,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,king of ,iowa introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to distribute ,federal funds
 for elementary and secondary education 
in the form of vouchers for eligible    
students and to repeal a certain rule   
relating to nutrition standards in      
schools4  ,i ,choices in ,education ,act
  #aja4 ,short title ,this title may be 
cited as the ,choices in ,education ,act
 of #bjai4  #ajb4 ,repeal of ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act and     
limitation on secretarial authority  7a7
 ,repeal ,the ,elementary and ,secondary
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcja et seq47 is repealed4  7b7       
,limitation on secretarial authority    
,the authority of the ,secretary under  
this title is limited to evaluating     
,state applications under section #ajd  
and making payments to ,states under    

section #ajc4 ,the ,secretary shall not 
impose any further requirements on      
,states with respect to elementary and  
secondary education beyond the          
requirements of this title4  #ajc4      
,block grants to states  7a7 ,grants to 
states ,from amounts appropriated to    
carry out this title for a fiscal year1 
the ,secretary shall award grants 7from 
allotments made under subsection 7b77 to
 qualified ,states to enable such       
,states to carry out an education       
voucher program under section #aje4  7b7
 ,allotment ,from amounts described in  
subsection 7a7 for a fiscal year1 the   
,secretary shall allot to each qualified
 ,state for that fiscal year an amount  
that bears the same ratio to those      
amounts as the number of eligible       
children in the qualified ,state 7as    
determined by the ,secretary on the     
basis of the most recent satisfactory   
data7 bears to the number of all        
eligible children in all ,states in such
 school year4  7c7 ,reallotment ,if a   

,state does not receive funds under     
subsection 7b7 for a fiscal year1 the   
,secretary shall allot the remainder of 
such funds to each qualified ,state in  
an amount that bears the same ratio to  
such remainder for such year as the     
amount received under subsection 7b7 by 
such qualified ,state bears to the      
amount received under such subsection   
for such year by all qualified ,states4 
7d7 ,deficit reduction ,any amounts     
remaining after allotments are made     
under subsection 7c7 for a fiscal year  
shall not be available for any purpose  
other than deficit reduction4  #ajd4    
,application  7a7 ,application ,to be   
eligible to receive a grant under this  
title1 a ,state shall submit an         
application to the ,secretary that      
includes assurances that the ,state     
will--  7#a7 comply with the            
requirements of section #aje2 and  7#b7 
make it lawful for parents of an        
eligible child to elect--  7,a7 to      
enroll their child in any public or     

private elementary or secondary school  
in the ,state2 or  7,b7 to home-school  
their child4  7b7 ,approval ,not later  
than #cj days after receiving an        
application from a ,state that meets the
 requirements of subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall approve such           
application4  #aje4 ,education voucher  
program requirements  7a7 ,education    
voucher program  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,state shall distribute funds received  
under this title among the local        
educational agencies in the ,state based
 on the number of eligible children     
enrolled in the public schools operated 
by each local educational agency and the
 number of eligible children within each
 local educational agency's geographical
 area whose parents elect to send their 
child to a private school or to         
home-school their child4  7#b7 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that ,states should distribute         
non-,federal funds for elementary and   
secondary education in a manner that    

promotes competition and choices in     
education4  7b7 ,identification of      
eligible children2 allocation and       
distribution of funds  7#a7             
,identification of eligible children    
7,a7 ,,lea ,identification ,on an annual
 basis1 on a date to be determined by   
the ,secretary1 each local educational  
agency shall inform the ,state          
educational agency of--  7i7 the number 
of eligible children enrolled in public 
schools served by the local educational 
agency2 and  7ii7 the number of eligible
 children within each local educational 
agency's geographical area whose parents
 elect--  7,i7 to send their child to a 
private school2 or  7,,ii7 to           
home-school their child4  7,b7 ,state   
identification ,on an annual basis1 on a
 date to be determined by the           
,secretary1 each ,state educational     
agency shall inform the ,secretary of   
the total number of children identified 
by all local educational agencies in the
 ,state under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7  

