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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1045

To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National

Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1995

Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. PETRI, Mrs. ROUKEMA,

Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. TALENT, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of

Texas, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. WELDON of Florida,

Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr.

INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. MICA, Mr. BOEHNER, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. EMERSON, and Mr.

BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

A BILL

To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate

the National Education Standards and Improvement

Council, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION

2 STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.

3 (a) AMENDMENT.—Part B of title II of the Goals

4 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.) is

5 amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘PART B—NATIONAL STANDARDS

7 ‘‘SEC. 211. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE

8 DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STANDARDS.

9 ‘‘No Federal agency shall expend Federal funds for

10 the development or dissemination of model or national

11 content standards, national student performance stand12 ards, or national opportunity-to-learn standards.’’.

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

14 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on January

15 1, 1995.

16 SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

17 (a) GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT.—

18 (1) The table of contents for the Goals 2000:

19 Educate America Act is amended, in the items relat20 ing to title II, by striking the items relating to part

21 B of such title and inserting the following:

‘‘PART B—NATIONAL STANDARDS

‘‘Sec. 211. Prohibition of Federal funding for the development of national standards.’’.

22 (2) Section 2(4) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

23 5801(4) is amended—

24 (A) in subparagraph (B)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘and certification’’; and

2 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi3 colon; and

4 (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and by

5 redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara6 graph (C).

7 (3) Section 3(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

8 5802(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and

9 by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (14) as

10 paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively.

11 (4) Section 201(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

12 5821) is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(3) reviewing, without certifying, voluntary

14 model content standards and voluntary model stu15 dent performance standards.’’.

16 (5) Section 203(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

17 5823(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3),

18 and (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6)

19 as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.

20 (6) Section 203(b)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

21 5823(b)(1)) is amended—

22 (A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub23 paragraph (A);
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking

2 ‘‘Goals’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe3 riod; and

4 (C) by striking subparagraph (C).

5 (7) Section 204(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

6 5824(a)) is amended—

7 (A) by striking all beginning with ‘‘(a)

8 HEARINGS.—’’ through ‘‘shall, for’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘(a) HEARINGS.—The Goals Panel shall,

10 for’’; and

11 (B) by striking paragraph (2).

12 (8) Section 241 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5871)

13 is amended—

14 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) NA15 TIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL.—’’; and

16 (B) by striking subsections (b) through

17 (d).

18 (9) Section 304(a)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

19 5884(a)(2)) is amended—

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’

21 after the semicolon;

22 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘;

23 and’’ and inserting a period; and

24 (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
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1 (10) Section 306 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5886)

2 is amended—

3 (A) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by

4 striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating

5 subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subpara6 graphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively;

7 (B) by striking subsection (d) and by re8 designating subsections (e) through (q) as sub9 sections (d) through (p), respectively;

10 (C) in subsection (m)(2)(C) (as redesig11 nated), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) through

12 (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) through

13 (j)’’; and

14 (D) in subsection (n) (as redesignated), by

15 striking ‘‘State opportunity-to-learn standards

16 or strategies,’’.

17 (11) Section 308(b)(2)(A) of such Act (20

18 U.S.C. 5888(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘,

19 State opportunity-to-learn standards,’’ and all that

20 follows through ‘‘of title II;’’ and inserting ‘‘and

21 State assessments linked to such standards, includ22 ing through consortia of States;’’.

23 (12) Section 312(b) (20 U.S.C. 5892(b)) is

24 amended—

25 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

2 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

3 (13) Section 313 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5893)

4 is repealed.

5 (14) Section 314(a)(6) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

6 5894(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘, if—’’ and all

7 that follows through ‘‘populations’’.

8 (15) Section 315 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5895)

9 is amended—

10 (A) in subsection (b)—

11 (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking

12 ‘‘paragraph (4) of this subsection’’ and in13 serting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’;

14 (ii) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘,

15 including the requirements for timetables

16 for opportunity-to-learn standards’’;

17 (iii) by striking paragraph (2);

18 (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (3)

19 through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4),

20 respectively;

21 (v) by striking subparagraph (A) of

22 paragraph (2) (as redesignated) and by re23 designating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as

24 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
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1 (vi) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph

2 (2) (as redesignated), by striking ‘‘and the

3 voluntary national content’’ and all that

4 follows through ‘‘differences’’;

5 (vii) in subparagraph (B) of para6 graph (3) (as redesignated), by striking

7 ‘‘paragraph (5),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

8 (4),’’; and

9 (viii) in paragraph (4) (as redesig10 nated), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ each

11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph

12 (3)’’;

13 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph

14 (A) of subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection

15 (b)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and

16 (C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sub17 section (b)(4)’’ each place it appears and insert18 ing ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’.

19 (16) Section 316 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5896)

20 is repealed.

21 (17) Section 503 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5933)

22 is amended—

23 (A) in subsection (b)—

24 (i) in paragraph (1)—
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1 (I) in the matter preceding sub2 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘28’’ and

3 inserting ‘‘27’’;

4 (II) by striking subparagraph

5 (D); and

6 (III) by redesignating subpara7 graphs (E) through (G) as subpara8 graphs (D) through (F), respectively;

9 (ii) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (5), by

10 striking ‘‘subparagraphs (E), (F), and

11 (G)’’ each place it appears and inserting

12 ‘‘subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F)’’;

13 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking

14 ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub15 paragraph (F)’’;

16 (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking

17 ‘‘(C), and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (C)’’;

18 and

19 (v) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A) of paragraph (5), by striking

21 ‘‘subparagraph (E), (F), or (G)’’ and in22 serting ‘‘subparagraph (D), (E), or (F)’’;

23 and

24 (B) in subsection (c)—
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1 (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking

2 ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 paragraph (D)’’; and

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking

5 ‘‘subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G)’’ and in6 serting ‘‘subparagraphs (D), (E), and

7 (F)’’.

