[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2107 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2107

 To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
 of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and the 
              Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2003

   Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
 Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinojosa, 
Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wu, 
    Mr. Holt, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Davis of 
 Illinois, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Majette, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and 
   Mr. Bishop of New York) introduced the following bill; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
 of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and the 
              Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

    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 ``Keep Our Promise to America's 
Children and Teachers Act'' or the ``Keep Our PACT Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Children are our Nation's future and greatest treasure.
            (2) A high-quality education is the surest way for every 
        child to reach his or her full potential.
            (3) The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 represents the 
        most sweeping revision of education policy in a generation.
            (4) The fiscal year 2004 budget resolution cuts funding for 
        programs under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 by 
        $1,200,000,000 below fiscal year 2003 levels, causing funding 
        for these programs to fall almost $11,000,000,000 short of 
        their fiscal year 2004 authorized levels.
            (5) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        guarantees all children with disabilities a first-rate 
        education.
            (6) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        committed the Congress to providing 40 percent of the national 
        current average per pupil expenditure for special education 
        students.
            (7) The current Federal commitment to the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act currently represents only 18 percent 
        of the average per pupil expenditure for special education 
        students.
            (8) The fiscal year 2004 budget resolution provides only 21 
        percent of the costs of educating children with disabilities.
            (9) A promise made must be a promise kept.

SEC. 3. FULL FUNDING OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001.

    (a) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
            (1) $5,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            (2) for fiscal year 2004, an amount that equals the 
        difference between the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2004 
        for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 
        and $32,880,000,000;
            (3) for fiscal year 2005, an amount that equals the 
        difference between the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2005 
        for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 
        and $34,945,000,000;
            (4) for fiscal year 2006, an amount that equals the 
        difference between the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2006 
        for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 
        and $37,777,000,000;
            (5) for fiscal year 2007, an amount that equals the 
        difference between the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2007 
        for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 
        and $41,658,000,000; and
            (6) for fiscal year 2008, an amount that equals the 
        difference between the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
        for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 
        and $42,699,000,000.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated under subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be used to carry out the programs of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by 
        the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and
            (2) shall be allocated among such programs in the same 
        ratio as funds otherwise appropriated to carry out such 
        programs.

SEC. 4. MANDATORY FUNDING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 
              EDUCATION ACT.

     Section 611(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1411(j)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Mandatory Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated, 
and there are appropriated--
            ``(1) $11,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(2) $13,920,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(3) $16,440,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(4) $18,960,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(5) $21,480,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            ``(6) $24,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            ``(7) $24,769,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
            ``(8) such sums as may be necessary to fully fund 40 
        percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public 
        elementary and secondary schools in the United States for 
        programs under this part, other than section 619, for each 
        subsequent fiscal year.''.
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