,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,ms4
 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
& ,mr4 ,b>letta7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! weight$ *ild c\nt us$ to det]m9e 
t>get$ grant am\nts & education f9ance  
inc5tive grant am\nts = local           
educational ag5cies "u title ,i ( !     
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,all ,*ildr5 are ,equal ,act  
or ! ,,ace ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,section   
#aabe;,,aa ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fccf7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by am5d+ ! head+
 to read z foll[s3  #aabe;,,aa4         
,increase grants p] =mula /ud5t z !     
p]c5tage ( economically disadvantag$    
*ildr5 9 a local educational ag5cy      
increases  2  &  7#b7 by am5d+          

subsection 7a7 to read z foll[s3  7a7   
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,! curr5t ,basic ,grant ,=mula = ! 
di/ribution ( funds "u ?is "p does n    
adequately t>get funds = s*ools ) !     
highe/ conc5trations ( economically     
disadvantag$ /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,! pov]ty ( a
 *ild's family is mu* m likely to be    
associat$ ) educational disadvantage if 
! family lives 9 an area ) high         
proportions ( poor families4  7#c7 ,!   
curr5t =mulas = di/ribut+ ,t>get$ &     
,education ,f9ance ,inc5tive ,grants is 
int5d$ to allocate m funds p] =mula     
/ud5t to local educational ag5cies )    
high] conc5trations ( su* /ud5ts4  7#d7 
,^! =mula use two weight+ sy/ems1 "o    
bas$ on ! p]c5tage ( ! ag$ #e-ag        
population 9 a local education ag5cy t  
is eligible to receive funds "u ?is     
title 7p]c5tage weight+71 & ano!r bas$  
on ! absolute numb] ( su* /ud5ts 7numb] 
weight+74 ,:i*ev] ( ^! weight+ sy/ems   
results 9 ! highe/ total weight$ =mula  
/ud5t c\nt = a local educational ag5cy  

is ! weight+ sy/em us$ = t ag5cy 9 !    
f9al allocation ( ,t>get$ & ,education  
,f9ance ,inc5tive ,grant funds4  7#e7   
,s9ce ! am\nt available to be di/ribut$ 
?r\gh ^! =mulas is fix$ by congressional
 appropriation1 any ga9 9 allocation %>e
 by "o local educational ag5cy causes a 
loss to o!r local educational ag5cies4  
7#f7 ,! numb] weight+ alt]native is (t5 
favorable to v l>ge local educational   
ag5cies1 ev5 if ! ag5cy's =mula /ud5t   
p]c5tage is l[4 ,b because small] local 
educational ag5cies simply d n h en\gh  
/ud5ts to ga9 f numb] weight+1 !y are   
r>ely bett] (f "u ! numb] weight+       
alt]native4  7#g7 ,! ,congressional     
,rese>* ,s]vice has comp>$ ! fund+      
allocations ( ea* local educational     
ag5cy = s*ool ye> #bjjh-bjji "u ! curr5t
 dual weight+ sy/em ) ! fund+ allocation
 x w\ld h t ye> if all local educational
 ag5cies _h _! /ud5t c\nt weight$ only  
by p]c5tage weight+4  7#h7 ,?is data %[s
 t ! use ( numb] weight+ 9 ^! =mulas has
 %ift$ fund+ f small] to l>g] local     

educational ag5cies not)/&+ ! level (   
pov]ty 9 ei!r4 ,?is is contr>y to !     
int5t ( ,congress1 :i* is to direct m   
fund+ p] =mula /ud5t to local           
educational ag5cies ) high conc5trations
 ( pov]ty1 z measur$ by ! numb] ( =mula 
/ud5ts z a p]c5tage ( ! ag$ #e-ag       
population ( ! local educational ag5cy4 
7#i7 ,z a result ( ?is un9t5d$          
consequ5ce ( ! numb] weight+ sy/em1 #cch
 ( ! #cdj local educational ag5cies t h 
ov] #ch4be p]c5t =mula /ud5ts ga9 no?+ f
 numb] weight+ "u ! ,t>get$ ,grant      
program1 #bha ( !m actually lose fund+  
because ( numb] weight+1 & #hc ( ^? #cdj
 highe/ pov]ty local educational ag5cies
 w\ld actually be bett] (f if ,t>get$   
,grant funds 7 allocat$ us+ ! ,basic    
,grant =mula ) no weight+ sy/em at all4 
7#aj7 ,congress has a responsibility to 
correct ?is un9t5d$ inequity by r$uc+ ! 
p[] ( ! numb] weight+ sy/em relative to 
! p]c5tage weight+ sy/em s t local      
educational ag5cies ) high p]c5tages (  
pov]ty b l[ numb]s ( /ud5ts are n       

