This program is the second largest program of Federal aid to education and constitutes a very real portion of the operating budgets of many school districts. While the concept of impacted aid is presently under attack. and I am aware of the substance and thrust of the Battelle Memorial Institutes report in this connection. the committee recognized the simple fact that a precipitous alteration of this program would seriously disrupt many local school systems. and an extension was supported. Certain school districts have suffered. and are suffering. financial problems from the impact of Cuban refugees who have moved in their areas under the provisions of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1965. The committee accepted an amendment which would make aid available to school districts having this type of impact. A major amendment to the impacted aid program. providing for the inclusion of children residing in low rent housing projects assisted under the U.S.
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