I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2715 
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 
APRIL 19, 2023 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BALINT, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, 
Mr. CASTEN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Flor-
ida, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. HOYLE 
of Oregon, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGARVEY, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SE-
WELL, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 
TOKUDA, Mr. TRONE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and 
Mr. HIMES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 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, 
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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. 
Congress finds the following: 
(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) Part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) helps address inequity in education in school 
districts across the United States to provide a high- 
quality education to every student. 
(4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) guarantees all children 
with disabilities a first-rate education. 
(5) The amendments made to such Act by the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–446; 118 Stat. 2647) 
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. 
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SEC. 3. MANDATORY FUNDING OF PART A OF TITLE I OF 
ESEA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF FISCAL YEAR 2023 PART A OF 
TITLE I APPROPRIATION.—In this section, the term ‘‘fis-
cal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation’’ means the 
amount appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for programs 
under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(b) FUNDING.—There are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.)— 
(1) for fiscal year 2024, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $20,536,802,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(2) for fiscal year 2025, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
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(B) $22,735,435,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(3) for fiscal year 2026, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $25,169,449,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(4) for fiscal year 2027, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $27,864,044,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(5) for fiscal year 2028, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $30,847,118,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
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(6) for fiscal year 2029, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $34,149,554,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(7) for fiscal year 2030, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $37,805,543,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(8) for fiscal year 2031, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $41,852,935,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; 
(9) for fiscal year 2032, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
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(B) $46,333,634,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for such programs, whichever is greater; and 
(10) for fiscal year 2033, $51,294,029,000 or 
the full amount authorized to be appropriated for 
the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is 
greater. 
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. 1411(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) $16,259,193,000 or 14.2 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024, and 
there are hereby appropriated $5,870,321,000 
or 5.1 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2024, which shall become available for ob-
ligation on July 1, 2024, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2025; 
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‘‘(B) $18,636,567,000 or 16.0 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2025, and 
there are hereby appropriated $7,535,090,000 
or 6.5 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2025, which shall become available for ob-
ligation on July 1, 2025, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2026; 
‘‘(C) $21,361,554,000 or 17.9 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, and 
there are hereby appropriated $9,671,973,000 
or 8.1 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal 
year 2026, which shall become available for ob-
ligation on July 1, 2026, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2027; 
‘‘(D) $24,484,981,000 or 20.1 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, and 
there are hereby appropriated $12,414,856,000 
or 10.2 percent of the amount determined 
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 
fiscal year 2027, which shall become available 
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for obligation on July 1, 2027, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2028; 
‘‘(E) $28,065,107,000 or 22.6 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, and 
there are hereby appropriated $15,935,595,000 
or 12.8 percent of the amount determined 
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 
fiscal year 2028, which shall become available 
for obligation on July 1, 2028, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2029; 
‘‘(F) $32,168,709,000 or 25.3 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, and 
there are hereby appropriated $20,454,785,000 
or 16.1 percent of the amount determined 
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for 
fiscal year 2029, which shall become available 
for obligation on July 1, 2029, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2030; 
‘‘(G) $36,872,329,000 or 28.4 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, and 
there are hereby appropriated $26,255,574,000 
or 20.2 percent of the amount determined 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
Æ 
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