disadvantag$ "u ! =mulas us$ = grants "u
 ?is "p4  4  #c4 ,t>get$ grants to local
 educational ag5cies ,section           
#aabe7;c77#b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcce7;c77#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ ,! am\nt &   
ins]t+ ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,d71 ! am\nt2  7#b7 by     
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,d7 z           
subp>agraph 7,e72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,c7 ! foll[+3  7,d7       
,fiscal ye> #bjad & ea* succe$+ fiscal  
ye> ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,c7 or any o!r
 provision ( ?is p>agraph--  7i7 =      
fiscal ye> #bjad1 subp>agraph 7,c7 %all 
be appli$--  7,i7 9 clause 7ii71 by     
sub/itut+ #a4ce = #a4e2  7,,ii7 9 clause
 7iii71 by sub/itut+ #a4h = #b4j2       
7,,iii7 9 clause 7iv71 by sub/itut+     
#b4be = #b4e2 &  7,,iv7 9 clause 7v71 by
 sub/itut+ #b4g = #c4j2  7ii7 = fiscal  
ye> #bjae1 subp>agraph 7,c7 %all be     
appli$--  7,i7 9 clause 7ii71 by        
sub/itut+ #a4b = #a4e2  7,,ii7 9 clause 

7iii71 by sub/itut+ #a4f = #b4j2        
7,,iii7 9 clause 7iv71 by sub/itut+ #b4j
 = #b4e2 &  7,,iv7 9 clause 7v71 by     
sub/itut+ #b4d = #c4j2  7iii7 = fiscal  
ye> #bjaf1 subp>agraph 7,c7 %all be     
appli$--  7,i7 9 clause 7ii71 by        
sub/itut+ #a4je = #a4e2  7,,ii7 9 clause
 7iii71 by sub/itut+ #a4d = #b4j2       
7,,iii7 9 clause 7iv71 by sub/itut+     
#a4ge = #b4e2 &  7,,iv7 9 clause 7v71 by
 sub/itut+ #b4a = #c4j2 &  7iv7 = fiscal
 ye> #bjag & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1    
subp>agraph 7,c7 %all be appli$--  7,i7 
9 clause 7i71 by sub/itut+ #b1bfb =     
#fia2  7,,ii7 by /rik+ clause 7ii72     
7,,iii7 9 clause 7iii71 by sub/itut+    
#a4b = #b4j2  7,,iv7 9 clause 7iv71 by  
sub/itut+ #a4e = #b4e2 &  7,v7 9 clause 
7v71 by sub/itut+ #a4h = #c4j4  4  #d4  
,education ,f9ance ,inc5tive ,grant     
,program  7a7 ,/ates ) an equity ,factor
 less ?an #j4aj ,section                
#aabe;,a7d77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fccg7;d77#a77;,b77 is am5d$--

  7#a7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ ,! am\nt
 & ins]t+ ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9   
clause 7iv71 ! am\nt2 &  7#b7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7iv7 ,fiscal ye> #bjad
 & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye> ,not)/&+      
clause 7iii7 or any o!r provision ( ?is 
subp>agraph--  7,i7 = fiscal ye> #bjad1 
clause 7iii7 %all be appli$--  7aa7 9   
subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4ce =  
#a4e2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by     
sub/itut+ #a4h = #b4j2  7cc7 9 subclause
 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #b4be = #b4e2 &   
7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #b4g
 = #c4j2  7,,ii7 = fiscal ye> #bjae1    
clause 7iii7 %all be appli$--  7aa7 9   
subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4b =   
#a4e2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by     
sub/itut+ #a4f = #b4j2  7cc7 9 subclause
 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #b4j = #b4e2 &    
7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #b4d
 = #c4j2  7,,iii7 = fiscal ye> #bjaf1   
clause 7iii7 %all be appli$--  7aa7 9   
subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4je =  
#a4e2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by     
sub/itut+ #a4d = #b4j2  7cc7 9 subclause

