I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 864 
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 
MARCH 1, 2011 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee 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, 
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. 
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(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 Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act guarantees all children with disabilities a first- 
rate education. 
(6) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Improvement Act committed the Congress to pro-
viding 40 percent of the national current average 
per-pupil expenditure for special education students. 
(7) 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 2011, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2011 for programs under part A of title I 
of 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) $17,729,853,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(2) for fiscal year 2012, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2012 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001; and 
(B) $21,690,517,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(3) for fiscal year 2013, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal 
year 2013 for programs under part A of title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001; and 
(B) $26,535,953,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal 
year for those programs, whichever is higher; 
(4) for fiscal year 2014, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
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