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for the purpose of assisting the Close Up (ii) Heightening a sense of civic respon- Foundation in carrying out its programs of sibility among young people. increasing civic responsibility and under- (iii) Enhancing the skills of educators in standing of the Federal Government among teaching young people about civic respon- economically disadvantaged middle school sibility, the Federal Government, and at- and secondary school recent immigrant stu- taining citizenship competencies. dents. (B) General rule (B) Definition Payments under this section may be made In this subsection, the term ‘‘recent immi- in installments, in advance, or by way of re- grant student’’ means a student who is a imbursement, with necessary adjustments member of a family that immigrated to the on account of underpayments or overpay- within 5 years of the student’s ments. participation in such a program. (C) Audit rule (C) Use of funds The Comptroller General of the United Grants under this subsection shall be used States or any of the Comptroller General’s only to provide financial assistance to eco- duly authorized representatives shall have nomically disadvantaged recent immigrant access for the purpose of audit and examina- students and their teachers who participate tion to any books, documents, papers, and in the programs described in subparagraph records that are pertinent to any grant (A). under this section. (D) Name of fellowships (2) Continuation of awards Financial assistance received by students and teachers pursuant to this subsection Notwithstanding any other provision of this shall be known as Close Up Fellowships for chapter, any person or entity that was award- New Americans. ed a grant under part G of title X before Janu- ary 8, 2002, shall continue to receive funds in (2) Applications accordance with the terms of such award until (A) Application required the date on which the award period terminates No grant under this subsection may be under such terms. made except upon an application at such (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1504, as added Pub. L. time, in such manner, and accompanied by 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1598.) such information as the Secretary may rea- sonably require. REFERENCES IN TEXT (B) Contents of application Part G of title X before January 8, 2002, referred to in Each application submitted under this subsec. (d)(2), means part G of title X of Pub. L. 89–10, paragraph shall contain assurances that— as added by Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, (i) Close Up Fellowships for New Ameri- 108 Stat. 3841, which was classified generally to part G cans shall be made to economically dis- (§ 8161 et seq.) of subchapter X of this chapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1011(5)(A), Jan. 8, advantaged middle school and secondary 2002, 115 Stat. 1986. school recent immigrant students; (ii) every effort shall be made to ensure PART F—COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM the participation of recent immigrant stu- dents from rural, small town, and urban § 6511. Purpose areas; (iii) in awarding the fellowships to eco- The purpose of this part is to provide financial nomically disadvantaged recent immi- incentives for schools to develop comprehensive grant students, special consideration shall school reforms, based upon scientifically based be given to the participation of those stu- research and effective practices that include an dents with special educational needs, in- emphasis on basic academics and parental in- cluding students with disabilities, students volvement so that all children can meet chal- with migrant parents, and ethnic minority lenging State academic content and academic students; achievement standards. (iv) fully describe the activities to be (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1601, as added Pub. L. carried out with the proceeds of the grant 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1601.) made under paragraph (1); and (v) the funds received under this sub- PRIOR PROVISIONS section shall be properly disbursed. A prior section 6511, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1601, as (d) General provisions added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3609, related to Federal regulations, prior to the gen- (1) Administrative provisions eral amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. (A) Accountability See section 6571 of this title. In consultation with the Secretary, the Close Up Foundation shall devise and imple- § 6512. Program authorization ment procedures to measure the efficacy of (a) 1 Program authorized the programs authorized in subsections (a), (1) In general (b), and (c) of this section in attaining objec- tives that include the following: The Secretary is authorized to award grants (i) Providing young people with an in- to State educational agencies, from allot- creased understanding of the Federal Gov- ernment. 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. § 6513 TITLE 20—EDUCATION Page 1294

ments under paragraph (2), to enable the State (2) how the State educational agency will educational agencies to award subgrants to ensure that funds under this part are limited local educational agencies to carry out the to comprehensive school reform programs purpose described in section 6511 of this title. that— (2) Allotments (A) include each of the components de- scribed in section 6516(a) of this title; (A) Reservations (B) have the capacity to improve the aca- Of the amount appropriated under section demic achievement of all students in core 6302(f) of this title, the Secretary may re- academic subjects within participating serve— schools; and (i) not more than 1 percent for each fis- (C) are supported by technical assistance cal year to provide assistance to schools providers that have a successful track supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs record, financial stability, and the capacity and in the United States Virgin Islands, to deliver high quality materials, profes- , , and the Common- sional development for school personnel, and wealth of the ac- on-site support during the full implementa- cording to their respective needs for as- tion period of the reforms; sistance under this part; (3) how the State educational agency will (ii) not more than 1 percent for each fis- disseminate materials and information on cal year to conduct national evaluation comprehensive school reforms that are based activities described in section 6517 of this on scientifically based research and effective title; and practices; (iii) not more than 3 percent of the (4) how the State educational agency will amount appropriated in fiscal year 2002 to evaluate annually the implementation of such carry out this part, for quality initiatives reforms and measure the extent to which the described in section 6518 of this title. reforms have resulted in increased student (B) In general academic achievement; and Of the amount appropriated under section (5) how the State educational agency will 6302(f) of this title that remains after mak- provide technical assistance to the local edu- ing the reservation under subparagraph (A) cational agency or consortia of local edu- for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to cational agencies, and to participating each State for the fiscal year an amount schools, in evaluating, developing, and imple- that bears the same ratio to the remainder menting comprehensive school reform. for that fiscal year as the amount made (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1603, as added Pub. L. available under section 6333 of this title to 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1602.) the State for the preceding fiscal year bears PRIOR PROVISIONS to the total amount made available under section 6333 of this title to all States for A prior section 6513, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1603, as that year. added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3611, related to State administration, prior to the gen- (C) Reallotment eral amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. If a State does not apply for funds under See section 6573 of this title. this section, the Secretary shall reallot such § 6514. State use of funds funds to other States that do apply in pro- portion to the amount allotted to such other (a) In general States under subparagraph (B). Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a State educational agency that re- (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1602, as added Pub. L. ceives a grant under this part shall use the 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1601.) grant funds to award subgrants, on a competi- PRIOR PROVISIONS tive basis, to local educational agencies or con- sortia of local educational agencies in the State A prior section 6512, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1602, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. that receive funds under part A of this sub- 3610, related to coordination of Federal, State, and chapter, to support comprehensive school re- local administration, prior to the general amendment forms in schools that are eligible for funds under of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. part A of this subchapter. (b) Subgrant requirements § 6513. State applications A subgrant to a local educational agency or (a) In general consortium shall be— Each State educational agency that desires to (1) of sufficient size and scope to support the receive a grant under this part shall submit an initial costs of comprehensive school reforms application to the Secretary at such time, in selected or designed by each school identified such manner, and containing such information in the application of the local educational as the Secretary may reasonably require. agency or consortium; (2) in an amount not less than $50,000— (b) Contents (A) for each participating school; or Each such application shall describe— (B) for each participating consortium of (1) the process and selection criteria by small schools (which for purposes of this which the State educational agency, using ex- subparagraph means a consortium of small pert review, will select local educational agen- schools serving a total of not more than 500 cies to receive subgrants under this part; students); and