,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,banks1 and ,mr4 ,sheehy7 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 the ,department of      
,education  7a7 ,termination ,effective 
on the date that is #a year after the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,department of ,education is hereby     
terminated4  7b7 ,repeal ,effective on  
the date that is #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,department of ,education ,organization 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja et seq47 is   
repealed4  #c4 ,general ,education      
,provisions ,act2 ,,ferpa  7a7 ,repeal  

of ,,gepa ,effective on the date that is
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 all sections of the ,general 
,education ,provision ,act 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #abba et seq47 are repealed1  
except for section #djj1 section #ddd   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly known  
as the 8,family ,educational ,rights and
 ,privacy ,act of #aigd071 and section  
#dfj of such ,act4  7b7 ,applicability  
of ,,ferpa ,section #ddd of the ,general
 ,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly known as the
 ,family ,educational ,rights and       
,privacy ,act of #aigd7 shall apply to  
each program under section #ajb and #bjc
 and each program that was an applicable
 program under such ,act as of the day  
before the effective date of this ,act  
and has been transferred to another     
,department under this ,act1 except that
 references to the ,secretary of        
,education or the ,department of        
,education in such section shall be     
deemed to refer to the ,secretary or    

department that has administrative      
responsibility for such program4  #d4   
,transfer of ,civil ,rights ,enforcement
 ,effective on the date that is #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,office of ,civil ,rights of  
the ,department of ,education shall be  
abolished1 and 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 program under
 section #ajb and #bjc and the programs 
that are transferred from the           
,department of ,education to other      
,departments under this ,act1           
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  7#c7 title   
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq472 or    
7#d7 the ,age ,discrimination ,act of   

#aige 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq474  ,i
 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education  
#aja4 ,elementary and ,secondary        
,education ,act programs  7a7 ,functions
 transferred to the ,department of      
,interior ,effective on the date that is
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 there shall be transferred to
 the ,department of the ,interior the   
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education-- 7#a7 that are
 carried out by the ,office of ,indian  
,education of the ,department of        
,education2  7#b7 under the ,native     
,american and ,alaska ,native ,children 
in ,school ,program authorized under    
subpart #a of part ,a of title ,,iii of 
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fhba et seq472 and  7#c7 under title   
,,vi of the ,elementary and ,secondary  

,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gdja et seq474  7b7 ,functions         
transferred to the ,department of       
,defense ,effective on the date that is 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 there shall be transferred to
 the ,department of ,defense the        
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under title   
,,vii of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ggja et seq474  #ajb4 ,elementary and  
secondary education ,state block grant  
programs  7a7 ,in ,general ,beginning #a
 year after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services shall carry out #b    
programs under which the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services makes      
allocations to ,states to support early 
childhood1 elementary1 and secondary    

education1 including career and         
technical education4  7b7 ,allocations  
to ,states with amounts equal to ,title 
,i ,in addition to allocations under    
subsection 7c71 from amounts made       
available to carry out this subsection  
for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services shall allot
 to each ,state an amount that is equal 
to the amount that the ,state would have
 received for that fiscal year under    
part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary  
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 as in     
effect on the day before the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7c7            
,allocations to ,states with other      
amounts ,in addition to allocations     
under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services shall carry
 out the following3 7#a7 ,reservation of
 funds ,from the total amount           
appropriated to carry out this          
subsection for a fiscal year1 the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        

,services shall reserve-- 7,a7 one-half 
of #a percent for allotments for the    
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth
 of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 to 
be distributed among those outlying     
areas on the basis of their relative    
need1 as determined by the ,secretary1  
in accordance with the purpose of this  
title2  7,b7 one-half of #a percent for 
the ,secretary of the ,interior for     
programs under this section in schools  
operated or funded by the ,bureau of    
,indian ,education2 and  7,c7 #a percent
 for the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services for the administrative 
costs of carrying out this subsection   
and for providing technical assistance4 
7#b7 ,state allotments  7,a7 ,in general
 ,subject to subparagraphs 7,b7 and     
7,c71 from the amount appropriated to   
carry out this subsection that remains  
after the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services makes the reservations 
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of 

