HR 888
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 888
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 2, 2011
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr.
HONDA, and Ms. HANABUSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 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--
(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.'.
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