20 U.S.C. § 6662 — Presidential and Congressional Acad-

Page 1438 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 6662 (2) the quality of the teaching of American history, civics, and government in elementary schools and secondary schools, including the teaching of traditional American history. (b) Funding allotment Of the amount available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary— (1) shall reserve not less than 26 percent for activities under section 6662 of this title; and (2) may reserve not more than 74 percent for activities under section 6663 of this title. (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2231, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1945.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 6661, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2201, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1642, set forth purpose of part B of former sub- chapter II of this chapter and defined terms, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1913, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and com- petitive programs. Another prior section 6661, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2251, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–391, set forth purposes of former part relating to reading and literacy grants, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Prior sections 6661a to 6661i were omitted in the gen- eral amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Section 6661a, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2252, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–392; amended Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, § 1606(b)(2)(A)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–335, defined terms for purposes of former part. Section 6661b, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2253, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–393, related to read- ing and literacy grants to State educational agencies. Section 6661c, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2254, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–397, related to use of amounts by State educational agencies. Section 6661d, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2255, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–397, related to local reading improvement subgrants. Section 6661e, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2256, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–401, related to tuto- rial assistance subgrants. Section 6661f, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2257, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–405, related to na- tional evaluation of programs under former part. Section 6661g, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2258, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–405, related to infor- mation dissemination. Section 6661h, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2259, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–405, related to State evaluations and performance reports. Section 6661i, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2260, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–406; amended Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, § 1606(b)(2)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–335, related to authoriza- tion of appropriations, reservations from appropria- tions, and sunset. 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 Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 6662. Presidential and Congressional Acad- emies for American History and Civics (a) In general From the amounts reserved under section 6661(b)(1) of this title for a fiscal year, the Sec- retary shall award not more than 12 grants, on a competitive basis, to— (1) eligible entities to establish Presidential Academies for the Teaching of American His- tory and Civics (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Presidential Academies’’) in accordance with subsection (e); and (2) eligible entities to establish Congres- sional Academies for Students of American History and Civics (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Congressional Academies’’) in accord- ance with subsection (f). (b) Application An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an appli- cation to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably re- quire. (c) Eligible entity The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ under this section means— (1) an institution of higher education or non- profit educational organization, museum, li- brary, or research center with demonstrated expertise in historical methodology or the teaching of American history and civics; or (2) a consortium of entities described in paragraph (1). (d) Grant terms Grants awarded to eligible entities under sub- section (a) shall be for a term of not more than 5 years. (e) Presidential Academies (1) Use of funds Each eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall use the grant funds to establish a Presidential Academy that offers a seminar or institute for teachers of American history and civics, which— (A) provides intensive professional devel- opment opportunities for teachers of Amer- ican history and civics to strengthen such teachers’ knowledge of the subjects of Amer- ican history and civics; (B) is led by a team of primary scholars and core teachers who are accomplished in the field of American history and civics; (C) is conducted during the summer or other appropriate time; and (D) is of not less than 2 weeks and not more than 6 weeks in duration. (2) Selection of teachers Each year, each Presidential Academy shall select between 50 and 300 teachers of American Page 1439 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 6662 history and civics from public or private ele- mentary schools and secondary schools to at- tend the seminar or institute under paragraph (1). (3) Teacher stipends Each teacher selected to participate in a seminar or institute under this subsection shall be awarded a fixed stipend based on the length of the seminar or institute to ensure that such teacher does not incur personal costs associated with the teacher’s participa- tion in the seminar or institute. (4) Priority In awarding grants under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible en- tities that coordinate or align their activities with the National Park Service National Cen- tennial Parks initiative to develop innovative and comprehensive programs using the re- sources of the National Parks. (f) Congressional Academies (1) Use of funds Each eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (a)(2) shall use the grant funds to establish a Congressional Academy that offers a seminar or institute for out- standing students of American history and civics, which— (A) broadens and deepens such students’ understanding of American history and civics; (B) is led by a team of primary scholars and core teachers who are accomplished in the field of American history and civics; (C) is conducted during the summer or other appropriate time; and (D) is of not less than 2 weeks and not more than 6 weeks in duration. (2) Selection of students (A) In general Each year, each Congressional Academy shall select between 100 and 300 eligible stu- dents to attend the seminar or institute under paragraph (1). (B) Eligible students A student shall be eligible to attend a sem- inar or