,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,roby 7for herself and ,mr4 ,rokita7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,elementary and         
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to  
prohibit ,federal mandates1 direction1  
or control1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,defending ,state ,authority ,over 
,education ,act of #bjac 4  #b4         
,voluntary partnerships ,section        
#aaaa7k7 of the ,elementary and         
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7k77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3 ,except
 that the ,secretary shall not attempt  
to influence1 incentivize1 or coerce    
,state participation in any such        
partnerships44  #c4 ,specific           
limitations ,section #idja of the       
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   

,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghfa7 is  
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g71 as       
subsections 7f71 7g71 and 7h71          
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7d7 the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,specific limitations  
,the ,secretary shall not require a     
,state educational agency1 local        
educational agency1 or ,indian tribe1 as
 a condition of approval of a waiver    
request1 to--  7#a7 include in1 or      
delete from1 such request1 specific     
academic standards2  7#b7 use specific  
academic assessment instruments or      
items2 or  7#c7 include in1 or delete   
from1 such waiver request any criterion 
that specifies1 defines1 or prescribes  
the standards or measures that a ,state 
or local educational agency or ,indian  
tribe uses to establish1 implement1 or  
improve--  7,a7 ,state academic         
standards2  7,b7 academic assessments2  
7,c7 ,state accountability systems2 or  
7,d7 teacher and school leader          

evaluation systems4  4  #d4 ,prohibition
 against ,federal mandates1 direction1  
or control  7a7 ,in general ,subpart #b 
of part ,e of title ,,ix of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et   
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #iebf the following new section3
  #iebf;,a4 ,prohibition against        
,federal mandates1 direction1 or control
  7a7 ,in general ,no officer or        
employee of the ,federal ,government    
shall1 directly or indirectly1 through  
grants1 contracts1 or other cooperative 
agreements1 mandate1 direct1 or control 
a ,state1 local educational agency1 or  
school's specific instructional content1
 academic standards and assessments1    
curricula1 or program of instruction1   
nor shall anything in this ,act be      
construed to authorize such officer or  
employee to do so4  7b7 ,financial      
support ,no officer or employee of the  
,federal ,government shall1 directly or 
indirectly1 through grants1 contracts1  

or other cooperative agreements1 make   
financial support available in a manner 
that is conditioned upon a ,state1 local
 educational agency1 or school's        
adoption of specific instructional      
content1 academic standards and         
assessments1 curriculum1 or program of  
instruction even if such requirements   
are specified in an ,act other than this
 ,act1 nor shall anything in this ,act  
be construed to authorize such officer  
or employee to do so4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education  
,act of #aife is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #iebf
 the following3  ,sec4 #iebf;,a4        
,prohibition against ,federal mandates1 
direction1 or control4  4