8 (18) Section 504 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5934)

9 is amended—

10 (A) by striking subsection (f); and

11 (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub12 section (f).

13 (b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

14 OF 1965.—

15 (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1111(b)(8) of

16 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

17 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(8)) is amended by striking

18 ‘‘(which may include’’ and all that follows through

19 ‘‘Act)’’.

20 (2) Section 1111 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311)

21 is amended by striking subsection (g) and by redes22 ignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).

23 (3) Section 1116(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

24 6317(c)) is amended—
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1 (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘,

2 which’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘;

3 and’’; and

4 (B) in paragraph (5)(B)(i)—

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of

6 subclause (VI);

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of

8 subclause (VII) and inserting a period; and

9 (iii) by striking subclause (VIII).

10 (4) Section 1116(d) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

11 6317(d)) is amended—

12 (A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘,

13 and may include’’ and all that follows and in14 serting a period; and

15 (B) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking

16 subclause (IV) and by redesignating subclauses

17 (V) through (VIII) and subclauses (IV) through

18 (VII), respectively.

19 (5) Section 1501(a)(2)(B) of such Act (20

20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(2)(B) is amended by striking clause

21 (v) and by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as

22 clauses (v) through (ix), respectively.

23 (6) Section 2102(c) of the Elementary and Sec24 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6622(c))

25 is amended—
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1 (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, includ2 ing information on voluntary national content

3 standards and voluntary national student per4 formance standards’’; and

5 (B) in paragraph (7)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘voluntary national

7 content standards,’’; and

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘, voluntary national

9 student performance standards’’.

10 (7) Section 2402(3)(A) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

11 6702(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, challenging

12 State student performance’’ and all that follows

13 through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘or challenging

14 State student performance standards;’’.

15 (8) Section 3151(b)(5)(H) of such Act (20

16 U.S.C. 6871(b)(5)(H)) is amended by striking ‘‘the

17 voluntary national content standards, the voluntary

18 national student performance standards and’’.

19 (9) Section 3206(b)(12) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

20 6896(b)(12) is amended—

21 (A) in subparagraph (H), by inserting

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

23 (B) by striking subparagraph (I); and

24 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as

25 subparagraph (I).
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1 (10) Section 7136 of such Act (20 U.S.C.

2 7456) is amended by striking ‘‘and which are con3 sistent with voluntary national content standards

4 and challenging State content standards’’.

5 (11) Clause (i) of section 10101(b)(1)(A) of

6 such Act (20 U.S.C. 8001(b)(1)(A)) is amended by

7 striking ‘‘and opportunity-to-learn standards or

8 strategies’’.

9 (12) Section 10963(b)(5)(B) of such Act (20

10 U.S.C. 8283(b)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘or to

11 bring teachers up to national voluntary standards’’.

12 (13) Section 14701(b)(1)(B)(v) of such Act (20

13 U.S.C. 8941(b)(1)(B)(v)) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘the National Education Goals Panel,’’ and all that

15 follows through ‘‘assessments)’’ and inserting ‘‘and

16 the National Education Goals Panel’’.

17 (c) GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT.—Sec18 tion 428 of the General Education Provisions Act (20

19 U.S.C. 1228b), as amended by section 237 of the Improv20 ing America’s Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382)

21 is amended by striking ‘‘the National Education Stand22 ards and Improvement Council,’’.

23 (d) EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1978.—

24 (1) Section 1121 of the Education Amendments

25 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001), as amended by section
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1 381 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994

2 (Public Law 103–382) is amended—

3 (A) by striking subsection (b);

4 (B) by redesignating subsections (c)

5 through (l) as subsections (b) through (k), re6 spectively;

7 (C) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by

8 subparagraph (B))—

9 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and

10 the findings of the studies and surveys de11 scribed in subsection (b)’’; and

12 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking

13 ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

14 (e)’’;

15 (D) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by

16 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’

17 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’;

18 (E) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by

19 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)

20 and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and

21 (c)’’;

22 (F) in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) (as

23 redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking

24 ‘‘subsections (c) and (d)’’ each place it appears

25 and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’; and
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1 (G) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by

2 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subsections (e)

3 and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) and

4 (e)’’.

5 (2) Section 1122(d)(1) of such Act (25 U.S.C.

6 2002(d)(1)) is amended—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘section 1121(c)’’ and in8 serting ‘‘section 1121(b)’’; and

9 (B) by striking ‘‘section 1121(e)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘section 1121(d)’’.

11 (3) Section 1130 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 2010)

12 is amended—

13 (A) in subparagraph (B) of subsection

14 (a)(4), by striking ‘‘section 1121(h)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘section 1121(g)’’; and

16 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph

17 (A) of subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘section

18 1121(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1121(j)’’.

19 (4) Section 1137(a)(3) of such Act (25 U.S.C.

20 2017(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections

21 1121(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1121(f)’’.

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