,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #d1 #bjah ,mr4 ,van ,hollen introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to require full funding of part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife and the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,keep ,our ,promise to ,america's ,children and ,teachers ,act or the ,keep ,our ,,pact ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,children are our ,nation's future and greatest treasure4 7#b7 ,a high-quality education is the surest way for every child to reach his or her full potential4 7#c7 ,part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 helps address inequity in education in school districts across the ,united ,states to provide a high-quality education to every student4 7#d7 ,the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq47 guarantees all children with disabilities a first-rate education4 7#e7 ,the amendments made to such ,act by the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,improvement ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-ddf2 #aah ,stat4 #bfdg7 committed ,congress to providing #dj percent of the national current average per-pupil expenditure for students with disabilities4 7#f7 ,a promise made must be a promise kept4 #c4 ,mandatory funding of part a of title ,i of ,,esea 7a7 ,definition of fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation ,in this section1 the term fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation means the amount appropriated for fiscal year #bjai for programs under part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq474 7b7 ,funding ,there are appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated-- 7#a7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #ag1fdi1aga1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#b7 for fiscal year #bjba1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #ai1fdj1dbd1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#c7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #ba1hef1cch1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#d7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #bd1cbb1bfa1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#e7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #bg1jff1djj1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#f7 for fiscal year #bjbe1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #cj1abj1adc1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#g7 for fiscal year #bjbf1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #cc1eah1dbc1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#h7 for fiscal year #bjbg1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #cg1cjj1aaa1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 7#i7 for fiscal year #bjbh1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #da1ejh1dfe1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher2 and 7#aj7 for fiscal year #bjbi1 an amount that equals the difference between-- 7,a7 the fiscal year #bjai part ,a of title ,i appropriation2 and 7,b7 #df1aia1fbb1jjj or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those programs1 whichever is higher4 #d4 ,mandatory funding of the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act ,section #faa7;i7 of the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa7;i77 is amended to read as follows3 7i7 ,funding 7#a7 ,in general ,for the purpose of carrying out this part1 other than section #fai1 there are authorized to be appropriated-- 7,a7 #ac1igd1eja1jjj or #af4b percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbj1 and there are hereby appropriated #a1faj1aji1jjj or #a4e percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbj1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbj1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjba2 7,b7 #ae1gid1bhj1jjj or #ag4i percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjba1 and there are hereby appropriated #c1dbi1hhh1jjj or #c4b percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjba1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjba1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbb2 7,c7 #ag1hea1jcd1jjj or #ai4h percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbb1 and there are hereby appropriated #e1dhf1fdb1jjj or #e4a percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbb1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbb1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbc2 7,d7 #bj1age1fba1jjj or #ba4i percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbc1 and there are hereby appropriated #g1haa1bbi1jjj or #g4b percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbc1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbc1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbd2 7,e7 #bb1hjb1ibj1jjj or #bd4b percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbd1 and there are hereby appropriated #aj1dch1ebh1jjj or #i4e percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbd1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbd1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe2 7,f7 #be1ggb1cdh1jjj or #bf4h percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbe1 and there are hereby appropriated #ac1djg1ief1jjj or #ab4a percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbe1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbe1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbf2 7,g7 #bi1abh1dfa1jjj or #bi4f percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbf1 and there are hereby appropriated #af1gfd1jfi1jjj or #ad4i percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbf1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbf1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbg2 7,h7 #cb1iba1faj1jjj or #cb4g percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbg1 and there are hereby appropriated #bj1eeg1bah1jjj or #ah percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbg1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbg1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbh2 7,i7 #cg1bjh1gaj1jjj or #cf4b percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbh1 and there are hereby appropriated #bd1hdd1cah1jjj or #ba4e percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbh1 which shall become available for obligation on ,july #a1 #bjbh1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbi2 and 7,j7 #db1jed1jha1jjj or #dj percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbi and each subsequent fiscal year1 and there are hereby appropriated #db1jed1jha1jjj or #dj percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b71 whichever is greater1 for fiscal year #bjbi and each subsequent fiscal year1 which-- 7i7 shall become available for obligation with respect to fiscal year #bjbi on ,july #a1 #bjbi1 and shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjcj2 and 7ii7 shall become available for obligation with respect to each subsequent fiscal year on ,july #a of that fiscal year and shall remain available through ,september #cj of the succeeding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,amount ,with respect to each subparagraph of paragraph 7#a71 the amount determined under this paragraph is the product of-- 7,a7 the total number of children with disabilities in all ,states who-- 7i7 received special education and related services during the last school year that concluded before the first day of the fiscal year for which the determination is made2 and 7ii7 were aged-- 7,i7 #c through #e 7with respect to the ,states that were eligible for grants under section #fai72 and 7,,ii7 #f through #ba2 and 7,b7 the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the ,united ,states4 4