110 HR 6952 IH: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2008 Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize pilot or demonstration programs to prepare high school students to pass the United States citizenship exam.

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Short title

The Act may be cited as the People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy (P.R.O.U.D.) Act.

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Programs to prepare high school students to pass the United States citizenship exam

Section 5411(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241(b)) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (2)by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9)Demonstration or pilot programs to develop and implement a secondary school curriculum to assist high school students who intend to apply for United States citizenship to meet the requirements under section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423). .

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Authorization of Appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out this Act for fiscal year 2010.