I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2726 
To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to protect education programs 
from budget cuts under such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budg-
et, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to protect 
education programs from budget cuts under such Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education Protection 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. NO EDUCATION CUTS. 
(a) NO CUTS THROUGH LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE OF 
THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Budget Con-
trol Act of 2011 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 405. NO EDUCATION CUTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall not in-
clude in its proposed legislative language submitted pursu-
ant to section 401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that reduces 
eligibility, payments, or benefits, or otherwise reduces out-
lays or budget authority under— 
‘‘(1) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et 
seq.); or 
‘‘(2) any program administered by the Sec-
retary of Education, including any program under— 
‘‘(A) the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or 
‘‘(D) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) NO
APPLICATION
OF
EXPEDITED
PROCE-
DURES.—If the joint committee bill includes a provision 
that violates subsection (a), the expedited procedures in 
section 402 shall not apply to such bill.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 404 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 405. No education cuts.’’. 
(b) NO CUTS THROUGH FALLBACK SEQUESTRATION 
PROCESS.—Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as inserted by 
section 302(a) of the Budget Control Act of 2011, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(12) NO
CUTS
FOR
EDUCATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no sequestration 
order issued under this section or section 3101A of 
title 31, United States Code, or discretionary spend-
ing limit made under this section shall reduce eligi-
bility, payments, or benefits under any Act or pro-
gram referred to in section 405(a) of the Budget 
Control Act of 2011.’’. 
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