,health and ,human ,services shall allot
 to each ,state1 an amount that bears   
the same relationship to the remainder  
as the number of individuals aged #e    
through #ag in the ,state1 as determined
 by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services on the basis of the most     
recent satisfactory data1 bears to the  
number of those individuals in all such 
,states1 as so determined4  7,b7 ,small 
state minimum ,no ,state receiving an   
allotment under this subsection shall   
receive less than one-half of #a percent
 of the total amount allotted under this
 subsection4  7,c7 ,puerto rico ,the    
amount allotted under this subsection to
 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico for 
a fiscal year may not exceed one-half of
 #a percent of the total amount allotted
 under this subsection4  7d7 ,use of    
funds ,a ,state that receives an        
allocation under subsection 7b7 or      
subsection 7c71 or both subsections1    
shall use such funding for any purpose  
relating to early childhood1 elementary1

 or secondary education1 including      
career and technical education4  7e7    
,block grant conditions ,as a condition 
of receiving an allocation under this   
section1 a ,state shall provide the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services with an assurance that the    
,state will carry out each of the       
following3 7#a7 ,submitting student data
 to the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services1 annually1 as requested by   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services 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 ,health and ,human   
,services4  7#c7 ,complying with all    
applicable ,federal civil rights laws1  

including those described in section #d4
  7f7 ,misused or misappropriated funds 
,if the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services finds that any funds under   
this section have been misused or       
misappropriated by the ,state1 the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services-- 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  7g7 ,application of       
,,ferpa ,section #ddd of the ,general   
,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly known as the
 ,family ,educational ,rights and       
,privacy ,act of #aigd7 shall apply to  
the program under this section1 except  
that references to the ,secretary of    
,education or the ,department of        
,education in such section shall be     
deemed to refer to the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services or the     
,department of ,health and ,human       

,services4  7h7 ,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 the ,united ,states    
,virgin ,islands1 the ,republic of the  
,marshall ,islands1 the ,federated      
,states of ,micronesia1 and the         
,republic of ,palau4  7i7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   
section such sums as may be necessary4  
,,ii ,higher education  #bja4 ,student  
financial assistance ,effective on the  
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 there shall be  
transferred to the ,department of the   
,treasury the functions1 programs1      
authorities1 personnel1 assets1 and     
liabilities of the programs and         
activities of the ,department of        

,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under title ,,iv of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq474  #bjb4 ,health
 ,education ,assistance ,loan ,program  
,effective on the date that is #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 there shall be transferred to the 
,department of the ,treasury the        
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under the     
,health ,education ,assistance ,loan    
program under title ,,vii of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bib et seq474  #bjc4 ,postsecondary    
education state block grant program  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the     
,treasury shall carry out a program     
under which the ,secretary makes        
allocations to ,states to support       

postsecondary education4  7b7           
,allocations to states ,the allocations 
made by the ,secretary of ,treasury to  
each ,state under this section for a    
fiscal year shall be in an amount that  
bears the same relationship to the      
amount appropriated to carry out this   
section 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 section1 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 #d4
  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  
,,iii ,other laws  #cja4 ,education     
,sciences ,reform and ,related ,laws    
,effective on the date that is #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 there shall be transferred to the 
,department of the ,treasury the        
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under-- 7#a7  
the ,education ,sciences ,reform ,act of

 #bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ieja et seq472   
7#b7 the ,educational ,technical        
,assistance ,act of #bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ifja et seq472 and  7#c7 the ,national
 ,assessment of ,educational ,progress  
,authorization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ifba
 et seq474  #cjb4 ,carl ,d4 ,perkins    
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf ,effective on the date that is 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 there shall be transferred to
 the ,department of ,labor the          
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under the     
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq474  #cjc4 ,adult
 ,education and ,family ,literacy       
,effective on the date that is #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 there shall be transferred to the 

