[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2935 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2935

    To authorize the full funding of part B of the Individuals with 
   Disabilities Education Act by making certain spending cuts to the 
                         Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2011

  Mr. Polis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, 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 authorize the full funding of part B of the Individuals with 
   Disabilities Education Act by making certain spending cuts to the 
                         Department of Defense.

    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 ``Defending Special Education Students 
and Families Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 611(i) of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            ``(1) $13,993,372,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(2) $17,019,632,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(3) $20,700,363,000 for fiscal year 2014;
            ``(4) $25,177,103,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            ``(5) $30,622,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(6) for fiscal year 2017 and each subsequent fiscal 
        year--
                    ``(A) the number of children with disabilities in 
                the prior school year in the States, outlying areas, 
                and freely associated States who received special 
                education and related services--
                            ``(i) aged 3 through 5 if the States, 
                        outlying areas, and freely associated States 
                        are eligible for a grant under section 619; and
                            ``(ii) aged 6 through 21; multiplied by
                    ``(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary 
                schools in the United States; adjusted by
                    ``(C) the rate of annual change in the sum of 85 
                percent of such State's, outlying areas, and freely 
                associated State's population described in subsection 
                (d)(3)(A)(i)(II).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2012.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft.--
            (1) Termination of f-35b aircraft program.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be 
        appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 
        or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense may 
        be obligated or expended for the procurement of F-35B aircraft.
            (2) Termination of f-35c aircraft program.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be 
        appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 
        or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense may 
        be obligated or expended for the procurement of F-35C aircraft.
            (3) Authorization of f/a-18e/f aircraft.--The Secretary of 
        Defense may procure F/A-18E/F aircraft in a number and at a 
        rate of procurement not to exceed the number and the rate of 
        procurement of F-35B aircraft and F-35C aircraft that the 
        Secretary planned to procure as of the day before the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Termination of Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 or any 
fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense may be obligated 
or expended for the procurement of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.
    (c) Navy Composition.--
            (1) Aircraft carriers and carrier air wings.--Subsection 
        (b) of section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) Beginning October 1, 2013, the naval combat forces of the 
Navy shall include not more than--
            ``(A) 10 operational aircraft carriers; and
            ``(B) nine carrier air wings.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) an operational aircraft carrier includes an aircraft 
        carrier that is temporarily unavailable for worldwide 
        deployment because of routine or scheduled maintenance or 
        repair; and
            ``(B) a carrier air wing includes, in addition to any other 
        aircraft, not less than 44 strike-fighter aircraft.''.
            (2) U.S.S. george washington.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall decommission the U.S.S. George Washington during 2016.
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