[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1853 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1853

To ensure that the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part 
A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 is not less than the total amount of 
    funds awarded to the State under such part for fiscal year 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2005

   Mr. Ramstad (for himself and Mr. Moore of Kansas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part 
A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 is not less than the total amount of 
    funds awarded to the State under such part for fiscal year 2003.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HOLD HARMLESS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2005.--
            (1) Payments.--The Secretary of Education shall make a 
        payment to each State that received less funds under part A of 
        title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for fiscal year 2005 than such State 
        received under such part for fiscal year 2003.
            (2) Amount of payments.--The amount of a payment to a State 
        under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the amount of the 
        difference between the total amount of funds awarded to a State 
        under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for fiscal year 
        2005 and the total amount of funds awarded to the State under 
        such part for fiscal year 2003.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        this section.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2006.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part A of title I of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) for fiscal year 2006 shall not be less than the total amount of 
funds awarded to the State under such part for fiscal year 2003.
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