S.Amdt. 4120

SA 4120. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 314 of division D and insert the following:
Sec. 314. (a) Notwithstanding section 430 of the General
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231), section 415 or
section 419 of the Department of Education Organization Act
(20 U.S.C. 3475, 3479), section 1501 or 1535 of title 31,
United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of
the funds appropriated in this Act or any other
appropriations Act may be used--
(1) to transfer or delegate responsibilities that are
administered by the Department of Education from the
Department of Education to another Federal department or
agency that have not been so transferred or delegated before
May 1, 2025; or
(2) to carry out any interagency agreement or other
agreement entered into with another Federal department or
agency on or after May 1, 2025, unless the agreement is
substantially similar to an agreement in effect before such
date.
(b) The Department of Education shall support staffing
levels at the Department of Education necessary to fulfill
its statutory responsibilities including carrying out
programs, projects, and activities funded under this Act in a
timely and effective manner.
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