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   (Ordered to lie on the table.)

   Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. BAYH, Mrs. LANDRIEU, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. ROBB, and Mr. EDWARDS) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 101) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000; as follows:

    At the appropriate place, insert the following:

   SEC. __. RESERVE FUND FOR ADDITIONAL ESEA FUNDING IN THE SENATE.

    (a) IN GENERAL.--In the Senate, upon reporting of a bill, the offering of an amendment thereto, or the submission of a conference report thereon that allows local educational agencies to use appropriated funds to carry out activities under a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act that complies with subsection (b), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may increase the functional totals and outlay aggregates and allocations--

    (1) for fiscal year 2001 by not more than $3,000,000,000; and

    (2) for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 by not more than $15,000,000,000.

    (b) CONDITION.--Legislation complies with this subsection if it provides--

    (1) increased accountability;

    (2) encouragement of State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish high student performance standards;

    (3) a concentration of resources around central education goals, including compensatory education for disadvantaged children and youth, teacher quality and professional development, innovative education strategies, programs for limited English proficiency students, student safety, and educational technology; and

    (4) an allocation of funds that targets the most impoverished areas and schools most likely to be in distress.

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