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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5661 

To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HONDA, and Ms. PINGREE of Maine) introduced the following 

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

A BILL 

To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

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 ‘‘Keep Our Promise to 

5 America’s Children and Teachers Act’’ or the ‘‘Keep Our 

6 PACT Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 The Congress finds as follows: 


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1 (1) Children are our Nation’s future and great2 est treasure. 

3 (2) A high-quality education is the surest way 

4 for every child to reach his or her full potential. 

5 (3) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

6 Education Act of 1965 helps address inequity in 

7 education in school districts across the country to 

8 provide a high-quality education to every student. 

9 (4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 

10 Act guarantees all children with disabilities a first11 rate education. 

12 (5) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 

13 Improvement Act committed Congress to providing 

14 40 percent of the national current average per-pupil 

15 expenditure for students with disabilities. 

16 (6) A promise made must be a promise kept. 

17 SEC. 3. FULL FUNDING OF PART A OF TITLE I OF ESEA. 

18 (a) FUNDING.—There are appropriated, out of any 

19 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 

20 (1) for fiscal year 2015, an amount that equals 

21 the difference between— 

22 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

23 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

24 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

25 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and 


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1 (B) $16,553,821,000 or the full amount 

2 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

3 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

4 (2) for fiscal year 2016, an amount that equals 

5 the difference between— 

6 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

7 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

8 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

9 Act of 1965; and 

10 (B) $19,049,895,000 or the full amount 

11 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

12 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

13 (3) for fiscal year 2017, an amount that equals 

14 the difference between— 

15 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

16 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

17 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

18 Act of 1965; and 

19 (B) $21,922,342,000 or the full amount 

20 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

21 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

22 (4) for fiscal year 2018, an amount that equals 

23 the difference between— 

24 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

25 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 


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1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

2 Act of 1965; and 

3 (B) $25,227,912,000 or the full amount 

4 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

5 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

6 (5) for fiscal year 2019, an amount that equals 

7 the difference between— 

8 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

9 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

10 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

11 Act of 1965; and 

12 (B) $29,031,913,000 or the full amount 

13 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

14 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

15 (6) for fiscal year 2020, an amount that equals 

16 the difference between— 

17 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

18 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

19 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

20 Act of 1965; and 

21 (B) $33,409,503,000 or the full amount 

22 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

23 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

24 (7) for fiscal year 2021, an amount that equals 

25 the difference between— 


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1 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

2 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

3 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

4 Act of 1965; and 

5 (B) $38,447,168,000 or the full amount 

6 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

7 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

8 (8) for fiscal year 2022, an amount that equals 

9 the difference between— 

10 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

11 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

12 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

13 Act of 1965; and 

14 (B) $44,244,442,000 or the full amount 

15 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

16 for those programs, whichever is higher; 

17 (9) for fiscal year 2023, an amount that equals 

18 the difference between— 

19 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

20 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

21 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

22 Act of 1965; and 

23 (B) $50,915,859,000 or the full amount 

24 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

25 for those programs, whichever is higher; and 


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1 (10) for fiscal year 2024, an amount that 

2 equals the difference between— 

3 (A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 

4 year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 

5 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

6 Act of 1965; and 

7 (B) $58,593,228,000 or the full amount 

8 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 

9 for those programs, whichever is higher. 

10 SEC. 4. MANDATORY FUNDING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 

11 DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 

12 Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities 

13 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1441(i)) is amended to read 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of car17 rying out this part, other than section 619, there are 

18 authorized to be appropriated— 

19 ‘‘(A) $12,906,093,000 or 16.8 percent of 

20 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

21 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2015, and 

22 there are hereby appropriated $1,433,245,000 

23 or 1.5 percent of the amount determined under 

24 paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 

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1 ligation on July 1, 2015, and shall remain 

2 available through September 30, 2016; 

3 ‘‘(B) 14,518,385,000 or 18.6 percent of 

4 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

5 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2016, and 

6 there are hereby appropriated $3,045,437,000 

7 or 3.3 percent of the amount determined under 

8 paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 

9 year 2016, which shall become available for ob10 ligation on July 1, 2016, and shall remain 

