To terminate the Department of Education, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines amendment to Public Health Service Act creating new Title XXXIV Office of Education within HHS, with Director appointed by President and assistant directors for K-12 and higher education, creates statutory text creating the Office of Education within HHS with Director, Assistant Director of K-12 Education, and Assistant Director of Higher Education, and sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding. It relies on definition changes, compliance mandates, appropriations, and loan guarantees. The main policy areas are Education and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Parties to existing Department of Education proceedings could face reduced risk, Private student lenders could gain revenue opportunities, and New Office of Education leadership would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Title I schools serving low-income students could lose revenue opportunities, Department of Education would be affected, and Graduate students relying on PLUS Loans could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Defines amendment to Public Health Service Act creating new Title XXXIV Office of Education within HHS, with Director appointed by President and assistant directors for K-12 and higher education.
- Creates statutory text creating the Office of Education within HHS with Director, Assistant Director of K-12 Education, and Assistant Director of Higher Education.
- Sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.
- Requires transfer of 40+ education program functions to Director of Education (HHS), NSF, Bureau of Indian Education, Treasury, Defense, Labor, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, with personnel explicitly excluded...
- Exempts option for recipients of transferred grants and funds to decline receipt.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines amendment to Public Health Service Act creating new Title XXXIV Office of Education within HHS, with Director appointed by President and assistant directors for K-12 and higher education, creates statutory text creating the Office of Education within HHS with Director, Assistant Director of K-12 Education, and Assistant Director of Higher Education, and sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill defines amendment to Public Health Service Act creating new Title XXXIV Office of Education within HHS, with Director appointed by President and assistant directors for K-12 and higher education, creates statutory text creating the Office of Education within HHS with Director, Assistant Director of K-12 Education, and Assistant Director of Higher Education, and sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.
Policy Domains
Section 3 - Office of Education under HHS
Identified Gains
- Parties to existing Department of Education proceedings
- Private student lenders
- New Office of Education leadership
- HHS Office of Education staff
- Grant recipients under transferred programs
Identified Costs
- Title I schools serving low-income students
- Department of Education
- Graduate students relying on PLUS Loans
- Department of Education employees
- Students in neglected/delinquent institutions
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Education, Department of Education employees, Department of Health and Human Services
Positive-direction: HHS Office of Education staff, New Office of Education leadership, Parties to existing Department of Education proceedings
Negative-direction: Department of Education, Department of Education employees, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Treasury Department
Graduate students relying on PLUS Loans, Grant recipients under transferred programs, HBCUs and minority-serving institutions
Positive-direction: Grant recipients under transferred programs, State and local education agencies
Negative-direction: Graduate students relying on PLUS Loans, HBCUs and minority-serving institutions, Parents of undergraduate students, Students in neglected/delinquent institutions, Students with disabilities (IDEA recipients), Title I schools, Title I schools serving low-income students
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of Education
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "the_president"
- → President
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Note: The Secretary in Section 4 refers to Secretary of Education, while in Section 3 the Secretary refers to Secretary of HHS
Key Definitions
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