[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2592 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2592
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide
that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are
fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English
Language Acquisition grants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2021
Mrs. Murphy of Florida (for herself and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide
that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are
fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English
Language Acquisition grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and
Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act'' or the ``ELEVATE Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PUERTO RICO WITH RESPECT TO ALLOTMENTS FOR ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION GRANTS.
(a) Change in Definition.--Section 3201(5) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011(5)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and migrants
from puerto rico'' after ``youth'';
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``immigrant children and youth'' and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``in which the
primary language of instruction in public elementary schools
and secondary schools is English'' after ``any State''; and
(4) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, other than Puerto
Rico,'' after ``States''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Part A of title III of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in each of sections 3102 and 3114 (20 U.S.C. 6812 and
6824), by striking ``immigrant children and youth'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``immigrant children and youth
and migrants from Puerto Rico'';
(2) in section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6821)--
(A) by striking ``immigrant children and youth''
each place the term appears and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``and
migrants'' after ``such children and youth'';
(3) in section 3113(b)(7) (20 U.S.C. 6823(b)(7)), by
striking ``children and youth'' and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''; and
(4) in section 3115 (20 U.S.C. 6825)--
(A) in the subsection heading of subsection (e), by
inserting ``and Migrants From Puerto Rico''; and
(B) by striking ``immigrant children and youth''
each place the term appears and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year the begins on or after the
date of enactment of this Act, except that if the application of such
amendments would result in a State receiving an allotment under title
III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6801 et seq.) for such first fiscal year that is less than the
allotment such State received under such title for the fiscal year
preceding such first fiscal year, such amendments shall take effect on
October 1 of the second fiscal year that begins on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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