and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall be eligi-
ble’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; and
(2) by striking subsections (h), (i), and (j).
(b) PAYMENTS
FOR ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CON-
NECTED CHILDREN.—
(1) 
COMPUTATION
OF
PAYMENT.—Section
8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘is eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is
entitled’’.
(2) BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS AND PAYMENTS
WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH INSUF-
FICIENT
FUNDS
ARE
APPROPRIATED.—Section
8003(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)) is
amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND PAY-
MENTS WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL YEARS IN
WHICH
INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS
ARE
APPRO-
PRIATED’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘From the amount appropriated under sec-
tion 8014(b) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary is authorized to’’ and inserting
‘‘The Secretary shall’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘ENTI-
TLEMENT’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘is eligible’’ and
inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘MAXIMUM
AMOUNT’’ and inserting
‘‘AMOUNT’’;
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘maximum
amount’’ and inserting ‘‘amount’’; and
(III) by striking ‘‘is eligible’’ and
inserting ‘‘is entitled’’;
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) in clause (i), by striking
‘‘From 
the 
amount 
appropriated
under section 8014(b) for a fiscal
year, the Secretary is authorized to’’
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’;
and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘el-
igible’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘ENTI-
TLEMENT’’;
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘is
eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’;
(III) in clause (ii)—
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ENTITLEMENT’’;
(bb) by striking ‘‘shall be in-
eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not
be entitled’’; and
(cc) by striking ‘‘ineligi-
bility’’ and inserting ‘‘non-entitle-
ment’’; and
(IV) in clause (iii)—
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ENTITLEMENT’’;
(bb) by striking ‘‘becomes
ineligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is not
entitled’’; and
(cc) by striking ‘‘eligibility’’
each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘entitlement’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘ENTI-
TLEMENT’’;
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘is
eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’;
(III) in clause (ii)—
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ENTITLEMENT’’; and
(bb) by striking ‘‘becomes
ineligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is not
entitled’’; and
(IV) in clause (iii), by striking
‘‘becoming ineligible’’ and inserting
‘‘losing entitlement status’’;
(iv) in subparagraph (D)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘MAXIMUM
AMOUNT’’ and inserting
‘‘AMOUNT’’; and
(II) in clause (i)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘maximum
amount’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘amount’’; and
(bb) by striking ‘‘is eligible’’
and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; and
(v) in subparagraph (E)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘MAXIMUM
AMOUNT’’ and inserting
‘‘AMOUNT’’; and
(II) in clause (i)(I)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘maximum
amount’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘amount’’; and
(bb) by striking ‘‘is eligible’’
and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’;
(D) by striking paragraph (3); and
(E) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in the heading—
(aa) by striking ‘‘MAXIMUM
AMOUNT’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘AMOUNT’’; and
(bb) 
by 
striking 
‘‘AND
THRESHOLD PAYMENT’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘maximum’’ each
place it appears; and
(III) by striking ‘‘and the learn-
ing opportunity threshold payment
under subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (3), as the case may be,’’.
(3) CHILDREN
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Section
8003(d)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)(1)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay to
each eligible local educational agency for a fiscal
year the amount equal to the difference between—
‘‘(A) the amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(i) the number of children described
in subparagraphs (A)(ii), (B), (C), and (D)
of subsection (a)(1) who are eligible to re-
ceive services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.); and
‘‘(ii) 40 percent of the average per-
pupil expenditure in public elementary and
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7704(e)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘is eligi-
ble’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’.
(d) APPLICATION FOR PAYMENTS UNDER SECTIONS
8002 and 8003.—Section 8005(b)(1) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7705(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘eligibility’’ and in-
serting ‘‘entitlement’’.
(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 8007 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7707) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section
8014(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section
8014(e)’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘subsection (c)’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section
8014(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
(f) FACILITIES.—Section 8008 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7708)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section
8014(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
8014 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is repealed.
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Title VIII of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 8014. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to entitle
any individual to assistance under any program, project,
or activity of a local education agency, State agency, or
other governmental entity funded under this title.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on October 1, 2002, or the date of the enactment of this
Act, whichever occurs later.
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