,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajbcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #b1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,mannion 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,scott of        
,virginia7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the transfer of 
certain offices and functions of the    
,department of ,education to other      
,federal agencies1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on          
transferring certain offices and        
functions of the ,department of         
,education to other ,federal agencies   
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,prohibition  7,a7
 ,in general ,notwithstanding section   
#dcj of the ,general ,education         
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abca71 
sections #bjc7;c77#c71 #dae1 and #dai of
 the ,department of ,education          
,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#cdac7;c77#c71 #cdge1 #cdgi71 section   
#aece of title #ca1 ,united ,states     

,code 7commonly known as the ,economy   
,act71 and section #aeja of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 and subject to   
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,education shall not enter into any     
agreement1 or implement any agreement   
existing on the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 with another ,federal agency1
 or procure services from1 contract or  
carry out an agreement with1 obtain any 
goods or services from1 transfer        
activities or appropriations to1 use the
 research1 equipment1 services1 or      
facilities of1 jointly carry out        
projects of common interest with1 or    
enter into a similar arrangement with1  
another ,federal agency1 relating to the
 functions 7including administering or  
operating programs1 making grant awards1
 carrying out technical assistance1     
enforcing rights and requirements 7such 
as data collection and data sharing     
requirements71 conducting administrative
 and oversight functions1 and monitoring
 grantees1 related to any program1      

project1 or activity for which funds are
 appropriated to the ,department of     
,education7 of any of the ,department of
 ,education's offices described in      
paragraph 7#b71 including functions of  
the ,secretary of ,education related to 
programs administered by such offices4  
7,b7 ,transferring functions and        
programs within the department ,the     
,secretary of ,education shall not      
transfer a function or program from an  
office described in paragraph 7#b7 to   
another office of the ,department of    
,education not described in paragraph   
7#b71 and subsequently enter into an    
agreement with another ,federal agency  
relating to such function or program4   
7#b7 ,offices ,the offices of the       
,department of ,education described in  
this paragraph are-- 7,a7 the ,office of
 ,special ,education and ,rehabilitative
 ,services authorized under section #bjg
 of the ,department of ,education       
,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#cdag72  7,b7 the ,office of            

,postsecondary ,education authorized    
under section #bje of the ,department of
 ,education ,organization ,act 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #cdae72  7,c7 the ,office of  
,indian ,education authorized under     
section #bae of the ,department of      
,education ,organization ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #cdbc;c72 and  7,d7 the       
,office of ,elementary and ,secondary   
,education authorized under section #bjd
 of the ,department of ,education       
,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#cdad74  7b7 ,exception ,this section   
shall not apply to-- 7#a7 any           
procurement1 contract1 agreement        
7including an agreement for obtaining   
goods or services71 transfer1 or similar
 arrangement1 between the ,department of
 ,education and another ,federal agency 
that was in effect on ,february #a1     
#bjbe2 and  7#b7 the renewal of such a  
procurement1 contract1 agreement1       
transfer1 or similar arrangement        
described in this subsection if the     
renewal contains only the same1 or      

substantially similar1 terms4  #b4 ,cost
 analysis  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #b weeks after the date of         
enactment of this ,act and each quarter 
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,education
 shall1 for each interagency agreement  
entered into on or after ,february #a1  
#bjbe1 by the ,secretary with another   
,federal agency1 provide to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions and the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 and 
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 and make available to 
the public in an easily accessible      
format on the ,department's website1 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   

#bjbd4 ,each report required under this 
subsection shall contain1 at a minimum1 
information on actual and estimated     
obligations for each of the following3  
7#a7 ,grant administration1 including   
outreach1 grant notices1 competitions1  
review 7including peer review71 award   
processes1 disbursement1 and monitoring4
  7#b7 ,training and professional       
development of ,department of           
,education1 other ,federal agency1 and  
,state and local grantee staff1 such as 
training on transitioning to and using  
new grant and payment systems1 program  
administration1 and application         
processes4  7#c7 ,training of grantees  
and eligible grant applicants on        
transitioning to and using new grant and
 payment systems and processes4  7#d7   
,detailing1 transferring1 relocating1   
and onboarding ,department of ,education
 staff to other ,federal agencies4  7#e7
 ,changes or upgrades to facilities at  
the ,department of ,education or other  
,federal agencies4  7#f7 ,changes or    

upgrades to technology and              
infrastructure used at the ,department  
of ,education or other ,federal         
agencies1 or by ,state and local        
grantees implementing any such          
interagency agreement4  7#g7 ,overhead  
and administrative expenses attributed  
to each such interagency agreement4     
7#h7 ,changes in costs of any contracts 
the ,department of ,education enters    
into to carry out programs covered by   
any such interagency agreement4  7#i7   
,reductions in force of ,department of  
,education staff4  7b7 ,prohibition on  
use of travel funds ,none of the funds  
made available to the ,department of    
,education for fiscal year #bjbf or     
#bjbg 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 7a74