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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2274 

To repeal ineffective or unnecessary education programs in order to restore 

the focus of Federal programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education programs for disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 6, 2009 

Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. PENCE, Mr. 

HOEKSTRA, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. 

LINDER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 

MARCHANT, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. CHAFFETZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To repeal ineffective or unnecessary education programs in 

order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality 

preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education programs for disadvantaged students and students 

with disabilities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Priorities in Education 

5 Spending Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 (a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the Ele4 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

5 6301 et seq.) are hereby repealed: 

6 (1) Subpart 3 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 

7 6381 et seq.; relating to the William F. Goodling 

8 Even Start Family Literacy programs). 

9 (2) Subpart 4 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 

10 6383; relating to improving literacy through school 

11 libraries). 

12 (3) Section 1504 of part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 

13 6494; relating to the Close Up Fellowship program). 

14 (4) Part F of title I (20 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.; 

15 relating to comprehensive school reform). 

16 (5) Section 2151(b) of subpart 5 of part A of 

17 title II (20 U.S.C. 6651(b); relating to school leader18 ship). 

19 (6) Section 2151(c) of subpart 5 of part A of 

20 title II (20 U.S.C. 6651(c); relating to advanced cer21 tification or advanced credentialing). 

22 (7) Subpart 2 of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 

23 6701 et seq.; relating to the National Writing 

24 Project). 


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1 (8) Subpart 4 of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 

2 6721 et seq.; relating to the teaching of traditional 

3 American history). 

4 (9) Part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.; 

5 relating to enhancing education through technology). 

6 (10) Subpart 4 of part B of title III (20 U.S.C. 

7 6961 et seq.; relating to the Emergency Immigrant 

8 Education program). 

9 (11) Section 4129 of subpart 2 of part A of 

10 title IV (20 U.S.C. 7139; relating to grants to re11 duce alcohol abuse). 

12 (12) Section 4130 of subpart 2 of part A of 

13 title IV (20 U.S.C. 7140; relating to mentoring pro14 grams). 

15 (13) Subpart 2 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

16 7245; relating to elementary and secondary school 

17 counseling programs). 

18 (14) Subpart 4 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

19 7249; relating to smaller learning communities). 

20 (15) Subpart 5 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

21 7251; relating to the Reading is Fundamental—In22 expensive Book Distribution program). 

23 (16) Subpart 7 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

24 7255 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Star 

25 Schools Act’’). 


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1 (17) Subpart 8 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

2 7257 et seq.; relating to the Ready to Teach pro3 gram). 

4 (18) Subpart 9 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

5 7259 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Foreign 

6 Language Assistance Act of 2001’’). 

7 (19) Subpart 10 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

8 7261 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Carol M. 

9 White Physical Education Program’’). 

10 (20) Subpart 11 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

11 7263 et seq.; relating to community technology cen12 ters). 

13 (21) Subpart 12 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

14 7265 et seq.; relating to educational, cultural, ap15 prenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Na16 tives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling 

17 and trading partners in Massachusetts). 

18 (22) Subpart 14 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

19 7269 et seq.; relating to grants to improve mental 

20 health of children). 

21 (23) Subpart 15 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

22 7271; relating to arts in education). 

23 (24) Subpart 18 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

24 7277 et seq.; relating to healthy, high–performance 

25 schools). 


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1 (25) Subpart 20 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

2 7281 et seq.; relating to additional assistance for 

3 certain local educational agencies impacted by Fed4 eral property acquisition). 

5 (26) Subpart 21 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

6 7283 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Women’s 

7 Educational Equity Act of 2001’’). 

8 (27) Part B of title VII (20 U.S.C. 7511 et 

9 seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Native Hawaiian 

10 Education Act’’). 

11 (28) Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 7541 et 

12 seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Alaska Native 

13 Educational Equity, Support, and Assistance Act’’). 

14 SEC. 3. EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ACT. 

15 Title VIII of H.R. 5656 of the 106th Congress (20 

16 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.; 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–77; com17 monly referred to as the ‘‘Early Learning Opportunities 

18 Act’’), enacted by section 1 of Public Law 106–554, is 

19 hereby repealed. 

20 SEC. 4. HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

21 (a) HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—The fol22 lowing provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

23 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) are hereby repealed: 


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1 (1) Section 317 (20 U.S.C. 1059d; relating to 

2 Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving Institu3 tions). 

4 (2) Subpart 6 of part A of title IV (1070d–31 

5 et seq.; relating to Byrd Honors Scholarships). 

6 (3) Subpart 9 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 

7 1070g et seq.; relating to TEACH Grants). 

8 (4) Section 432(n) (20 U.S.C. 1082(n); relating 

9 to Default Reduction Management program). 

10 (5) Section 428L (20 U.S.C. 1078–12; relating 

11 to loan repayment for civil legal assistance attor12 neys). 

13 (6) Subpart 3 of part A of title VII (20 U.S.C. 

14 1136 et seq.; relating to the Thurgood Marshall 

15 Legal Educational Opportunity Program). 

16 (7) Subpart 1 of part D of title VII (20 U.S.C. 

