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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1891 

To repeal ineffective or unnecessary education programs in order to restore 

the focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary 

education programs for disadvantaged students. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2011 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To repeal ineffective or unnecessary education programs in 

order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality 

elementary and secondary education programs for disadvantaged students. 

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 ‘‘Setting New Priorities 

5 in Education 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 are repealed: 

6 (1) Subpart 2 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 

7 6371 et seq.; relating to Early Reading First). 

8 (2) Subpart 3 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 

9 6381 et seq.; relating to the William F. Goodling 

10 Even Start Family Literacy programs). 

11 (3) Subpart 4 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 

12 6383; relating to improving literacy through school 

13 libraries). 

14 (4) Section 1502 (20 U.S.C. 6492; relating 

15 demonstrations of innovative practices). 

16 (5) Section 1504 (20 U.S.C. 6494; relating to 

17 the Close Up Fellowship program). 

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

19 relating to comprehensive school reform). 

20 (7) Part H of title I (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.; 

21 relating to school dropout prevention) 

22 (8) Section 2151(b) (20 U.S.C. 6651(b); relat23 ing to school leadership). 

24 (9) Section 2151(c) (20 U.S.C. 6651(c); relat25 ing to advanced certification or advanced 

26 credentialing). 


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1 (10) Section 2151(d) (20 U.S.C. 6651(d); relat2 ing to special education teacher training). 

3 (11) Section 2151(e) (20 U.S.C. 6651(e); relat4 ing to early childhood educator professional develop5 ment). 

6 (12) Section 2151(f) (20 U.S.C. 6651(f); relat7 ing to teacher mobility). 

8 (13) Subpart 2 of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 

9 6701 et seq.; relating to the National Writing 

10 Project). 

11 (14) Subpart 4 of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 

12 6721 et seq.; relating to the teaching of traditional 

13 American history). 

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

15 relating to enhancing education through technology). 

16 (16) Part B of title III (20 U.S.C. 6891 et seq.; 

17 commonly referred to as the ‘‘Improving Language 

18 Instruction Educational Programs for Academic 

19 Achievement Act’’). 

20 (17) Section 4003(1) (20 U.S.C. 7103(1); relat21 ing to subpart 1 of part A of title IV). 

22 (18) Subpart 1 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 

23 7111 et seq.; relating to State grants for safe and 

24 drug-free schools and communities). 


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1 (19) Section 4129 (20 U.S.C. 7139; relating to 

2 grants to reduce alcohol abuse). 

3 (20) Section 4130 (20 U.S.C. 7140; relating to 

4 mentoring programs). 

5 (21) Subpart 2 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

6 7245; relating to elementary and secondary school 

7 counseling programs). 

8 (22) Subpart 3 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

9 7247; relating to partnerships in character edu10 cation). 

11 (23) Subpart 4 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

12 7249; relating to smaller learning communities). 

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

14 7251; relating to the Reading is Fundamental—In15 expensive Book Distribution program). 

16 (25) Subpart 6 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

17 7253 et seq.; relating to gifted and talented stu18 dents). 

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

20 7255 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Star 

21 Schools Act’’). 

22 (27) Subpart 8 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

23 7257 et seq.; relating to the Ready to Teach pro24 gram). 


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1 (28) Subpart 9 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

2 7259 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Foreign 

3 Language Assistance Act of 2001’’). 

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

5 7261 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Carol M. 

6 White Physical Education Program’’). 

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

8 7263 et seq.; relating to community technology cen9 ters). 

10 (31) Subpart 12 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

11 7265 et seq.; relating to educational, cultural, ap12 prenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Na13 tives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling 

14 and trading partners in Massachusetts). 

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

16 7267 et seq.; relating to excellence in economic edu17 cation). 

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

19 7269 et seq.; relating to grants to improve the men20 tal health of children). 

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

22 7271; relating to arts in education). 

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

24 7273; relating to parental assistance and local fam25 ily information centers). 


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

2 7275; relating to combatting domestic violence). 

3 (37) Subpart 18 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

4 7277 et seq.; relating to healthy, high–performance 

5 schools). 

6 (38) Subpart 20 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

7 7281 et seq.; relating to additional assistance for 

8 certain local educational agencies impacted by Fed9 eral property acquisition). 

