,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #echd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,rounds introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to abolish the ,department of  
,education1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,returning ,education to ,our      
,states ,act4  #b4 ,abolishment of      
,department of ,education ,effective on 
the date that is #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,department of ,education is abolished1 
and1 with the exception of the programs 
transferred under section #c1 any       
program for which the ,secretary of     
,education or the ,department of        
,education has administrative           
responsibility as provided by law or by 
delegation of authority pursuant to law 
is repealed1 including each program     
under the following3 7#a7 ,the          

,department of ,education ,organization 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja et seq474     
7#b7 ,the ,general ,education           
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abba et
 seq474  #c4 ,transfer of certain       
department of education programs  7a7   
,in ,general ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act-- 7#a7 all functions1 programs1 and
 authorities of the ,secretary of       
,education under the ,individuals with  
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adfj et seq47 shall be       
transferred to the ,department of       
,health and ,human ,services2  7#b7 each
 authority and program of the ,office of
 ,indian ,education of the ,department  
of ,education shall be transferred to   
the ,department of the ,interior2  7#c7 
each ,impact ,aid program under title   
,,viii of the ,elementary and ,secondary
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ggja et seq47 shall be transferred to 
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services2  7#d7 the ,federal ,pell     

,grant program under title ,,iv of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 shall be transferred 
to the ,department of the ,treasury2    
7#e7 the ,federal ,family ,education    
,loan ,program under part ,b of such    
title ,,iv shall be transferred to the  
,department of the ,treasury2  7#f7 the 
,william ,d4 ,ford ,federal ,direct     
,loan ,program under part ,d of such    
title ,,iv shall be transferred to the  
,department of the ,treasury2  7#g7 the 
,federal ,perkins ,loans ,program under 
part ,e of such title ,,iv shall be     
transferred to the ,department of the   
,treasury2  7#h7 the activities         
described in part ,f1 ,g1 or ,h of title
 ,,iv that are carried out by the       
,department of ,education shall be      
transferred so as to be carried out by  
the ,department of ,treasury2  7#i7 the 
,health ,education ,assistance ,loan    
program under title ,,vii of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bib et seq47 shall be transferred to   

the ,department of ,treasury2 and  7#aj7
 the programs under the ,education      
,sciences ,reform ,act of #bjjb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ieja et seq47 and the        
,educational ,technical ,assistance ,act
 of #bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 
shall be transferred to the ,department 
of the ,treasury4  7b7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to carry out this      
section such sums as may be necessary4  
#d4 ,block grants to ,states  7a7       
,elementary and secondary education     
,state block grant program  7#a7 ,in    
,general ,the ,secretary of the         
,treasury shall carry out a program     
under which the ,secretary makes        
allocations to ,states to support       
elementary and secondary education1     
including career and technical          
education4  7#b7 ,allocations to ,states
 ,the allocations made by the ,secretary
 of ,treasury to each ,state under this 
subsection for a fiscal year shall be in
 an amount that bears the same          

relationship to the amount appropriated 
to carry out this subsection for the    
fiscal year as the number of students in
 kindergarten through grade #ab who were
 enrolled in public1 private1 and home  
schools in the ,state for the previous  
fiscal year bears to the number of such 
students in all ,states for the previous
 fiscal year4  7#c7 ,use of funds ,a    
,state that receives an allocation under
 this subsection shall use such funding 
for any purpose relating to early       
childhood1 elementary1 or secondary     
education4  7b7 ,postsecondary education
 ,state block grant program  7#a7 ,in   
,general ,the ,secretary of the         
,treasury shall carry out a program     
under which the ,secretary makes        
allocations to ,states to support       
postsecondary education4  7#b7          
,allocations to ,states ,the allocations
 made by the ,secretary of ,treasury to 
each ,state under this subsection for a 
fiscal year shall be in an amount that  
bears the same relationship to the      

amount appropriated to carry out this   
subsection for the fiscal year as the   
number of students who were enrolled in 
postsecondary educational institutions  
in the ,state for the previous fiscal   
year bears to the number of such        
students in all ,states for the previous
 fiscal year4  7c7 ,block grant         
conditions ,as a condition of receiving 
a block grant under this subsection1 a  
,state shall provide the ,secretary of  
,treasury with an assurance that the    
,state will carry out each of the       
following3 7#a7 ,submitting student data
 to the ,secretary of ,treasury1        
annually1 as requested by the ,secretary
 of ,treasury and as necessary for      
executing the program under this        
section4  7#b7 ,completing of annual    
audits that conform to generally        
accepted accounting principles1 auditing
 procedures1 and safeguarding of funds  
that conform to chapter #ge of title    
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly    
known as the ,single ,audit ,act of     

#aihd7 and submitting the results of    
such audits to the ,secretary of        
,treasury4  7#c7 ,complying with all    
applicable ,federal civil rights laws1  
including those described in section #e4
  7d7 ,misused or misappropriated funds 
,if the ,secretary of ,treasury finds   
that any funds under this section have  
been misused or misappropriated by the  
,state1 the ,secretary of the           
,treasury-- 7#a7 may require repayment  
of the misused funds and withhold       
,federal funds under this section for   
the next fiscal year2 or  7#b7 may reach
 a voluntary resolution agreement with  
that ,state4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this 
section-- 7#a7 the term ,state means    
each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of      
,puerto ,rico1 and each of the outlying 
areas2 and  7#b7 the term outlying area 
means ,american ,samoa1 the             
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 ,guam1 and the ,united ,states
 ,virgin ,islands1 the ,republic of the 

,marshall ,islands1 the ,federated      
,states of ,micronesia1 and the         
,republic of ,palau4  7f7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   
section such sums as may be necessary4  
#e4 ,civil ,rights ,laws ,the ,civil    
,rights ,division of the ,department of 
,justice shall be responsible for       
receiving complaints and otherwise      
enforcing and carrying out ,federal     
civil rights laws that are applicable to
 the grant programs under section #d and
 the programs described in paragraphs   
7#d7 through 7#g7 of section #c1        
including-- 7#a7 section #ejd of the    
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gid72  7#b7 title ,,ix of the
 ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq472 or  7#c7 title
 ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of     
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq474