[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1641 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1641

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     November 16, 2010.
Whereas September 30, 2010, marks the 60th anniversary of the date on which 
        President Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 81-874, which enacted the 
        Impact Aid program into law;
Whereas the Impact Aid Program is considered by the community it serves as the 
        ``original'' Federal elementary and secondary education program, and is 
        administered by the Secretary of Education;
Whereas Impact Aid is designed to reimburse local educational agencies for the 
        loss of traditional revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt property 
        or Federal activity;
Whereas Impact Aid payments are allocated directly to local educational agencies 
        in lieu of lost local tax dollars to assist with the basic educational 
        needs of the students and schools;
Whereas nearly 1,000,000 children of our men and women in uniform, children 
        residing on Indian lands, children in low-rent public housing, and 
        children of civilians working or living on Federal land are ``federally 
        connected children'' who are served by local educational agencies that 
        are eligible for Impact Aid payments in 2010;
Whereas in 1951, 1,183 local educational agencies were eligible for a total 
        Impact Aid payment of $29,080,788, and in 2010, 1,484 local educational 
        agencies enrolling over 11,000,000 students will receive $1,276,183,000;
Whereas the original Impact Aid statute (Public Law 81-874) was the vehicle used 
        by Congress in 1965 to pass the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965;
Whereas Congress has continued to show its support for Impact Aid by 
        reauthorizing the program 15 times during the period between 1950 and 
        2001;
Whereas the House Impact Aid Coalition was established in 1995 and the Senate 
        Impact Aid Coalition was established in 1996 to formalize and energize 
        the broad, bipartisan support for the Impact Aid Program; and
Whereas the Federal obligation upon which the Impact Aid Program is based today 
        is no different than it was 60 years ago: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the enactment 
        of the Impact Aid program (Public Law 81-874), the original Federal 
        elementary and secondary education program, as ``Impact Aid Recognition 
        Day'';
            (2) recognizes the importance of the Impact Aid program (which is 
        currently in title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)) in ensuring that federally connected 
        children (including children of members of the Armed Forces, children 
        residing on Indian lands, children in low-rent public housing, and 
        children of civilians working or living on Federal land) receive a high-
        quality public education; and
            (3) recommends that federally connected schools and the communities 
        they serve recognize Impact Aid Recognition Day and carry out 
        appropriate activities centered on the Federal Government's obligation 
        to federally connected children and the need for continuing funding.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.