S.Amdt. 131

SA 131. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to
the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and

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creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science,
assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization,
for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 431, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

SEC. 1607. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE
SCHOOLS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any
funds made available under this division to carry out a
program or service under the title I of Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) or
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) shall be available to provide for the
equitable participation in the program or service of children
enrolled in private schools in the same manner as such
participation is provided under section 1120 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6320) or under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, respectively.
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