institute offered by a Congressional Academy under this subsection if the stu- dent— (i) is recommended by the student’s sec- ondary school principal or other school leader to attend the seminar or institute; and (ii) will be a secondary school junior or senior in the academic year following at- tendance at the seminar or institute. (3) Student stipends Each student selected to participate in a seminar or institute under this subsection shall be awarded a fixed stipend based on the length of the seminar or institute to ensure that such student does not incur personal costs associated with the student’s participa- tion in the seminar or institute. (g) Matching funds (1) In general An eligible entity that receives funds under subsection (a) shall provide, toward the cost of the activities assisted under the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant. (2) Waiver The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year for an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that applying the matching requirement would result in serious hardship or an inability to carry out the ac- tivities described in subsection (e) or (f). (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2232, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1945.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 6662, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2202, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1644, related to grants for mathematics and science partnerships, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1913, effec- tive Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain non- competitive programs and competitive programs. A prior section 2202 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6642 of this title, prior to the general amend- ment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Another prior section 2202 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classi- fied to section 3012 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382. 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 Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION Pub. L. 108–474, Dec. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 3898, as amend- ed by Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(j), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2168, provided that: ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘American History and Civics Education Act of 2004’. ‘‘SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES FOR TEACH- ING OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS; CON- GRESSIONAL ACADEMIES FOR STUDENTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Education (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’) may award not more than 12 grants, on a competitive basis— ‘‘(1) to entities to establish Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics that may offer workshops for both veteran and new teach- ers of American history and civics; and ‘‘(2) to entities to establish Congressional Acad- emies for Students of American History and Civics. ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An entity that desires to receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may re- quire. ‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE.—The Secretary shall require that each entity, to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, demonstrate expertise in his- torical methodology or the teaching of history. ‘‘(d) AVAILABLE FUNDS.—To carry out this section, the Secretary may use any funds appropriated for fiscal year 2005 or any subsequent fiscal year to carry out sec- tion 2232 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6662]. Page 1440 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 6663 ‘‘SEC. 3. NATIONAL HISTORY DAY PROGRAM. ‘‘The Secretary may award grants to the National History Day Program for the purpose of continuing and expanding its activities to promote the study of history and improve instruction.’’ [Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(j), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2168, which directed amendment of section 2(d) of Pub. L. 108–474, set out above, by substituting ‘‘to carry out section 2232 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Act of 1965’’ for ‘‘to carry out part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965’’, was executed by making the substitution for ‘‘to carry out part D of title V of the Elementary and Sec- ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.)’’ to reflect the probable intent of Congress.] § 6663. National activities (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to en- courage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction, learn- ing strategies, and professional development ac- tivities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders, particularly such instruc- tion, 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, the Sec- retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of ex- panding, developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating for voluntary use, innovative, evidence-based approaches or professional devel- opment 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 sec- ondary 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 Constitu- tion 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 eli- gible 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 pe- riod. (3) Diversity of projects In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, grants are distributed among eli- gible 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. (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2233, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1947.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 6663, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2203, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1647, authorized appropriations to carry out part B of former subchapter II of this chapter, prior to re- peal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1913, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and com- petitive programs. A prior section 2203 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6643 of this title, prior to the general amend- ment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Another prior section 2203 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classi- fied to section 3013 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382. 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 Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. SUBPART 4—PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE § 6671. Funding allotment From the funds reserved under section 6621(4) of this title, the Secretary— (1) shall use not less than 74 percent to carry out activities under section 6672 of this title; (2) shall use not less than 22 percent to carry out activities under section 6673 of this title; (3) shall use not less than 2 percent to carry out activities under section 6674 of this title; and (4) may reserve not more than 2 percent to carry out activities under section 6675 of this title. (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2241, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1948.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 6671, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1648; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII,