Testimony given before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education regarding the Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act (H.R. 3263) is presented. This legislation targets federal assistance to support state and local programs for gifted and talented students in the areas of personnel development, model programs, technical assistance, and research. Testimony was provided by the following individuals and organizations: Coalition for the Advancement of Gifted Education; Mario Biaggi (Congressional Representative); Council for Exceptional Children; Association for the Gifted; James J. Gallagher (professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill); Gifted Child Society, Inc.; Program in Gifted Education (University of Utah); Gifted and Talented Unit, New York City Board of Education; Nick J. Rahall, II (Congressional Representative); and Altamae Whitehill, the Coordinator of Gifted Programs, Cheney Public Schools, Washington. (CB)