A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4535 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4535 To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2026 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strength in Diversity Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive strategies to address the effects of racial isolation or concentrated poverty by increasing diversity, including racial diversity and socioeconomic diversity, in covered schools. SEC. 3. RESERVATION FOR NATIONAL AND STATE ACTIVITIES. (a) National Activities.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under section 9 for a fiscal year to carry out activities of national significance relating to this Act, which may include-- (1) research, development, data collection, monitoring, technical assistance, evaluation, or dissemination activities; and (2) the development and maintenance of best practices for recipients of grants under section 4 and other experts in the field of school diversity. (b) State Activities.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available under section 9 for a fiscal year for planning grants and implem