 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #a4ge = #b4e2 &   
7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #b4a
 = #c4j2 &  7,,iv7 = fiscal ye> #bjag & 
ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 clause 7iii7    
%all be appli$--  7aa7 9 subclause      
7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4j = #a4e2  7bb7 
9 subclause 7,,iii71 by sub/itut+ #a4b =
 #b4j2  7cc7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by     
sub/itut+ #a4e = #b4e2 &  7dd7 9        
subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #a4h =     
#c4j4  4  7b7 ,/ates ) an equity factor 
great] ?an or equal to #j4aj & less ?an 
#j4bj ,section #aabe;,a7d77#b77;,b7 ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fccg7;d77#b77;,b77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7iii71 by    
/rik+ ,! am\nt & ins]t+ ,except z       
o!rwise provid$ 9 clause 7iv71 ! am\nt2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iv7
 ,fiscal ye> #bjad & ea* succe$+ fiscal 
ye> ,not)/&+ clause 7iii7 or any o!r    
provision ( ?is subp>agraph--  7,i7 =   
fiscal ye> #bjad1 clause 7iii7 %all be  
appli$--  7aa7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by   
sub/itut+ #a4ce = #a4e2  7bb7 9         

subclause 7,,iii71 by sub/itut+ #b4jbe =
 #b4be2  7cc7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by    
sub/itut+ #c4jch = #c4cge2 &  7dd7 9    
subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #d4je =    
#d4e2  7,,ii7 = fiscal ye> #bjae1 clause
 7iii7 %all be appli$--  7aa7 9         
subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4b =   
#a4e2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by     
sub/itut+ #a4h = #b4be2  7cc7 9         
subclause 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #b4g =   
#c4cge2 &  7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by    
sub/itut+ #c4f = #d4e2  7,,iii7 = fiscal
 ye> #bjaf1 clause 7iii7 %all be        
appli$--  7aa7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by   
sub/itut+ #a4je = #a4e2  7bb7 9         
subclause 7,,iii71 by sub/itut+ #a4ege =
 #b4be2  7cc7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by    
sub/itut+ #b4cfc = #c4cge2 &  7dd7 9    
subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #c4ae =    
#d4e2 &  7,,iv7 = fiscal ye> #bjag & ea*
 succe$+ fiscal ye>1 clause 7iii7 %all  
be appli$--  7aa7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by
 sub/itut+ #a4j = #a4e2  7bb7 9         
subclause 7,,iii71 by sub/itut+ #a4ce = 
#b4be2  7cc7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by     

sub/itut+ #b4jbe = #c4cge2 &  7dd7 9    
subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #b4gj =    
#d4e4  4  7c7 ,/ates ) an equity factor 
great] ?an or equal to #j4bj ,section   
#aabe;,a7d77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fccg7;d77#c77;,b77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ ,! am\nt
 & ins]t+ ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9   
clause 7iv71 ! am\nt2 &  7#b7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7iv7 ,fiscal ye> #bjad
 & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye> ,not)/&+      
clause 7iii7 or any o!r provision ( ?is 
subp>agraph--  7,i7 = fiscal ye> #bjad1 
clause 7iii7 %all be appli$--  7aa7 9   
subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4hj =  
#b4j2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by     
sub/itut+ #b4gj = #c4j2  7cc7 9         
subclause 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #d4je =  
#d4e2 &  7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by      
sub/itut+ #e4d = #f4j2  7,,ii7 = fiscal 
ye> #bjae1 clause 7iii7 %all be appli$--
  7aa7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ 
#a4f = #b4j2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 
by sub/itut+ #b4d = #c4j2  7cc7 9       

subclause 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #c4f =   
#d4e2 &  7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by      
sub/itut+ #d4h = #f4j2  7,,iii7 = fiscal
 ye> #bjaf1 clause 7iii7 %all be        
appli$--  7aa7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by   
sub/itut+ #a4d = #b4j2  7bb7 9 subclause
 7,,iii71 by sub/itut+ #b4a = #c4j2     
7cc7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+   
#c4ae = #d4e2 &  7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 
by sub/itut+ #d4b = #f4j2 &  7,,iv7 =   
fiscal ye> #bjag & ea* succe$+ fiscal   
ye>1 clause 7iii7 %all be appli$--  7aa7
 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by sub/itut+ #a4b =
 #b4j2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by    
sub/itut+ #a4h = #c4j2  7cc7 9 subclause
 7,,iv71 by sub/itut+ #b4g = #d4e2 &    
7dd7 9 subclause 7,v71 by sub/itut+ #c4f
 = #f4j4  4