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117th Congress(2021-2022)
COBIA Act
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H. R. 4861 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4861


To require that commanders of military installations verify the reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 29, 2021

Mr. Wittman (for himself and Mr. Hudson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To require that commanders of military installations verify the reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.

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 “Counting Overlooked Base Impact Aid Act” or the “COBIA Act”.

SEC. 2. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.

(a) Certification.—On an annual basis, each commander of a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department shall submit to such Secretary a written certification verifying whether the commander has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of such certification.

(b) Report.—Not later June 30 of each year, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, based on the information received under subsection (a), that identifies—

(1) each military installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary that has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of the report; and

(2) each military installation that has not confirmed the information contained in such forms as of such date.

(c) Definitions.—In this Act:

(1) Term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.

(2) The term “impact aid source check form” means a form submitted to a military installation by a local educational agency to confirm the number and identity of children eligible to be counted for purposes of the Federal impact aid program under section 7003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)).

(3) The term “local educational agency” has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).