[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3647 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3647
To provide temporary impact aid construction grants to eligible local
educational agencies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 9, 2019
Mr. Cox of California (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
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A BILL
To provide temporary impact aid construction grants to eligible local
educational agencies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Impact Aid Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
(a) Funding and Sunset.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to carry
out this Act.
(2) Supplemental funding.--The amount authorized under
paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any amounts authorized to
be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out
section 7007 of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707).
(3) Availability of funds.--Any amounts appropriated under
subsection (a)(1) shall remain available until expended.
(4) Sunset.--The authority to award grants under this Act
shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the
date on which funds are first made available to award a grant
under this Act.
(b) Reservation for Management and Oversight.--From the funds
appropriated under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may reserve up to
half of 1 percent for management and oversight of the activities
carried out with those funds.
(c) Formula Grants.--From 40 percent of the funds appropriated
under subsection (a)(1) and not reserved under subsection (b), the
Secretary shall make payments in accordance with section 7007(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(a)).
(d) Competitive Grants.--From 60 percent of the funds appropriated
under subsection (a)(1) and not reserved under subsection (b), the
Secretary--
(1) shall award emergency grants in accordance with section
7007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7707(b)), except as otherwise provided in this Act;
and
(2) may award modernization grants in accordance with
section 7007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)), except as otherwise provided in
this Act.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Eligibility for Emergency Grants.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of receiving an emergency
grant under section 2(d)(1) of this Act, in addition to a local
educational agency that meets the eligibility requirements for
the award of such a grant under any of subparagraphs (A), (C),
or (D) of section 7007(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(3)), a local
educational agency that meets the requirements described in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (without regard to whether the
agency meets the requirements of such subparagraphs (A), (C),
or (D)), shall be eligible for such a grant.
(2) Requirements.--A local educational agency meets the
requirements of this paragraph, if such agency has--
(A) a total taxable assessed value of real property
that may be taxed for school purposes of less than
$100,000,000; or
(B) an assessed value of real property per student
that may be taxed for school purposes that is less than
the average of the assessed value of real property per
student that may be taxed for school purposes in the
State in which the local educational agency is located.
(b) Eligibility for Modernization Grants.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of receiving a modernization
grant under section 2(d)(2) of this Act, in addition to a local
educational agency that meets the eligibility requirements for
the award of such a grant under any of subparagraphs (B), (C),
or (D) of section 7007(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(3)), a local
educational agency that meets the requirements described in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (without regard to whether the
agency meets the requirements of such subparagraphs (B), (C),
or (D)), shall be eligible for such a grant.
(2) Requirements.--A local educational agency meets the
requirements of this paragraph, if such agency has--
(A) a total taxable assessed value of real property
that may be taxed for school purposes of less than
$100,000,000; or
(B) an assessed value of real property per student
that may be taxed for school purposes that is less than
the average of the assessed value of real property per
student that may be taxed for school purposes in the
State in which the local educational agency is located.
(c) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the term
``local educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in section
7013 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7713).
SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
Clauses (i) and (vi) of paragraph (5)(A) of section 7007(b) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b))
shall not apply to grants made under section 2(d).
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