,department of ,labor the functions1    
programs1 authorities1 personnel1       
assets1 and liabilities of the programs 
and activities of the ,department of    
,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under the ,adult ,education 
and ,family ,literacy ,act 7title ,,ii  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbga  
et seq4774  #cjd4 ,,idea ,effective on  
the date that is #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 there shall  
be transferred to the ,department of    
,health and ,human ,services the        
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under the     
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et 
seq474  #cje4 ,vocational               
,rehabilitation ,state ,grants and other

 activities under the ,rehabilitation   
,act of #aigc ,effective on the date    
that is #a year after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 there shall be  
transferred to the ,department of ,labor
 the functions1 programs1 authorities1  
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under-- 7#a7  
title ,i of the ,rehabilitation ,act of 
#aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gbj et seq472 and 
7#b7 other provisions of the            
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq47 7including those
 of the ,department of ,education under 
titles ,,iii1 ,,iv1 ,v1 ,,vi1 and       
chapter #b of title ,,vii of that ,act74
  #cjf4 ,education of the ,deaf ,act of 
#aihf ,effective on the date that is #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 there shall be transferred to the
 ,department of ,labor the functions1   
programs1 authorities1 personnel1       

assets1 and liabilities of the programs 
and activities of the ,department of    
,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under the ,education of the 
,deaf ,act of #aihf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja
 et seq474  #cjg4 ,randolph-,sheppard   
,act ,effective on the date that is #a  
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 there shall be transferred to the
 ,department of ,labor the functions1   
programs1 authorities1 personnel1       
assets1 and liabilities of the programs 
and activities of the ,department of    
,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under the ,act entitled ,an 
,act to authorize the operation of      
stands in ,federal buildings by blind   
persons1 to enlarge the economic        
opportunities of the blind1 and for     
other purposes1 approved ,june #bj1     
#aicf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajg et            
seq477commonly referred to as the       
,randolph-,sheppard ,act74  #cjh4 ,helen

 ,keller ,national ,center ,act         
,effective on the date that is #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 there shall be transferred to the 
,department of ,labor the functions1    
programs1 authorities1 personnel1       
assets1 and liabilities of the programs 
and activities of the ,department of    
,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under the ,helen ,keller    
,national ,center ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aija et seq474  #cji4 ,special         
,olympics ,sport and ,empowerment ,act  
of #bjjd ,effective on the date that is 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 there shall be transferred to
 the ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services the functions1 programs1      
authorities1 personnel1 assets1 and     
liabilities of the programs and         
activities of the ,department of        
,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under the ,special ,olympics

 ,sport and ,empowerment ,act of #bjjd  
7,public ,law #ajh-djf74  #caj4         
,education of the ,blind ,effective on  
the date that is #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 there shall  
be transferred to the ,department of    
,health and ,human ,services the        
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under the ,act
 to ,promote the ,education of the      
,blind of ,march #c1 #ahgi4  #caa4      
,,soar ,act ,effective on the date that 
is #a year after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 there shall be transferred
 to the ,department of ,health and      
,human ,services the functions1         
programs1 authorities1 personnel1       
assets1 and liabilities of the programs 
and activities of the ,department of    
,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 

,education1 under the ,scholarships for 
,opportunity and ,results ,act 7division
 ,c of ,public ,law #aab-aj2 #abe ,stat4
 #aii74  #cab4 ,mc,kinney-,vento        
,homeless ,assistance ,act ,effective on
 the date that is #a year after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 there shall 
be transferred to the ,department of    
,health and ,human ,services the        
functions1 programs1 authorities1       
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities of   
the programs and activities of the      
,department of ,education1 and the      
functions and authorities vested in the 
,secretary of ,education1 under title   
,,vii of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless
 ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadba 
et seq474  #cac4 ,fulbright-,hays       
,effective on the date that is #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 there shall be transferred to the 
,department of ,state the functions1    
programs1 authorities1 personnel1       
assets1 and liabilities of the programs 
and activities of the ,department of    

