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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3647 

To provide temporary impact aid construction grants to eligible local 

educational agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2019 

Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To provide temporary impact aid construction grants to 

eligible local educational agencies, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Impact Aid Infrastruc5 ture Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

7 (a) FUNDING AND SUNSET.— 

8 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated 


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1 $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to carry out 

2 this Act. 

3 (2) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.—The amount 

4 authorized under paragraph (1) shall be in addition 

5 to any amounts authorized to be appropriated or 

6 otherwise made available to carry out section 7007 

7 of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707). 

9 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any amounts 

10 appropriated under subsection (a)(1) shall remain 

11 available until expended. 

12 (4) SUNSET.—The authority to award grants 

13 under this Act shall expire at the end of the 3-year 

14 period beginning on the date on which funds are 

15 first made available to award a grant under this Act. 

16 (b) RESERVATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVER17 SIGHT.—From the funds appropriated under subsection 

18 (a)(1), the Secretary may reserve up to half of 1 percent 

19 for management and oversight of the activities carried out 

20 with those funds. 

21 (c) FORMULA GRANTS.—From 40 percent of the 

22 funds appropriated under subsection (a)(1) and not re23 served under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make pay24 ments in accordance with section 7007(a) of the ElemenVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:35 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3647.IH H3647

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1 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 7707(a)). 

3 (d) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—From 60 percent of the 

4 funds appropriated under subsection (a)(1) and not re5 served under subsection (b), the Secretary— 

6 (1) shall award emergency grants in accordance 

7 with section 7007(b) of the Elementary and Sec8 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)), 

9 except as otherwise provided in this Act; and 

10 (2) may award modernization grants in accord11 ance with section 7007(b) of the Elementary and 

12 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

13 7707(b)), except as otherwise provided in this Act. 

14 SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY. 

15 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY GRANTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of receiving an 

17 emergency grant under section 2(d)(1) of this Act, 

18 in addition to a local educational agency that meets 

19 the eligibility requirements for the award of such a 

20 grant under any of subparagraphs (A), (C), or (D) 

21 of section 7007(b)(3) of the Elementary and Sec22 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 7707(b)(3)), a local educational agency that meets 

24 the requirements described in paragraph (2) of this 

25 subsection (without regard to whether the agency 


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1 meets the requirements of such subparagraphs (A), 

2 (C), or (D)), shall be eligible for such a grant. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agen4 cy meets the requirements of this paragraph, if such 

5 agency has— 

6 (A) a total taxable assessed value of real 

7 property that may be taxed for school purposes 

8 of less than $100,000,000; or 

9 (B) an assessed value of real property per 

10 student that may be taxed for school purposes 

11 that is less than the average of the assessed 

12 value of real property per student that may be 

13 taxed for school purposes in the State in which 

14 the local educational agency is located. 

15 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR MODERNIZATION GRANTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of receiving a 

17 modernization grant under section 2(d)(2) of this 

18 Act, in addition to a local educational agency that 

19 meets the eligibility requirements for the award of 

20 such a grant under any of subparagraphs (B), (C), 

21 or (D) of section 7007(b)(3) of the Elementary and 

22 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 7707(b)(3)), a local educational agency that meets 

24 the requirements described in paragraph (2) of this 

25 subsection (without regard to whether the agency 


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1 meets the requirements of such subparagraphs (B), 

2 (C), or (D)), shall be eligible for such a grant. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agen4 cy meets the requirements of this paragraph, if such 

5 agency has— 

6 (A) a total taxable assessed value of real 

7 property that may be taxed for school purposes 

8 of less than $100,000,000; or 

9 (B) an assessed value of real property per 

10 student that may be taxed for school purposes 

11 that is less than the average of the assessed 

12 value of real property per student that may be 

13 taxed for school purposes in the State in which 

14 the local educational agency is located. 

15 (c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 

16 this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 

17 meaning given the term in section 7013 of the Elementary 

18 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713). 

19 SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. 

20 Clauses (i) and (vi) of paragraph (5)(A) of section 

21 7007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)) shall not apply to grants 

23 made under section 2(d). 

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