,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bccc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,mannion 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1   
and ,mrs4 ,mc,bath7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
use of appropriated funds to eliminate1 
consolidate1 or otherwise restructure   
any office within the ,department of    
,education that administers or enforces 
programs under the ,individuals with    
,disabilities ,education ,act1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,students with ,disabilities ,act4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,section #adjb of the            
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act explicitly states that  
the ,office of ,special ,education      
,programs shall be housed within the    
,department of ,education and tasked    
with administering and carrying out     

programs and activities concerning the  
education of children with disabilities4
  7#b7 ,the executive branch does not   
have the unilateral authority to alter  
this statutory framework4 ,this ,act    
reaffirms ,congress's intent and ensures
 compliance with existing statute4  #c4 
,prohibition ,none of the funds made    
available by ,acts making appropriations
 may be used to-- 7#a7 eliminate1       
consolidate1 or otherwise restructure   
any office within the ,department of    
,education that administers or enforces 
programs under the ,individuals with    
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq472  7#b7         
terminate1 reassign1 or alter the       
responsibilities of any personnel of any
 such office2 or  7#c7 contract with1 or
 delegate to1 any entity outside of the 
,department of ,education to administer 
or enforce such programs4