[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 127 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


RESTORING IMPACT AID AND EDUCATION: AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2127, THE FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996 LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION BILL

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                     HON. RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 1, 1995

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, today I will have three amendments 
printed in the Record regarding restoring education funding in the 
fiscal year 1996 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.
  These amendments restore from $130 to $174 million to education. They 
insure that critical health research funding grows at least 4 percent. 
And they seek to make positive, balanced change to the Labor-HHS-
Education appropriations bill.
  The first amendment transfers $174.93 million across the board from 
the National Institutes of Health accounts, permitting health research 
funding to continue growing by 4 percent, same as the administration's 
request. With those funds, resources are distributed as follows: $49.58 
million to impact aid, $40 million to the chapter 2/Eisenhower 
Education Reform and Professional Development Program, $80.45 million 
to vocational education basic State grants, and $4.87 million to the 
National Institute for Literacy. The amendment also deletes legislative 
language in H.R. 2127 which prohibits impact aid funding for military 
B's, military B's with disabilities, and schools affected by the hold 
harmless provisions of last year's reforms. This amendment is also 
being submitted by Mr. Riggs of California, a member of the 
Appropriations Committee, and will most likely be offered by him on the 
floor.
  The second amendment transfers $160 million across the board from the 
National Institutes of Health accounts, permitting health research 
funding to continue growing by more than 4 percent, an amount greater 
than the Administration's request. With those funds, resources are 
distributed as follows: $46 million to impact aid, $40 million to the 
chapter 2/Eisenhower Education Reform and Professional Development 
Program, $69.13 million to vocational education basic State grants, and 
$4.87 million to the National Institute for Literacy. The amendment 
also deletes legislative language in H.R. 2127 which prohibits impact 
aid funding for military B's, military B's with disabilities, and 
schools affected by the hold harmless provisions of last year's 
reforms.
  The third amendment transfers $130 million across the board from 
National Institutes of Health accounts, permitting health research 
funding to continue growing by more than 4 percent, an amount percent 
greater than the administration's request. With those funds, resources 
are distributed as follows: $46 million to impact aid, $40 million to 
the chapter 2/Eisenhower Education Reform and Professional Development 
Program, $39.13 million to vocational education basic State grants, and 
$4.87 million to the National Institute for Literacy. The amendment 
also deletes legislative language in H.R. 2127 which prohibits impact 
aid funding for military B's, military B's with disabilities, and 
schools affected by the hold harmless provisions of last year's 
reforms.


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