added by section 201 of this Act. $300,000,000 from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund shall be made available for a one-time payment for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642 ( 20 U.S.C. 2009 ). $20,000,000 from the Civics Secures Democracy Fund shall be made available for a one-time payment for the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Trust Fund, established by section 811 of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act ( 20 U.S.C. 4510 ). For fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2027— amounts appropriated for any such fiscal year for deposit into the Civics Secures Democracy Fund shall be used to carry out the provisions of law specified in paragraphs

(1)through (3); and the amount allocated from the Fund to carry out each such provision for a fiscal year shall be determined by the Secretary. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall identify unobligated COVID relief funds for programs that have expired that are appropriate for transfer to the Civics Secures Democracy Fund— in the amount equal to $6,320,000,000; or if unobligated funds in that amount are not available and appropriate for transfer, a lesser amount not to exceed $6,320,000,000. Effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act— the unobligated COVID relief funds identified in accordance with paragraph

(1)shall be transferred to and merged with the Civics Secures Democracy Fund; and the provisions of law specified in subparagraphs

(A)through

(F)of subsection (a)(2) shall no longer apply to such funds. In the event the amount transferred to the Civics Secures Democracy Fund pursuant to paragraph

(2)is less than $6,320,000,000, there is appropriated to the Fund an amount equal to the difference between— the amount transferred to the Fund pursuant to such paragraph; and $6,320,000,000.

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