,education1 and the functions and       
authorities vested in the ,secretary of 
,education1 under the ,fulbright-,hays  
,program authorized under section #ajb  
of the ,mutual ,educational and         
,cultural ,exchange ,act of #aifa 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb74  ,,iv ,transition     
provisions  #dja4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be     
necessary to carry out the transfer of  
functions authorized under this ,act1   
which shall be available to be expended 
until the date that is #ahj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4     
#djb4 ,reorganization plan  7a7         
,submission of plan  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall transmit to ,congress a
 reorganization plan regarding the      
following3 7,a7 ,the transfer of        
functions1 personnel1 assets1 and       
liabilities in accordance with this     
,act4  7,b7 ,any consolidation1         

reorganization1 or streamlining of      
functions transferred under this ,act4  
7,c7 ,any efficiencies or cost savings  
achieved or additional costs incurred as
 a result of the transfer of functions1 
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities under
 this ,act1 including reductions in     
unnecessary or duplicative operations1  
assets1 and personnel4  7#b7            
,consultation ,not later than #cj days  
before the date on which the plan is    
transmitted pursuant to this subsection1
 the ,president shall consult with the  
,congress on such plan4  7b7            
,modification of plan ,the ,president   
shall consult with ,congress before     
making any material modification or     
revision to the plan before the plan    
becomes effective in accordance with    
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,effective date    
7#a7 ,in general ,the reorganization    
plan described in this section1         
including any modifications or revisions
 of the plan under subsection 7b71 shall
 become effective on the date specified 

in the plan 7or the plan as modified    
pursuant to subsection 7b771 except that
 such date may not be earlier than #ij  
days after the date the ,president has  
transmitted the reorganization plan to  
,congress pursuant to subsection 7a74   
7#b7 ,statutory construction ,nothing in
 this subsection may be construed to    
require the transfer of functions1      
personnel1 records1 balances of         
appropriations1 or other assets of an   
agency on a single date4  #djc4         
,transitional authorities  7a7          
,provision of assistance by officials   
,until the transfer of functions        
required under this ,act1 any official  
having authority over1 or functions     
relating to1 the ,department of         
,education on the day before the date of
 the enactment of this ,act shall       
provide to the relevant ,department to  
which such functions are transferred    
under this ,act 7referred to in this    
,act as the recipient ,department7 such 
assistance1 including the use of        

personnel and assets1 as the recipient  
,department may request in preparing for
 the transfer and integration of the    
relevant functions4  7b7 ,services and  
personnel ,during the transition period1
 upon the request of the receiving      
,department1 the ,secretary of          
,education may1 on a reimbursable or    
non-reimbursable basis1 provide services
 or detail personnel to assist with the 
transition4  7c7 ,transfer of personnel1
 assets1 obligations1 and functions     
,upon the transfer of functions under   
this ,act-- 7#a7 the personnel1 assets1 
and liabilities held by or available in 
connection with such functions at the   
,department of ,education shall be      
transferred to the recipient ,department
 for appropriate allocation1 subject to 
the approval of the ,director of the    
,office of ,management and ,budget and  
in accordance with section #aeca7;a77#b7
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2   
and  7#b7 the recipient ,department     
shall have all functions-- 7,a7 relating

 to the transferred functions that any  
other official could by law exercise in 
relation to those functions immediately 
before such transfer2 and  7,b7 vested  
in the recipient ,department by law4    
#djd4 ,savings provisions  7a7          
,completed administrative actions  7#a7 
,in general ,completed administrative   
actions of the ,department of ,education
 shall not be affected by the enactment 
of this ,act or the transfer of the     
functions of the ,department of         
,education under this ,act1 but shall   
continue in effect according to their   
terms until amended1 modified1          
superseded1 terminated1 set aside1 or   
revoked in accordance with law by an    
officer of the ,united ,states or a     
court of competent jurisdiction1 or by  
operation of law4  7#b7 ,completed      
administrative action defined ,in this  
subsection1 the term completed          
administrative action includes orders1  
determinations1 rules1 regulations1     
personnel actions1 permits1 agreements1 

