; and (3) if the local educational agency does not have such a bargaining unit, have an explicit neutrality policy, which covers such educators and staff, on any issue involving the organization of employees for purposes of collective bargaining. (f) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide grants under this section $250,000,000,000 for the 10-fiscal-year period following the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Administrative expenses There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the administrative expenses of carrying out this section such sums as are necessary. 104. Educational equity planning grants (a) Program established (1) In General The Secretary shall facilitate an inclusive, regional equity planning process and award grants to eligible consortia to eliminate intra-region education inequities by providing Federal funds to assist the eligible consortia in planning and carrying out regional education equity plans, in accordance with this section. (2) Planning grant The Secretary shall award a planning grant under this section, for a period of not longer than 1 year, to each eligible consortium with an approved application to enable the eligible consortium to develop a regional education equity plan. (3) Implementation grant The Secretary shall award an implementation grant under this section to each eligible consortium with an approved regional education equity plan to enable the consortium to carry out activities to implement such plan. (b) Eligible consortium In this section, the term eligible consortium means 2 or more local educational agencies that are located within the same metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area and that have formed a regional consortium. (c) Provision of data The Secretary, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation shall provide each eligible consortium that receives a planning grant under