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20 U.S.C. § 6674 — National activities
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction, learning strategies, and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders, particularly such instruction, strategies, activities, and programs that benefit low-income students and underserved populations.
**(b) In general** From the amounts reserved by the Secretary under [section 6661(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6661/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of expanding, developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating for voluntary use, innovative, evidence-based approaches or professional development programs in American history, civics and government, and geography, which—
(1) shall—
(A) show potential to improve the quality of student achievement in, and teaching of, American history, civics and government, or geography, in elementary schools and secondary schools; and
(B) demonstrate innovation, scalability, accountability, and a focus on underserved populations; and
(2) may include—
(A) hands-on civic engagement activities for teachers and students; and
(B) programs that educate students about the history and principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights.
**(c) Program periods and diversity of projects**
(1) **In general** — A grant awarded by the Secretary to an eligible entity under this section shall be for a period of not more than 3 years.
(2) **Renewal** — The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under this sect
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction, learning strategies, and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders, particularly such instruction, strategies, activities, and programs that benefit low-income students and underserved populations.
**(b) In general** From the amounts reserved by the Secretary under [section 6661(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6661/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of expanding, developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating for voluntary use, innovative, evidence-based approaches or professional development programs in American history, civics and government, and geography, which—
(1) shall—
(A) show potential to improve the quality of student achievement in, and teaching of, American history, civics and government, or geography, in elementary schools and secondary schools; and
(B) demonstrate innovation, scalability, accountability, and a focus on underserved populations; and
(2) may include—
(A) hands-on civic engagement activities for teachers and students; and
(B) programs that educate students about the history and principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights.
**(c) Program periods and diversity of projects**
(1) **In general** — A grant awarded by the Secretary to an eligible entity under this section shall be for a period of not more than 3 years.
(2) **Renewal** — The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under this section for 1 additional 2-year period.
(3) **Diversity of projects** — In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, grants are distributed among eligible entities that will serve geographically diverse areas, including urban, suburban, and rural areas.
**(d) Applications** In order to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.
**(e) Eligible entity** In this section, the term “eligible entity” means an institution of higher education or other nonprofit or for-profit organization with demonstrated expertise in the development of evidence-based approaches with the potential to improve the quality of American history, civics and government, or geography learning and teaching.
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**(a) Agreements** In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under [section 6571(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571/b&num=0&edition=prelim), all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in [section 6571 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process.
**(b) Records** The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.
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**(a) Grants authorized** From the amounts reserved by the Secretary under [section 6621(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6621/1&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to develop, implement, improve, or expand performance-based compensation systems or human capital management systems, in schools served by the eligible entity.
**(b) Duration of grants**
(1) **In general** — A grant awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of not more than 3 years.
(2) **Renewal** — The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under this subpart for a period of not more than 2 years if the grantee demonstrates to the Secretary that the grantee is effectively using funds. Such renewal may include allowing the grantee to scale up or replicate the successful program.
(3) **Limitation** — A local educational agency may receive (whether individually or as part of a consortium or partnership) a grant under this subpart, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act,11 See References in Text note below. only twice.
**(c) Applications** An eligible entity desiring a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. The application shall include—
(1) a description of the performance-based compensation system or human capital management system that the eligible entity proposes to develop, implement, improve, or expand through the grant;
(2) a description of the most significant gaps or insufficiencies in student access to effective teachers, principals, or other school leaders in high-need schools, including gaps or inequities in how effective t
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From the funds reserved under [section 6621(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6621/4&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary—
(1) shall use not less than 74 percent to carry out activities under [section 6672 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6672&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) shall use not less than 22 percent to carry out activities under [section 6673 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6673&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) shall use not less than 2 percent to carry out activities under [section 6674 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6674&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(4) may reserve not more than 2 percent to carry out activities under [section 6675 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6675&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 6674
high-need school or a consortium of such
agencies;
(B) a State educational agency or a con-
sortium of such agencies;
(C) a State educational agency in partner-
ship with 1 or more local educational agen-
cies, or educational service agencies, that
serve a high-need school;
(D) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
(E) an entity described in subparagraph
(A), (B), (C), or (D) in partnership with 1 or
more nonprofit organizations or institutions
of higher education.
(2) High-need school
The term ‘‘high-need school’’ means—
(A) an elementary school in which not less
than 50 percent of the enrolled students are
from families with incomes below the pov-
erty line; or
(B) a secondary school in which not less
than 40 percent of the enrolled students are
from families with incomes below the pov-
erty line.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2243, as added Pub. L.
114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1949.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 6673, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2303, as
added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115
Stat. 1649, related to recruitment and selection of
Troops-to-Teachers Program participants, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 541(d)(1), Jan.
2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1735.
Another prior section 6673, Pub. L. 89–10, title II,
§ 2303, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994,
108 Stat. 3634, related to grants for the implementation
of professional development programs, prior to the gen-
eral amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to
certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro-
grams, see section 5 of Pu
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