[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6466. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. __. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       Section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2)(A) provide technical assistance to eligible 
     applicants and authorized public chartering agencies in 
     carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1);
       ``(B) work with authorized public chartering agencies in 
     the State to improve authorizing quality, including 
     developing capacity for, and conducting, fiscal oversight and 
     auditing of charter schools; and
       ``(C) at the State entity's discretion--
       ``(i) fund a revolving loan fund or similar mechanisms for 
     expenses under subsection (h) prior to an eligible applicant 
     receiving reimbursement; and
       ``(ii) provide assistance to eligible applicants in 
     locating and accessing a facility; and
       ``(3) provide pre-charter planning subgrants (in amounts of 
     no more than $100,000 per prospective applicant) to charter 
     school developers that--
       ``(A) intend to submit an application--
       ``(i) to an authorized public chartering agency to operate 
     a charter school; or
       ``(ii) to nonprofit or public entities for the provision of 
     financial support to such developers;
       ``(B) are led by educators who--
       ``(i) have not less than 54 months of school-based 
     experience (which may include experience in teaching in or 
     administering after school or summer school programs); and
       ``(ii) have demonstrated leadership competencies and 
     success with students, as determined by the State entity; and
       ``(C) have successfully completed the development of an 
     initial plan for opening a charter school, as evidenced by a 
     description of the educational needs of the community in 
     which the proposed charter school will be located and how the 
     proposed charter school will be suited to meet those 
     needs.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``90 percent'' and 
     inserting ``80 percent'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``not less than 7 percent'' and inserting 
     ``not more than 10 percent''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
       (D) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``3 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent''; and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) reserve not more than 5 percent of such funds to 
     carry out the activities described in subsection (b)(3); 
     and'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``this section'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)'';
       (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)(1)'';
       (5) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(vi)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
     ``under subsection (b)(1)'' after ``program''; and
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``subgrant funds under 
     this section'' and inserting ``subgrant funds under 
     subsection (b)(1)''; and
       (6) in subsection (h), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (b)(1)''.
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