I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 526 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full 
funding for assistance for education of all children with disabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2007 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
CONYERS, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GENE 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. PLATTS, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. ESHOO, 
Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. MCCOTTER, Ms. JACK-
SON-LEE of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. HARE, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. WYNN, and 
Mr. BACA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
to provide full funding for assistance for education of 
all children with disabilities. 
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 ‘‘Full Funding for 
IDEA Now Act.’’ 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to attain the Federal Gov-
ernment’s goal under part B of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) of pro-
viding 40 percent of the national current average per pupil 
expenditure to assist States and local educational agencies 
with the excess costs of educating children with disabilities 
and to make such funding mandatory. 
SEC. 3. AMOUNT OF GRANT FOR STATES UNDER PART B OF 
THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDU-
CATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 611(a) of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MAX-
IMUM’’ and inserting ‘‘MINIMUM’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘maximum’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘minimum’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘may receive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘is entitled to receive’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fis-
cal years 2005 and 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2006’’; and 
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amount available for any fiscal year to carry 
out this part (other than section 619)’’. 
(3) In subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
amounts appropriated’’ and inserting ‘‘the amounts 
available’’. 
(4) In subsection (d)(3)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I)(bb), by striking 
‘‘the amount appropriated under sub-
section (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount 
available to carry out this part’’; 
(ii) in subclause (II)(bb), by striking 
‘‘appropriated for’’ and inserting ‘‘available 
to carry out’’; and 
(iii) in subclause (III)(bb), by striking 
‘‘appropriated for’’ and inserting ‘‘available 
to carry out’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated’’ and inserting ‘‘available’’. 
(5) In subsection (h)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated under subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘avail-
able to carry out this part (other than section 619)’’. 
(6) By striking subsection (i). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
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U.S.C. 1400(b)) is amended in the item relating to section 
611 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 611. Entitlement; allotment; use of funds.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply with respect to fiscal years beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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