I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627 
To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2007 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. HARE, Mr. BACA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAV-
ER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
MEEHAN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. 
REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. 
WEXLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ap-
propriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act. 
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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: 
(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) The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 rep-
resents the most sweeping revision of education pol-
icy in a generation. 
(4) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
149) funded the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 
at $23,510,000,000 ($13,360,000,000 below its 
2006 authorized level), causing 3,100,000 students 
not to receive the Title I help they were promised. 
(5) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act guarantees all children with disabilities a first- 
rate education. 
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(B) $23,504,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(2) for fiscal year 2008, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
(B) $28,315,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(3) for fiscal year 2009, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
(B) $33,126,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(4) for fiscal year 2010, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
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(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2010 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
(B) $37,938,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(5) for fiscal year 2011, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2011 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
(B) $42,749,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(6) for fiscal year 2012, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2012 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
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(B) $47,560,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(7) for fiscal year 2013, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2013 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
(B) $52,371,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
and 
(8) for fiscal year 2014, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2014 for programs under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001; and 
(B) $57,182,000,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) shall be used to carry out the programs of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act 
of 2001; and 
(2) shall be allocated among such programs in 
the same ratio as funds otherwise appropriated to 
carry out such programs. 
SEC. 4. MANDATORY FUNDING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 
DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 611(i) of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) MANDATORY FUNDING.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this part, other than section 619, there are ap-
propriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated— 
‘‘(1) $10,568,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(2) $12,068,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(3) $13,782,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(4) $15,738,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(5) $17,973,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(6) $20,525,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(7) $23,439,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
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‘‘(8) $26,766,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(9) $30,567,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(10) for fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent 
fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) the number of children with disabil-
ities in the 2014–2015 school year in the 
States, outlying areas, and freely associated 
States who received special education and re-
lated services— 
‘‘(i) aged 3 through 5 if the States, 
outlying areas, and freely associated States 
are eligible for a grant under section 619; 
and 
‘‘(ii) aged 6 through 21; multiplied by 
‘‘(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil 
expenditure in public elementary schools and 
secondary schools in the United States; ad-
justed by 
‘‘(C) the rate of annual change in the sum 
of— 
‘‘(i) 85 percent of such State’s, out-
lying area’s, and freely associated State’s 
population 
described 
in 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(i)(II); and 
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‘‘(ii) 15 percent of such State’s, out-
lying area’s, and freely associated State’s 
population 
described 
in 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(i)(III).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2006. 
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. 
Æ 
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