I 
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. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. HONDA, and Ms. PINGREE of Maine) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Our Promise to 
America’s Children and Teachers Act’’ or the ‘‘Keep Our 
PACT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) Children are our Nation’s future and great-
est treasure. 
(2) A high-quality education is the surest way 
for every child to reach his or her full potential. 
(3) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 helps address inequity in 
education in school districts across the country to 
provide a high-quality education to every student. 
(4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act guarantees all children with disabilities a first- 
rate education. 
(5) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Improvement Act committed Congress to providing 
40 percent of the national current average per-pupil 
expenditure for students with disabilities. 
(6) A promise made must be a promise kept. 
SEC. 3. FULL FUNDING OF PART A OF TITLE I OF ESEA. 
(a) FUNDING.—There are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) for fiscal year 2015, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and 
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(B) $16,553,821,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(2) for fiscal year 2016, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $19,049,895,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(3) for fiscal year 2017, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $21,922,342,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(4) for fiscal year 2018, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
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of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $25,227,912,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(5) for fiscal year 2019, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $29,031,913,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(6) for fiscal year 2020, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $33,409,503,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(7) for fiscal year 2021, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
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(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $38,447,168,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(8) for fiscal year 2022, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $44,244,442,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(9) for fiscal year 2023, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $50,915,859,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher; and 
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(10) for fiscal year 2024, an amount that 
equals the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(B) $58,593,228,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is higher. 
SEC. 4. MANDATORY FUNDING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 
DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1441(i)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this part, other than section 619, there are 
authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $12,906,093,000 or 16.8 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2015, and 
there are hereby appropriated $1,433,245,000 
or 1.5 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2015, which shall become available for ob-
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ligation on July 1, 2015, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2016; 
‘‘(B) 14,518,385,000 or 18.6 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2016, and 
there are hereby appropriated $3,045,437,000 
or 3.3 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2016, which shall become available for ob-
ligation on July 1, 2016, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2017; 
‘‘(C) $16,332,093,000 or 20.4 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2017, and 
there are hereby appropriated $4,859,245,000 
or 5.1 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2017, which shall become available for ob-
ligation on July 1, 2017, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2018; 
‘‘(D) $18,372,379,000 or 22.5 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2018, and 
there are hereby appropriated $6,899,531,000 
or 7.2 percent of the amount determined under 
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there are hereby appropriated $14,681,024,000 
or 14.7 percent of the amount determined 
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 
fiscal year 2021, which shall become available 
for obligation on July 1, 2021, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2022; 
‘‘(H) $29,421,143,000 or 33 percent of the 
amount determined 
under 
paragraph 
(2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2022, and 
there are hereby appropriated $17,948,295,000 
or 17.7 percent of the amount determined 
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 
fiscal year 2022, which shall become available 
for obligation on July 1, 2022, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2023; 
‘‘(I) $33,096,577,000 or 36.3 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2023, and 
there are hereby appropriated $21,623,729,000 
or 21 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2023, which shall become available for ob-
ligation on July 1, 2023, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2024; and 
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‘‘(J) $37,231,164,000 or 40 percent of the 
amount determined 
under 
paragraph 
(2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024 and 
each subsequent fiscal year, and there are here-
by appropriated $37,231,164,000 or 40 percent 
of the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024 and 
each subsequent fiscal year, which— 
‘‘(i) shall become available for obliga-
tion with respect to fiscal year 2024 on 
July 1, 2024, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2025; and 
‘‘(ii) shall become available for obliga-
tion with respect to each subsequent fiscal 
year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall 
remain available through September 30 of 
the succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—With respect to each subpara-
graph of paragraph (1), the amount determined 
under this paragraph is the product of— 
‘‘(A) the total number of children with dis-
abilities in all States who— 
‘‘(i) received special education and re-
lated services during the last school year 
that concluded before the first day of the 
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fiscal year for which the determination is 
made; and 
‘‘(ii) were aged— 
‘‘(I) 3 through 5 (with respect to 
the States that were eligible for 
grants under section 619); and 
‘‘(II) 6 through 21; and 
‘‘(B) the average per-pupil expenditure in 
public elementary schools and secondary schools 
in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 5. OFFSET. 
The amounts appropriated by this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall be expended con-
sistent with pay-as-you-go requirements. 
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