,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4   
,san ,nicolas introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,individuals with 
,disabilities ,education ,act to provide
 parity for outlying areas1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,idea ,parity 
for ,outlying ,areas ,act4  #b4         
,assistance for education of all        
children with disabilities  7a7         
,authorization2 allotment2 use of funds2
 authorization of appropriations        
,section #faa of the ,individuals with  
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adaa7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking not more 
than #a percent and inserting not less  
than #a percent2 and  7,b7 by striking  
subparagraph 7,b71 and redesignating    
subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,b72 

and  7#b7 in subsection                 
7e77#a77;,a77ii71 by striking or        
#ce1jjj1 whichever is greater4  7b7     
,preschool grants ,section #fai of the  
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adai7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a71  
by striking ,the ,secretary shall       
allocate the amount and inserting ,after
 reserving funds for payments to the    
outlying areas under subsection 7h77#a7 
for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall 
allocate the remaining amount2  7#b7 by 
redesignating subsections 7h71 7i71 and 
7j7 as subsections 7i71 7j71 and 7k71   
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7g7 the following new  
subsection3  7h7 ,outlying areas  7#a7  
,funds reserved ,from the amount        
appropriated under subsection 7k7 for   
each fiscal year beginning after the    
date of enactment of the ,,idea ,parity 
for ,outlying ,areas ,act1 the          
,secretary shall reserve not less than  
#a percent1 which shall be used to      

provide assistance to the outlying areas
 in accordance with their respective    
populations of children aged #c through 
#e and their relative populations of all
 children aged #c through #e who are    
living in poverty1 in accordance with   
this section4  7#b7 ,first award year   
,for the first fiscal year the          
,secretary provides assistance to       
outlying areas under this section1      
subsection 7c77#b77;,b77iii7 shall not  
apply to outlying areas4  7#c7          
,application of reservation for ,state  
activities ,subsection 7d7 shall be     
applied to outlying areas by            
substituting for the first fiscal year  
beginning after the date of enactment of
 the ,,idea ,parity for ,outlying ,areas
 ,act for for fiscal year #aiig4  7#d7  
,definition ,for each fiscal year       
beginning after the date of enactment of
 the ,,idea ,parity for ,outlying ,areas
 ,act1 each use of the term ,state in   
this section shall be deemed to refer to
 a ,state or outlying area1 as          

appropriate to carry out this           
subsection4  4  #c4 ,allocation of funds
 for infants and toddlers with          
disabilities ,section #fdc7;a7 of the   
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4          
#addc7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking
 ,areas4-- and all that follows through 
7#a7 ,in general4--,from and inserting  
,areas4--,from2  7#b7 by striking not   
more than #a percent and inserting not  
less than #a percent2 and  7#c7 by      
striking paragraph 7#b74  #d4 ,state    
personnel development grants  7a7       
,purpose2 definition of personnel2      
program authority ,section #fea of the  
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adea7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#c71  
by striking #hj1jjj and inserting       
#afj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in subsection       
7d77#c71 by striking #hj1jjj and        
inserting #afj1jjj4  7b7 ,use of funds  
,section #fed of the ,individuals with  
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      

,u4,s4,c4 #aded7 is amended by striking 
subsection 7e74