[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3592 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3592

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
  condition receipt of funds under part A of title V of such Act by a 
   State on the State requiring successful completion of courses in 
  American history and American government as a prerequisite to high 
               school graduation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2003

Mr. Davis of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
  condition receipt of funds under part A of title V of such Act by a 
   State on the State requiring successful completion of courses in 
  American history and American government as a prerequisite to high 
               school graduation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COMPLETION OF CERTAIN COURSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

    Section 5111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7211) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Limitation.--No State educational agency or outlying area 
shall be eligible to receive funds under this section unless the State 
or area requires all students who graduate from a public secondary 
school with a regular diploma in the standard number of years or fewer 
to have successfully completed secondary school courses in American 
history and American government.''.
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