,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gihi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjbf,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,panetta7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! weights us$ to det]m9e am\nts =  
t>get$ grants & education f9ance        
inc5tive grants = 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 
,! 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#c7 
,^! =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#d7   
,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#e7 ,! 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 
education ag5cies simply d n h en\gh    
/ud5ts to ga9 f numb] weight+1 !y are   
adv]sely affect$ "u ! numb] weight+     
alt]native4  7#f7 ,! ,congressional     
,rese>* ,s]vice has comp>$ ! fund+      
allocations ( ea* local education ag5cy 
= s*ool ye> #bjba-bjbb "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#g7 ,?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#h7 ,! ,national ,c5t] = ,education    
,/ati/ics confirm$ ^! f9d+s 9 a         
/ati/ical analysis report dat$ ,may     
#bjai4  7#i7 ,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#b77;,a7 ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcce7;c77#b77;,a77
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye> = :i* !         
,secret>y uses local educational ag5cy  
data1 ! weight$ *ild c\nt us$ to det]m9e
 a local educational ag5cy's grant "u   
?is section--  7i7 = ea* fiscal ye>     
?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbe1 is ! l>g] ( !   
two am\nts det]m9$ "u subp>agraphs 7,b7 
& 7,c72 &  7ii7 = fiscal ye> #bjbf & ea*

 succe$+ fiscal ye>1 is ! am\nt det]m9$ 
"u subp>agraph 7,b74  4  #d4 ,education 
,f9ance ,inc5tive ,grant ,program  7a7  
,/ates ) an equity ,factor less ?an     
#j4aj ,section #aabe;,a7d77#a77;,b77i7 (
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4                 
#fccg7;d77#a77;,b77i77 is am5d$ to read 
z foll[s3  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal   
ye> = :i* ! ,secret>y uses local        
educational ag5cy data1 ! weight$ *ild  
c\nt us$ to det]m9e a local educational 
ag5cy's grant "u ?is section--  7,i7 =  
ea* fiscal ye> ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbe1  
is ! l>g] ( ! two am\nts det]m9$ "u     
clauses 7ii7 & 7iii72 &  7,,ii7 = fiscal
 ye> #bjbf & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 is 
! am\nt det]m9$ "u clause 7iii74  4  7b7
 ,/ates ) an equity factor great] ?an or
 equal to #j4aj & less ?an #j4bj        
,section #aabe;,a7d77#b77;,b77i7 ( !    
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fccg7;d77#b77;,b77i77 is am5d$ to read 
z foll[s3  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal   

ye> = :i* ! ,secret>y uses local        
educational ag5cy data1 ! weight$ *ild  
c\nt us$ to det]m9e a local educational 
ag5cy's grant "u ?is section--  7,i7 =  
ea* fiscal ye> ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbe1  
is ! l>g] ( ! two am\nts det]m9$ "u     
clauses 7ii7 & 7iii72 &  7,,ii7 = fiscal
 ye> #bjbf & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 is 
! am\nt det]m9$ "u clause 7iii74  4  7c7
 ,/ates ) an equity factor great] ?an or
 equal to #j4bj ,section                
#aabe;,a7d77#c77;,b77i7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & 
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fccg7;d77#c77;,b77i77 is     
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,=
 ea* fiscal ye> = :i* ! ,secret>y uses  
local educational ag5cy data1 ! weight$ 
*ild c\nt us$ to det]m9e a local        
educational ag5cy's grant "u ?is        
section--  7,i7 = ea* fiscal ye> ?r\gh  
fiscal ye> #bjbe1 is ! l>g] ( ! two     
am\nts det]m9$ "u clauses 7ii7 & 7iii72 
&  7,,ii7 = fiscal ye> #bjbf & ea*      
succe$+ fiscal ye>1 is ! am\nt det]m9$  
"u clause 7iii74  4