10 (39) Subpart 21 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 

11 7283 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Women’s 

12 Educational Equity Act of 2001’’). 

13 (40) Part B of title VII (20 U.S.C. 7511 et 

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

15 Education Act’’). 

16 (41) Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 7541 et 

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

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

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (1) TITLE I.— 

21 (A) SECTION 1002.—Section 1002 of the 

22 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

23 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended— 

24 (i) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (I) by striking paragraphs (2) 

2 through (4); and 

3 (II) by striking the following: 

4 ‘‘(b) READING FIRST.— 

5 ‘‘(1) READING FIRST.—For’’ and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(b) READING FIRST.—For’’; 

8 (ii) in subsection (e)— 

9 (I) by striking paragraph (2); 

10 and 

11 (II) by striking the following: 

12 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) SECTIONS 1501 AND 1502.—For the pur14 pose of carrying out sections 1501 and 1502,’’ and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—For the purpose of car17 rying out section 1501,’’; 

18 (iii) by striking subsection (f); 

19 (iv) by redesignating subsections (g) 

20 through (i) as subsections (f) through (h), 

21 respectively; 

22 (v) by striking subsection (g) (as so 

23 redesignated); and 

24 (vi) by redesignating subsection (h) 

25 (as so redesignated) as subsection (g). 


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1 (B) SECTION 1116.—Section 

2 1116(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

3 6316(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and 

4 may include’’ and all that follows through ‘‘part 

5 F’’. 

6 (C) SECTION 1202.—Section 1202 of such 

7 Act (20 U.S.C. 6362) is amended— 

8 (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

9 ‘‘section 1002(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec10 tion 1002(b)’’; and 

11 (iii) in subsection (c)(7)(A)(vii), by 

12 striking ‘‘, including coordination’’ and all 

13 that follows through ‘‘where applicable’’. 

14 (D) SECTION 1703.—Section 1703 of such 

15 Act (20 U.S.C. 6533) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘section 1002(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

17 1002(f)’’. 

18 (2) TITLE II.— 

19 (A) SECTION 2103.—Section 2103(b) of 

20 such Act (20 U.S.C. 6603(b)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘subpart 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

22 2151(a)’’. 

23 (B) SECTION 2123.—Section 2123(a)(5)(A) 

24 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)(5)(A)) is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘, and are coordinated’’ 

2 and all that follows through ‘‘part D’’. 

3 (3) TITLE III.—Section 3001 of such Act (20 

4 U.S.C. 6801) is amended— 

5 (A) in subsection (a)— 

6 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘ex7 cept for subpart 4 of part B’’; 

8 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

9 (iii) by striking the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject’’ and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub14 ject’’; 

15 (B) in subsection (b)— 

16 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

17 ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of’’; 

18 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

19 (iii) by striking the following: 

20 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PARTS A 

21 AND B.— 

22 ‘‘(1) PART A.—Part A’’ and inserting the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PART A.— 

25 Part A’’; and 


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1 (C) by striking subsection (c). 

2 (4) TITLE IV.—Section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xvii) of 

3 such Act (20 U.S.C. 7115(b)(2)(E)(xvii)) is amend4 ed by striking ‘‘, such as a program described in 

5 subpart 3 of part D of title V’’. 

6 (5) TITLE VI.—Section 6222(a)(3) of such Act 

7 (20 U.S.C. 7351a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 

8 as described in part D of title II’’. 

9 (6) TITLE IX.— 

10 (A) SECTION 9101.—Section 9101(13) of 

11 such Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(13)) is amended to 

12 read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(13) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 

14 program’ means each of the programs authorized 

15 by— 

16 ‘‘(A) part A of title I; 

17 ‘‘(B) part C of title I; 

18 ‘‘(C) part D of title I; 

19 ‘‘(D) part A of title II; 

20 ‘‘(E) part A of title III; 

21 ‘‘(F) part A of title IV; 

22 ‘‘(G) part B of title IV; 

23 ‘‘(H) part A of title V; and 

24 ‘‘(I) subpart 2 of part B of title VI.’’. 


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1 (B) SECTION 9501.—Section 9501(b)(1) of 

2 such Act (20 U.S.C. 7881(b)(1)) is amended to 

3 read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section applies to pro5 grams under— 

6 ‘‘(A) subpart 1 of part B of title I; 

7 ‘‘(B) part C of title I; 

8 ‘‘(C) part A of title II, to the extent pro9 vided in paragraph (3); 

10 ‘‘(D) part B of title II; 

11 ‘‘(E) part A of title III; 

12 ‘‘(F) part A of title IV; and 

13 ‘‘(G) part B of title IV.’’. 

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