To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]
Introduced
Summary
Prevents moving core functions of four DOE offices to other federal agencies. This bill would bar the Secretary of Education from transferring, outsourcing, or entering new interagency arrangements that relocate program administration or oversight from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Postsecondary Education, the Office of Indian Education, or the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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- Families, students, and local grantees would keep grant administration and oversight for programs tied to those four DOE offices inside the Department. Existing interagency contracts or agreements in effect on February 1, 2025 may remain or be renewed with substantially similar terms.
- DOE staff and program operations would face limits on internal reassignments and external transfers and would trigger detailed cost reporting for any interagency agreement entered on or after February 1, 2025. Reports must break out costs such as grant administration, training, onboarding or relocations, facilities, technology, contract changes, overhead, and reductions in force.
- Congress and the public would get quarterly and annual cost analyses on those interagency agreements, and the Department could not spend travel funds for the Secretary in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 unless the mandated cost information is provided.
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Ban on outsourcing key Education offices
If enacted, the bill would bar the Secretary of Education from entering into agreements or otherwise moving work from four named Education Department offices to other Federal agencies. The covered offices are Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Postsecondary Education; Indian Education; and Elementary and Secondary Education. The ban would cover grant administration, awards, technical help, oversight, monitoring, data sharing, joint projects, transfers of activities or money, and Secretary-level functions tied to those programs. It would also block moving a function from any listed office to another Education Department office and then sending that work to a different agency. Agreements already in effect on February 1, 2025, and renewals with the same terms would be allowed.
Education Department cost reports and travel limit
If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Education to give detailed cost reports for every interagency agreement entered on or after February 1, 2025. Reports must be provided 2 weeks after enactment and then quarterly to four congressional committees and posted on the Department website. Each report would compare actual and estimated obligations to fiscal year 2024 spending and must include at least these cost areas: grant administration; training and professional development for federal and grantee staff; training for grantees on new systems; detailing or moving DOE staff; facility changes; technology or infrastructure changes; overhead and admin costs; contract cost changes; and reductions in force. The bill would also block use of funds for the Secretary’s travel in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from "Program Administration" or "Student Aid Administration" accounts unless the required reports are provided.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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