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Impact Aid Technical Amendments of 1996

Public Law 104-195 · H.R. 3269 · 104th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 16, 1996 · Education

Sponsor: Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA-51)

Cosponsors (2): Rep. Patsy Mink,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with respect to impact aid programs.

(Sec. 1) Adds a hold harmless provision relating to Federal acquisition of real property, whereby no eligible local educational agency (LEA) shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in payment for any fiscal year.

(Sec. 2) Makes two specified school districts in South Dakota eligible to apply for certain increased payments.

(Sec. 3) Provides that children who would have resided in military installation housing on Federal property, if such property were not undergoing renovation on the date of eligibility determination, shall be considered eligible federally connected children for purposes of impact aid payments to LEAs.

(Sec. 4) Sets forth requirements for the method of computation of impact aid payments with respect to eligible federally connected children in States with only one LEA.

(Sec. 5) Revises certain provisions relating to data and determination of available funds of LEAs.

(Sec. 6) Provides for priority payments relating to Federal property. Directs the Secretary of Education to first use certain excess amounts to make increased payments for any LEA that: (1) received a specified payment FY 1996; (2) serves a school district that contains all or a portion of a U.S. military academy; (3) serves a school district in which the local tax assessor has certified that at least 60 percent of the real property is federally owned; and (4) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local sources for current expenditures is not less than that revenue for the preceding fiscal year.

(Sec. 7) Sets forth requirements relating to the Secretary's treatment of certain impact aid payments. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring repayment of such payments in certain cases.

(Sec. 8) Sets forth a special rule relating to availability of funds for a certain LEA in New Jersey, under specified Federal law relating to impact aid.

(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to compute certain impact aid payments to LEAs on the basis of a corrected local contribution rate, under specified conditions.

(Sec. 10) Amends ESEA with respect to State equalization plans.

Committees

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Sep 16, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-195.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 6, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 4, 1996Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Cunningham moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
  7. Aug 2, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. FloorFloor · Amendment SP 5155 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
  9. May 7, 1996FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Cunningham moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
  13. May 1, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Education and Workforce Committee
  14. Apr 24, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Early Childhood, Youth and Families Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Early Childhood, Youth and Families Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  16. Apr 19, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Early Childhood, Youth and Families Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  17. Apr 18, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
  18. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.