I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4097 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Family Education Reim-
bursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students dur-
ing the 2005–2006 school year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 20, 2005 
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. KLINE, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, 
Miss MCMORRIS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. 
FOXX, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. 
WELDON of Florida, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. POE, and Mr. 
DELAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Family 
Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist 
hurricane displaced students during the 2005–2006 
school year, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Family Education Re-
imbursement Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. FAMILY EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Education, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall— 
(1) establish a Family Education Reimburse-
ment Account Program under which, at the direction 
of the parent of each displaced student who signs up 
under subsection (d), the Secretary provides reim-
bursement to enable the student or preschool-age 
child to attend the school or preschool program of 
his or her parent’s choice during the 2005–2006 
school year; 
(2) of the amount available to carry out this 
section for fiscal year 2006, use not more than one 
third of one percent of such amount for administra-
tive expenses, including outreach, support services, 
and dissemination of information; and 
(3) contract with a nongovernmental entity to 
administer and operate the program. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary— 
(A) shall allow the parent of the partici-
pating displaced student to select the school or 
preschool program to be attended by the stu-
dent during the 2005–2006 school year;
(B) at the direction of the parent, shall 
provide reimbursement to that school or pre-
school program on a quarterly basis; and 
(C) in the case of a public school, may pro-
vide such reimbursement to the appropriate 
local fiscal agent for the school. 
(2) AMOUNT.—In providing reimbursement 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) determine the amount of reimburse-
ment to a school or preschool program based on 
the number of weeks during which the partici-
pating displaced student attended the school or 
preschool program during the preceding quar-
ter; 
(B) subject to subparagraph (C), provide 
the same amount of reimbursement to each 
school and preschool program for each week of 
attendance by one participating displaced stu-
dent; 
(C) not provide reimbursement that ex-
ceeds the actual cost of the school for educating 
students, or the actual cost of the preschool 
program, for the same period for students who 
are not displaced students;