PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3839
"(3) an annual national competition of simulated congressional hearings for secondary students who wish to participate
in such program.
"(c) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAM.—The education program
authorized by this section shall be made available to public and
private elementary and secondary schools in the 435 congressional
districts, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia.
"(d) SPECIAL RULE.— After the provisions of subsection (b) have
been implemented, funds provided under this section may be used
for—
"(1) advanced training of teachers about the United States
Constitution and the political system the United States created;
or
"(2) a course of instruction at the middle school level on
the roles of State and local governments in the Federal system
established by the Constitution, which course shall provide
for—
"(A) optional school and community simulated State
legislative hearings;
"(B) an annual competition of simulated legislative
hearings at the State legislative district. State, and
national levels for middle school students who wish to
participate in the program; and
"(C) participation by public and private middle schools
in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.
•SEC. 10602. INSTRUCTION IN CIVICS, GOVERNMENT, AND THE LAW. 20 USC 8142.
"(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary is authorized to
carry out a program of awarding grants and contracts to assist
State and local educational agencies and other public and private
nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions to enhance—
"(1) attainment by students of challenging State content
standards and challenging State student performance standards
in civics, government, and the law; and
"(2) attainment by the Nation of the third and the sixth
National Education Goals.
"(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. —Assistance under this section
may support new and ongoing programs in elementary and secondary schools that provide for—
"(1) the development and implementation of curricular programs that enhance student understanding of—
"(A) the values and principles which underlie, and
the institutions and processes which comprise, our Nation's
system of government;
"(B) the role of law in our constitutional democracy,
including activities to promote—
"(i) legal literacy;
"(ii) a dedication by students to the use of nonviolent means of conflict resolution such as arbitration,
mediation, negotiation, trials, and appellate hearings;
and
"(iii) respect for cultural diversity and acceptance
of cultural differences; and
"(C) the rights and responsibilities of citizenship;
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