11 available through September 30, 2017; 

12 ‘‘(C) $16,332,093,000 or 20.4 percent of 

13 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

14 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2017, and 

15 there are hereby appropriated $4,859,245,000 

16 or 5.1 percent of the amount determined under 

17 paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 

18 year 2017, which shall become available for ob19 ligation on July 1, 2017, and shall remain 

20 available through September 30, 2018; 

21 ‘‘(D) $18,372,379,000 or 22.5 percent of 

22 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

23 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2018, and 

24 there are hereby appropriated $6,899,531,000 

25 or 7.2 percent of the amount determined under 


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1 paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 

2 year 2018, which shall become available for ob3 ligation on July 1, 2018, and shall remain 

4 available through September 30, 2019; 

5 ‘‘(E) 20,667,547,000 or 24.7 percent of 

6 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

7 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2019, and 

8 there are hereby appropriated $9,194,699,000 

9 or 9.4 percent of the amount determined under 

10 paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 

11 year 2019, which shall become available for ob12 ligation on July 1, 2019, and shall remain 

13 available through September 30, 2020; 

14 ‘‘(F) $23,249,438,000 or 27.2 percent of 

15 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

16 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2020, and 

17 there are hereby appropriated $11,776,590,000 

18 or 11.9 percent of the amount determined 

19 under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 

20 fiscal year 2020, which shall become available 

21 for obligation on July 1, 2020, and shall remain 

22 available through September 30, 2021; 

23 ‘‘(G) $26,153,872,000 or 30 percent of the 

24 amount determined under paragraph (2), 

25 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2021, and 


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1 there are hereby appropriated $14,681,024,000 

2 or 14.7 percent of the amount determined 

3 under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 

4 fiscal year 2021, which shall become available 

5 for obligation on July 1, 2021, and shall remain 

6 available through September 30, 2022; 

7 ‘‘(H) $29,421,143,000 or 33 percent of the 

8 amount determined under paragraph (2), 

9 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2022, and 

10 there are hereby appropriated $17,948,295,000 

11 or 17.7 percent of the amount determined 

12 under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 

13 fiscal year 2022, which shall become available 

14 for obligation on July 1, 2022, and shall remain 

15 available through September 30, 2023; 

16 ‘‘(I) $33,096,577,000 or 36.3 percent of 

17 the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

18 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2023, and 

19 there are hereby appropriated $21,623,729,000 

20 or 21 percent of the amount determined under 

21 paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 

22 year 2023, which shall become available for ob23 ligation on July 1, 2023, and shall remain 

24 available through September 30, 2024; and 


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1 ‘‘(J) $37,231,164,000 or 40 percent of the 

2 amount determined under paragraph (2), 

3 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024 and 

4 each subsequent fiscal year, and there are here5 by appropriated $37,231,164,000 or 40 percent 

6 of the amount determined under paragraph (2), 

7 whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024 and 

8 each subsequent fiscal year, which— 

9 ‘‘(i) shall become available for obliga10 tion with respect to fiscal year 2024 on 

11 July 1, 2024, and shall remain available 

12 through September 30, 2025; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) shall become available for obliga14 tion with respect to each subsequent fiscal 

15 year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall 

16 remain available through September 30 of 

17 the succeeding fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—With respect to each subpara19 graph of paragraph (1), the amount determined 

20 under this paragraph is the product of— 

21 ‘‘(A) the total number of children with dis22 abilities in all States who— 

23 ‘‘(i) received special education and re24 lated services during the last school year 

25 that concluded before the first day of the 


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1 fiscal year for which the determination is 

2 made; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) were aged— 

4 ‘‘(I) 3 through 5 (with respect to 

5 the States that were eligible for 

6 grants under section 619); and 

7 ‘‘(II) 6 through 21; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the average per-pupil expenditure in 

9 public elementary schools and secondary schools 

10 in the United States.’’. 

11 SEC. 5. OFFSET. 

12 The amounts appropriated by this Act and the 

13 amendments made by this Act shall be expended con14 sistent with pay-as-you-go requirements. 

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