H.R. 4695 – Reading Mode

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4695

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2010

Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Honda, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Pierluisi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States.

Payments relating to elementary and secondary education of citizens of Freely Associated States

(a)

Purpose

Section 8001 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (4), by striking or;

(2)

in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(6)

educate alien children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States.

(b)

Payments for eligible federally connected children

Section 8003(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(A)

in subparagraph (F), by striking or at the end;

(B)

in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(H)

resided in the United States pursuant to an admission into the United States as a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.

; and

(2)

in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:

(G)

Multiply the number of children described in paragraph (1)(H) by a factor of 1.25.