[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 775--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, AS ``IMPACT AID 
 RECOGNITION DAY'' TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
              THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM

  Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
Barrasso, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Thune, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Daines, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Tester, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
Duckworth, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Menendez) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 775

       Whereas September 30, 2020, marks the 70th anniversary of 
     the date on which President Harry S Truman signed the Act of 
     September 30, 1950 (commonly known as the ``Impact Aid Act'') 
     (64 Stat. 1100; chapter 1124), which established the Impact 
     Aid program;
       Whereas the community served by the Impact Aid program 
     considers the Impact Aid program to be the ``original'' 
     Federal elementary and secondary education program;
       Whereas the Impact Aid program is administered by the 
     Secretary of Education;
       Whereas the Impact Aid program reimburses local educational 
     agencies for the loss of revenue and other costs associated 
     with the presence of tax-exempt Federal property within the 
     boundaries of those local educational agencies;
       Whereas payments under the Impact Aid program are dispersed 
     directly to local educational agencies, which allocate those 
     payments based on local context and needs to provide a 
     quality education to the students served by those local 
     educational agencies;
       Whereas, in 2020, nearly 880,000 children, including 
     children of individuals in the uniformed services (as defined 
     in section 101 of title 37, United States Code), 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 
     basic support payments under the Impact Aid program;
       Whereas there are 4,800,000 acres of federally owned land 
     within the boundaries of local educational agencies for which 
     those local educational agencies are eligible to receive 
     Federal property payments under the Impact Aid program;
       Whereas, in fiscal year 2020, $1,486,112,000 will be 
     provided under the Impact Aid program to more than 1,100 
     local educational agencies that together enroll more than 
     10,000,000 students;
       Whereas, in 1965, Congress passed the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), 
     which amended the Act of September 30, 1950 (commonly known 
     as the ``Impact Aid Act'') (64 Stat. 1100; chapter 1124);
       Whereas, in 1994, Congress passed the Improving America's 
     Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 108 Stat. 3518), 
     which repealed the Act of September 30, 1950 (commonly known 
     as the ``Impact Aid Act'') (64 Stat. 1100; chapter 1124), and 
     codified the Impact Aid program in the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
       Whereas Congress has continued to demonstrate support for 
     the Impact Aid program by reauthorizing that program 16 times 
     between 1950 and 2020;
       Whereas, to formalize and energize the broad, bipartisan 
     support for the Impact Aid program, the Senate Impact Aid 
     Coalition was established in 1996 and the House Impact Aid 
     Coalition was established in 1995; and
       Whereas the Federal obligation on which the Impact Aid 
     program is based is the same in September 2020 as it was when 
     the Impact Aid program was established 70 years before, in 
     September 1950: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates September 30, 2020, as ``Impact Aid 
     Recognition Day'' to recognize the 70th anniversary of the 
     establishment of the Impact Aid program; and
       (2) recognizes the importance of--
       (A) the Impact Aid program under title VII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.); and
       (B) the objective of that program to ensure that all 
     children educated in federally impacted school districts 
     receive a high-quality education and have access to the 
     opportunities needed to reach their full potential.

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