17 1140a et seq.; relating to demonstration projects to 

18 support postsecondary faculty, staff, and administra19 tors in educating students with disabilities). 

20 (8) Part E of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1141; relat21 ing to the College Access Challenge Grant program). 

22 (9) Part C of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161c; relat23 ing to business workforce partnerships for job skill 

24 training in high-growth occupations or industries). 


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1 (10) Part G of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161h; re2 lating to the Patsy Mink Fellowship program). 

3 (11) Part I of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161i et 

4 seq.; relating to the Early Childhood Education Pro5 fessional Development and Career Task Force). 

6 (12) Part J of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161j; re7 lating to improving science, technology, engineering, 

8 and mathematics education with a focus on Alaska 

9 Native and Native Hawaiian students). 

10 (13) Part K of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161k; re11 lating to pilot programs to increase college persist12 ence and success). 

13 (14) Part M of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161m; re14 lating to low tuition). 

15 (15) Part N of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161n et 

16 seq.; relating to cooperative education). 

17 (16) Part P of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161p; re18 lating to create bridges from jobs to careers). 

19 (17) Part Q of title VIII (20 U.S.C.1161q; re20 lating to grant to rural-serving institutions of higher 

21 education). 

22 (18) Part S of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161s; re23 lating to training for realtime writers). 

24 (19) Part V of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161v; re25 lating to Modeling and Simulation programs). 


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1 (20) Part W of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161w; re2 lating to the path to success). 

3 (21) Part X of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161x; re4 lating to the School of Veterinary Medicine Competi5 tive Grant program). 

6 (22) Part Z of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161z; re7 lating to the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Me8 morial Archives). 

9 (b) HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1998.— 

10 The following provisions of the Higher Education Amend11 ments of 1998 (Public Law 105–244) are hereby repealed: 

12 (1) Part D of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1151; relat13 ing to the Incarcerated Youth Program). 

14 (2) Part H of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1153; relat15 ing to the Underground Railroad Educational and 

16 Cultural Program). 

17 (c) OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION LAWS.—The fol18 lowing provisions of law are hereby repealed: 

19 (1) Section 121 of the Education of the Deaf 

20 Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4341; relating to Cultural 

21 Experiences Grants). 

22 (2) Section 802 of the Higher Education Op23 portunity Act (20 U.S.C. 9631; relating to the Na24 tional Center for Research in Advanced Information 

25 and Digital Technologies). 


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1 (3) Section 5(c) of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech2 nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3704(c); 

3 relating to the Minority Serving Institution Digital 

4 and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program). 

5 (4) Part E of title XV of the Higher Education 

6 Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note; Public 

7 Law 102–325; relating to B.J. Stupak Olympic 

8 Scholarships). 

9 SEC. 5. LITERACY PROGRAM FOR PRISONERS. 

10 Notwithstanding the provisions under the heading 

11 ‘‘Safe Schools and Citizenship Education’’ in title III of 

12 division F of Public Law 108–447 (118 Stat. 3145), the 

13 Secretary may not obligate any funds to carry out section 

14 601 of the National Literacy Act of 1991 (Public Law 

15 102–73; 105 Stat. 356; relating to literacy for prisoners). 

16 SEC. 6. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND PUBLIC 

17 DEFENDERS. 

18 Part JJ of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

19 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (section 952 of Public Law 105– 

20 244; relating to loan repayment for prosecutors and public 

21 defenders) is hereby repealed. 

22 SEC. 7. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

23 Title II of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

24 Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is hereby 

25 repealed. 


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1 SEC. 8. SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORT AND EMPOWERMENT 

2 ACT OF 2004 PROGRAM. 

3 Section 3(a) of the Special Olympics Sport and Em4 powerment Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15001 note; relating 

5 to education activities) is hereby repealed. 

6 SEC. 9. HEAD START ACT PROGRAM. 

7 Section 657B of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 9852b; relating to Centers of Excellence in Early Child9 hood) is hereby repealed. 

10 SEC. 10. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PROGRAM. 

11 Section 171(e) of the Workforce Investment Act (20 

12 U.S.C. 2916(e); relating to the Energy Efficiency and Re13 newable Energy Worker Training Program) is hereby re14 pealed. 

15 SEC. 11. THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT. 

16 The National Environmental Education Act (20 

17 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) is hereby repealed. 

18 SEC. 12. AMERICA COMPETES ACT. 

19 The following provisions of the America COMPETES 

20 Act (20 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) are hereby repealed: 

21 (1) Part I of subtitle A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 

22 9811 et seq.; relating to teachers for a competitive 

23 tomorrow). 

24 (2) Section 6131 (20 U.S.C. 9841; relating to 

25 promising practices). 


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1 (3) Section 6202 (20 U.S.C. 9852; relating to 

2 summer term education programs). 

3 (4) Section 6501 (20 U.S.C. 9881; relating to 

4 Mathematics and Science Partnership Bonus 

5 Grants). 

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