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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4602 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2017 

Mr. POLIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 

the Budget, 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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defending Special 

5 Education Students and Families Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART B 

2 OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 

3 EDUCATION ACT. 

4 Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities 

5 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read 

6 as follows: 

7 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

8 purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, 

9 there are authorized to be appropriated— 

10 ‘‘(1) $14,820,549,000 for fiscal year 2018; 

11 ‘‘(2) $18,299,715,000 for fiscal year 2019; 

12 ‘‘(3) $22,595,623,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

13 ‘‘(4) $27,900,008,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

14 ‘‘(5) $34,499,611,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 

15 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent 

16 fiscal year— 

17 ‘‘(A) the number of children with disabil18 ities in the prior school year in the States, out19 lying areas, and freely associated States who re20 ceived special education and related services— 

21 ‘‘(i) aged 3 through 5 if the States, 

22 outlying areas, and freely associated States 

23 are eligible for a grant under section 619; 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(ii) aged 6 through 21; multiplied by 


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1 ‘‘(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil 

2 expenditure in public elementary schools and 

3 secondary schools in the United States; ad4 justed by 

5 ‘‘(C) the rate of annual change in the sum 

6 of 85 percent of such State’s, outlying areas, 

7 and freely associated State’s population de8 scribed in subsection (d)(3)(A)(i)(II).’’. 

9 SEC. 3. REDIRECTION OF DEFENSE SPENDING FOR DOMES10 TIC PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) CHANGES TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIM12 ITS.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is 

14 amended as follows: 

15 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2018.—In paragraph (5)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to 

17 spending in the revised security category, by in18 serting ‘‘(decreased by $14,820,549,000)’’ after 

19 the dollar amount; and 

20 (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to 

21 spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by 

22 inserting ‘‘(increased by $14,820,549,000)’’ 

23 after the dollar amount. 

24 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—In paragraph (6)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to 

2 spending in the revised security category, by in3 serting ‘‘(decreased by $18,299,715,000)’’ after 

4 the dollar amount; and 

5 (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to 

6 spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by 

7 inserting ‘‘(increased by $18,299,715,000)’’ 

8 after the dollar amount. 

9 (3) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—In paragraph (7)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to 

11 spending in the revised security category, by in12 serting ‘‘(decreased by $22,595,623,000)’’ after 

13 the dollar amount; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to 

15 spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by 

16 inserting ‘‘(increased by $22,595,623,000)’’ 

17 after the dollar amount. 

18 (4) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—In paragraph (8)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to 

20 spending in the revised security category, by in21 serting ‘‘(decreased by $27,900,008,000)’’ after 

22 the dollar amount; and 

23 (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to 

24 spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by 


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1 inserting ‘‘(increased by $27,900,008,000)’’ 

2 after the dollar amount. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—From 

4 amounts made available for programs within the ‘‘revised 

5 nonsecurity category’’ pursuant to subsection (a), the fol6 lowing amounts are authorized to be appropriated in ac7 cordance with the amendment made by section 2(a)— 

8 (1) $14,820,549,000 for fiscal year 2018; 

9 (2) $18,299,715,000 for fiscal year 2019; 

10 (3) $22,595,623,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 

11 (4) $27,900,008,000 for fiscal year 2021. 

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