,amount of payment  7,a7 ,in general    
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the      
amount of payment for each eligible     
child in a ,state shall be equal to--   
7i7 the total amount allotted to the    
,state under this title2 divided by     
7ii7 the total number of eligible       
children in the ,state identified under 
paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,limitations  7i7 
,in the case of a payment made to the   
parent of an eligible child who elects  
to attend a private school1 the amount  
of the payment described in subparagraph
 7,a7 for each eligible child shall not 
exceed the cost for tuition1 fees1 and  
transportation for the eligible child to
 attend the private school4  7ii7 ,in   
the case of a payment made to a parent  
of an eligible child who elects to      
home-school such child1 the amount of   
the payment described in subparagraph   
7,a7 for each eligible child shall not  
exceed the cost of home-schooling the   
child4  7#c7 ,allocation to local       
educational agencies ,based on the      

identification of eligible children in  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,state educational  
agency shall provide to a local         
educational agency an amount equal to   
the product of-- 7,a7 the amount        
available for each eligible child in the
 ,state1 as determined in paragraph     
7#b72 multiplied by  7,b7 the number of 
eligible children identified by the     
local educational agency under paragraph
 7#a77;,a74  7#d7 ,distribution to      
schools ,from amounts allocated under   
paragraph 7#c71 each local educational  
agency that receives funds under such   
paragraph shall distribute a portion of 
such funds to the public schools served 
by the local educational agency1 which  
amount shall--  7,a7 be based on the    
number of eligible children enrolled in 
such schools and included in the count  
submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and
  7,b7 be distributed in a manner that  
would1 in the absence of such ,federal  
funds1 supplement the funds made        
available from non-,federal resources   

for the education of eligible children1 
and not to supplant such funds4  7#e7   
,distribution to parents  7,a7 ,in      
general ,from the amounts allocated     
under paragraph 7#c71 each local        
educational agency that receives funds  
under such paragraph shall distribute a 
portion of such funds1 in an amount     
equal to the amount described in        
paragraph 7#b71 to the parents of each  
eligible child within the local         
educational agency's geographical area  
who elect to send their child to a      
private school or to home-school their  
child 7as the case may be7 and whose    
child is included in the count of such  
eligible children under paragraph       
7#a77;,a71 which amount shall be        
distributed in a manner so as to ensure 
that such payments will be used for     
appropriate educational expenses4  7,b7 
,reservation ,a local educational agency
 described in this paragraph may reserve
 not more than #a percent of the funds  
available for distribution under        

subparagraph 7,a7 to pay administrative 
costs associated with carrying out the  
activities described in such            
subparagraph4  7c7 ,rule of construction
 ,payments to parents under subsection  
7b77#e7 shall be considered assistance  
to the eligible child and shall not be  
considered assistance to the school that
 enrolls the eligible child4 ,the amount
 of any payment under this section shall
 not be treated as income of the child  
or his or her parents for purposes of   
,federal tax laws or for determining    
eligibility for any other ,federal      
program4  #ajf4 ,definitions ,in this   
title3  7#a7 ,eligible child ,the term  
eligible child means a child aged #e to 
#ag1 inclusive4  7#b7 ,parent ,the term 
parent includes a legal guardian or     
other person standing in loco parentis  
7such as a grandparent or stepparent    
with whom the child lives1 or a person  
who is legally responsible for the      
child's welfare74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 

,education4  7#d7 ,state ,the term      
,state means each of the #ej ,states and
 the ,district of ,columbia4  7#e7      
,qualified state ,the term qualified    
,state means a ,state that has an       
application approved by the ,secretary  
under section #ajd4  ,,ii ,no ,hungry   
,kids ,act  #bja4 ,short title ,this    
title may be cited as the ,no ,hungry   
,kids ,act4  #bjb4 ,repeal of rule ,the 
rule prescribed by the ,food and        
,nutrition ,service of the ,department  
of ,agriculture relating to nutrition   
standards in the national school lunch  
and school breakfast programs published 
on ,january #bf1 #bjab 7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 
#djhh et seq471 and revising parts #baj 
and #bbj of title #g1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations1 shall have no force or    
effect4  #bjc4 ,limits on certain       
nutritional requirements ,section       
#i7;a77#a77;,a77i7 of the ,richard ,b4  
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;a77#a77;,a77i77 is
 amended by inserting before the        

semicolon the following3 1 to establish 
a calorie maximum for individual school 
lunches1 or to prohibit a child from    
eating a lunch provided by the child's  
parent or legal guardian4