grants1 contracts1 certificates1        
policies1 licenses1 registrations1 and  
privileges4  7b7 ,pending proceedings   
7#a7 ,in general ,pending proceedings of
 the ,department of ,education that     
apply to a function that is transferred 
to another ,federal ,department under   
this ,act1 including notices of proposed
 rulemaking1 and applications for       
licenses1 permits1 certificates1 grants1
 and financial assistance1 shall        
continue notwithstanding the enactment  
of this ,act or the transfer of those   
functions under this ,act1 unless       
discontinued or modified under the same 
terms and conditions and to the same    
extent that such discontinuance could   
have occurred if such enactment or      
transfer had not occurred4  7#b7 ,orders
 ,orders issued in proceedings described
 in paragraph 7#a71 and appeals         
therefrom1 and payments made pursuant to
 such orders1 shall issue in the same   
manner and on the same terms as if this 
,act had not been enacted or the        

functions of an agency had not been     
transferred1 and any such orders shall  
continue in effect until amended1       
modified1 superseded1 terminated1 set   
aside1 or revoked by an officer of the  
,united ,states or a court of competent 
jurisdiction1 or by operation of law4   
7c7 ,pending civil actions ,pending     
civil actions relating to a function    
that is transferred to another ,federal 
,department under this ,act shall       
continue notwithstanding the enactment  
of this ,act or the transfer of the     
functions of an agency under this ,act1 
and in such civil actions1 proceedings  
shall be had1 appeals taken1 and        
judgments rendered and enforced in the  
same manner and with the same effect as 
if such enactment or transfer had not   
occurred4  7d7 ,references ,references  
relating to the ,department of          
,education that are relevant to         
functions that are transferred to       
another ,federal ,department under this 
,act in statutes1 ,executive orders1    

rules1 regulations1 directives1 or      
delegations of authority that precede   
such transfer or the date of the        
enactment of this ,act shall be deemed  
to refer1 as appropriate1 to the        
recipient ,department1 to its officers1 
employees1 or agents1 or to its         
corresponding organizational units or   
functions4 ,statutory reporting         
requirements that applied in relation to
 the ,department of ,education relating 
to a function that is transferred to    
another ,federal ,department under this 
,act immediately before the effective   
date of this ,act shall continue to     
apply following such transfer if they   
refer to the ,department of ,education4 
7e7 ,employment provisions  7#a7        
,regulations ,the recipient ,department 
may1 in regulations prescribed jointly  
with the ,director of the ,office of    
,personnel ,management1 adopt the rules1
 procedures1 terms1 and conditions1     
established by statute1 rule1 or        
regulation before the date of the       

enactment of this ,act1 relating to     
employment in the ,department of        
,education relevant to functions        
transferred under this ,act4  7#b7      
,effect of transfer on conditions of    
employment ,except as otherwise provided
 in this ,act1 or under authority       
granted by this ,act1 the transfer      
pursuant to this ,act of personnel shall
 not alter the terms and conditions of  
employment1 including compensation1 of  
any employee so transferred4  7f7       
,statutory reporting requirements ,any  
statutory reporting requirement that    
applied to the ,department of ,education
 relevant to functions that are         
transferred under this ,act immediately 
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act shall continue to apply following 
that transfer if the statutory          
requirement refers to the ,department of
 ,education4  #dje4 ,other terminations 
,except as otherwise provided in this   
,act1 whenever all the functions vested 
by law in the ,department of ,education 

have been transferred or terminated     
pursuant to this ,act1 each position and
 office the incumbent of which was      
authorized to receive compensation at   
the rates prescribed for an office or   
position at level ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or 
,v of the ,executive ,schedule under    
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall        
terminate4  #djf4 ,incidental transfers 
,the ,director of the ,office of        
,management and ,budget1 in consultation
 with the recipient ,department1 is     
authorized and directed to make such    
additional incidental dispositions of   
personnel1 assets1 and liabilities held1
 used1 arising from1 available1 or to be
 made available1 in connection with the 
functions transferred by this ,act1 as  
the ,director may determine necessary to
 accomplish the purposes of this ,act4  
#djg4 ,references ,with respect to any  
function transferred under this ,act    
7including under a reorganization plan  
under section #djb7 and exercised on or 

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 reference in any other ,federal   
law to any department1 commission1 or   
agency or any officer or office the     
functions of which are so transferred   
shall be deemed to refer to the         
recipient ,department or official or    
component of the recipient ,department  
to which that function is so            
transferred4