HouseH.R. 10232119th Congress
To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10232 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10232
To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the
Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 2, 2026
Mr. Mannion (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Scott of Virginia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the
Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERRING CERTAIN OFFICES AND FUNCTIONS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Prohibition.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 430 of the
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231),
sections 203(c)(3), 415, and 419 of the Department of
Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(3), 3475,
3479), section 1535 of title 31, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Economy Act''), and section
1501 of title 31, United States Code, and subject to
subsection (b), the Secretary of Education shall not
enter into any agreement, or implement any agreement
existing on the date of enactment of this Act, with
another Federal agency, or procure services from,
contract or carry out an agreement with, obtain any
goods or services from, transfer activities or
appropriations to, use the research, equipment,
services, or facilities of, jointly carry out projects
of common interest with, or enter into a similar
arrangement with, another Federal agency, relating to
the functions (including administering or operating
programs, making grant awards, carrying out technical
assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (such as
data collection and data sharing requirements),
conducting administrative and oversight functions, and
monitoring grantees, related to any program, project,
or activity for which funds are appropriated to the
Department of Education) of any of the Department of
Education's offices described in paragraph (2),
including functions of the Secretary of Education
related to programs administered by such offices.
(B) Transferring functions and programs within the
department.--The Secretary of Education shall not
transfer a function or program from an office described
in paragraph (2) to another office of the Department of
Education not described in paragraph (2), and
subsequently enter into an agreement with another
Federal agency relating to such function or program.
(2) Offices.--The offices of the Department of Education
described in this paragraph are--
(A) the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services authorized under section 207 of
the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.
3417);
(B) the Office of Postsecondary Education
authorized under section 205 of the Department of
Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3415);
(C) the Office of Indian Education authorized under
section 215 of the Department of Education Organization
Act (20 U.S.C. 3423c); and
(D) the Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education authorized under section 204 of the
Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.
3414).
(b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to--
(1) any procurement, contract, agreement (including an
agreement for obtaining goods or services), transfer, or
similar arrangement, between the Department of Education and
another Federal agency that was in effect on February 1, 2025;
and
(2) the renewal of such a procurement, contract, agreement,
transfer, or similar arrangement described in this subsection
if the renewal contains only the same, or substantially
similar, terms.
SEC. 2. COST ANALYSIS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 weeks after the date of enactment
of this Act and each quarter thereafter, the Secretary of Education
shall, for each interagency agreement entered into on or after February
1, 2025, by the Secretary with another Federal agency, provide to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and
Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and make available to the public in an easily
accessible format on the Department's website, a detailed analysis and
report that contains information on the actual and estimated
obligations for implementing each interagency agreement by each party
to such agreements and a comparison to actual expenditures for carrying
out such responsibilities for fiscal year 2024. Each report required
under this subsection shall contain, at a minimum, information on
actual and estimated obligations for each of the following:
(1) Grant administration, including outreach, grant
notices, competitions, review (including peer review), award
processes, disbursement, and monitoring.
(2) Training and professional development of Department of
Education, other Federal agency, and State and local grantee
staff, such as training on transitioning to and using new grant
and payment systems, program administration, and application
processes.
(3) Training of grantees and eligible grant applicants on
transitioning to and using new grant and payment systems and
processes.
(4) Detailing, transferring, relocating, and onboarding
Department of Education staff to other Federal agencies.
(5) Changes or upgrades to facilities at the Department of
Education or other Federal agencies.
(6) Changes or upgrades to technology and infrastructure
used at the Department of Education or other Federal agencies,
or by State and local grantees implementing any such
interagency agreement.
(7) Overhead and administrative expenses attributed to each
such interagency agreement.
(8) Changes in costs of any contracts the Department of
Education enters into to carry out programs covered by any such
interagency agreement.
(9) Reductions in force of Department of Education staff.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Travel Funds.--None of the funds made
available to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2026 or 2027
under ``Program Administration'' or ``Student Aid Administration'' may
be obligated or expended for travel expenses of the Secretary of
Education unless the Secretary provides the information required in
accordance with subsection (a).
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