A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Tim Kaine

Democrat · VA · Senator

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• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)Original· 2026-07-21
• Susan M. Collins (R-ME)Original· 2026-07-21

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-21

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would prevent the federal government from moving certain offices and responsibilities of the Department of Education to other agencies, keeping education programs and functions where they currently are. This would affect students, teachers, and schools that rely on federal education support by ensuring their programs remain under the Education Department's management rather than being transferred elsewhere in the government.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5046 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5046 To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2026 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERRING CERTAIN OFFICES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) In General.-- (1) Prohibition.-- (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231), sections 203(c)(3), 415, and 419 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(3), 3475, 3479), section 1535 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Economy Act''), and section 1501 of title 31, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Education shall not enter into any agreement, or implement any agreement existing on the date of enactment of this Act, with another Federal agency, or procure services from, contract or carry out an agreement with, obtain any goods or services from, transfer activities or appropriations to, use the research, equipment, services, or facilities of, jointly carry out projects of common interest with, or enter into a similar arrangement with, another Federal agency, relating to the functions (including administering or operating programs, making grant awards, carrying out technical assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (such as data collection and data sharing requirements), conducting administrative and oversight functions, and monitoring grantees, related to any program, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated to the Department of Education) of any of the Department of Education's offices described in paragraph (2), including functions of the Secretary of Education related to programs administered by such offices. (B) Transferring functions and programs within the department.--The Secretary of Education shall not transfer a function or program from an office described in paragraph (2) to another office of the Department of Education not described in paragraph (2), and subsequently enter into an agreement with another Federal agency relating to such function or program. (2) Offices.--The offices of the Department of Education described in this paragraph are-- (A) the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services authorized under section 207 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3417); (B) the Office of Postsecondary Education authorized under section 205 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3415); (C) the Office of Indian Education authorized under section 215 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3423c); and (D) the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education authorized under section 204 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3414). (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to-- (1) any procurement, contract, agreement (including an agreement for obtaining goods or services), transfer, or similar arrangement, between the Department of Education and another Federal agency that was in effect on February 1, 2025; and (2) the renewal of such a procurement, contract, agreement, transfer, or similar arrangement described in this subsection if the renewal contains only the same, or substantially similar, terms. <all>

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