 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
        SUBCHAPTER IV--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
 
    Part \1\A--State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs
 
                      subpart 2--national programs
 
Sec. 7133. Hate crime prevention


(a) Grant authorization

    From funds made available to carry out this subpart under section 
7104(1) of this title the Secretary may make grants to local educational 
agencies and community-based organizations for the purpose of providing 
assistance to localities most directly affected by hate crimes.

(b) Use of funds

                       (1) Program development

        Grants under this section may be used to improve elementary and 
    secondary educational efforts, including--
            (A) development of education and training programs designed 
        to prevent and to reduce the incidence of crimes and conflicts 
        motivated by hate;
            (B) development of curricula for the purpose of improving 
        conflict or dispute resolution skills of students, teachers, and 
        administrators;
            (C) development and acquisition of equipment and 
        instructional materials to meet the needs of, or otherwise be 
        part of, hate crime or conflict programs; and
            (D) professional training and development for teachers and 
        administrators on the causes, effects, and resolutions of hate 
        crimes or hate-based conflicts.

                           (2) In general

        In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section 
    for any fiscal year, a local educational agency, or a local 
    educational agency in conjunction with a community-based 
    organization, shall submit an application to the Secretary in such 
    form and containing such information as the office may reasonably 
    require.

                          (3) Requirements

        Each application under paragraph (2) shall include--
            (A) a request for funds for the purposes described in this 
        section;
            (B) a description of the schools and communities to be 
        served by the grants; and
            (C) assurances that Federal funds received under this 
        section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal 
        funds.

                       (4) Comprehensive plan

        Each application shall include a comprehensive plan that 
    contains--
            (A) a description of the hate crime or conflict problems 
        within the schools or the community targeted for assistance;
            (B) a description of the program to be developed or 
        augmented by such Federal and matching funds;
            (C) assurances that such program or activity shall be 
        administered by or under the supervision of the applicant;
            (D) proper and efficient administration of such program; and
            (E) fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be 
        necessary to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement, and 
        accurate accounting of funds received under this section.

(c) Award of grants

                     (1) Selection of recipients

        The Secretary shall consider the incidence of crimes and 
    conflicts motivated by bias in the targeted schools and communities 
    in awarding grants under this section.

                     (2) Geographic distribution

        The Secretary shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to 
    achieve an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards.

                  (3) Dissemination of information

        The Secretary shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to make 
    available information regarding successful hate crime prevention 
    programs, including programs established or expanded with grants 
    under this section.

(d) Reports

    The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report every two years 
which shall contain a detailed statement regarding grants and awards, 
activities of grant recipients, and an evaluation of programs 
established under this section.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4123, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3687.)
