The proposed bill seeks to amend the existing American civics education pilot program by extending its duration from a five-year to a ten-year program, starting in the 2019-2020 school year. The bill allows schools that participated in the initial five-year period to reapply for the subsequent five-year period beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Additionally, the bill updates the application procedures and selection criteria to include juvenile detention centers as eligible participants in the pilot program.

The bill also modifies the criteria for selecting participating schools, emphasizing the inclusion of juvenile detention centers and considering the current provision of American civics education when prioritizing applicants. It exempts participating schools from administering the test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States citizenship and immigration services. The bill extends the requirement for the Department of Education to submit annual reports on pupil results until the 2029-2030 school year and repeals the section from December 31, 2030, instead of the previous date of December 31, 2024.