,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,hayes 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,adams1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1    
,ms4 ,salinas1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 and ,mr4   
,quigley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and ,workforce  ,a ,,bill   
,to prohibit funds made available to the
 ,department of ,education by previous  
,appropriations ,acts from being used   
for any activity relating to            
implementing a reorganization of the    
,department1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of ,education       
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,congress has a fundamental role in     
shaping and reshaping the ,federal      
agency landscape1 including by-- 7,a7   
providing oversight2  7,b7 creating1    
structuring1 and locating offices2  7,c7
 delegating specific or general         

missions1 powers1 duties1 and functions 
to offices and officers2  7,d7 defining 
the parameters of personnel systems2    
7,e7 confirming the leadership of an    
agency2  7,f7 providing funding2 and    
7,g7 evaluating whether or not an agency
 shall continue in existence4  7#b7 ,the
 current organization of the ,department
 of ,education is designed to promote   
student achievement and equal access to 
education1 including through the        
following offices and institutes of the 
,department3 7,a7 ,federal ,student     
,aid4  7,b7 ,the ,institute of          
,education ,sciences4  7,c7 ,the ,office
 of the ,chief ,information ,officer4   
7,d7 ,the ,office of ,communications and
 ,outreach4  7,e7 ,the ,office for      
,civil ,rights4  7,f7 ,the ,office of   
,career1 ,technical1 and ,adult         
,education4  7,g7 ,the ,office of the   
,deputy ,secretary4  7,h7 ,the ,office  
of ,english ,language ,acquisition4     
7,i7 ,the ,office of ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education4  7,j7 ,the       

,office of ,finance and ,operations4    
7,k7 ,the ,office of the ,general       
,counsel4  7,l7 ,the ,office of         
,inspector ,general4  7,m7 ,the ,office 
of ,legislation and ,congressional      
,affairs4  7,n7 ,the ,office of         
,postsecondary ,education4  7,o7 ,the   
,office of ,planning1 ,evaluation and   
,policy ,development4  7,p7 ,the ,office
 of the ,secretary4  7,q7 ,the ,office  
of ,special ,education and              
,rehabilitative ,services4  7,r7 ,the   
,office of the ,under ,secretary4  #c4  
,prohibiting use of appropriated funds  
to reorganize ,department of ,education 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 none of the funds made available by
 previous ,appropriations ,acts to the  
,department of ,education for obligation
 or expenditure in the current fiscal   
year may be used for any activity       
relating to implementing a              
reorganization of the ,department that  
decentralizes1 reduces the staffing     
level of1 or alters the                 

responsibilities1 structure1 authority1 
or functionality of the ,department1    
relative to the organization and        
operation of the ,department on ,january
 #a1 #bjbe4