[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5767-S5768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3804. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:

[[Page S5768]]

       Sec. ___. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that dedicated 
     funding for coding courses in kindergarten through grade 12 
     education should be a top priority.
       (b) In carrying out grant programs under the Carl D. 
     Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 that allow 
     grant funds to be used for coding programs, the Secretary of 
     Education shall prioritize applications from rural or 
     underserved areas.
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