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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et 
seq.) the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.), section 208 
of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9607), and section 664 of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1464), $535,103,000, 
of which $293,144,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.), including rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger 
motor vehicles, $394,487,000, of which $3,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for building alter-
ations and related expenses for the move of Department 
staff to the Mary E. Switzer building in Washington, D.C. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413), 
$93,771,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3422), 
$53,239,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 
system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 
in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 
school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school 
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 
requiring special education, to the school offering such 
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). For 
the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of 
transportation of students includes the transportation of 
students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization 
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of the grade structure of schools; the pairing of schools; 
or the clustering of schools; or any combination of grade 
restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition de-
scribed in this section does not include the establishment 
of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 
seq.)) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 
for the Department of Education in this Act may be trans-
ferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation 
shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 
transfer: Provided, That an appropriation may be in-
creased by up to an additional 2 percent subject to ap-
proval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority granted by this section shall be 
available only to meet unanticipated needs and shall not 
be used to create any new program or to fund any project 
or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 305. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to promulgate, implement, or enforce any 
revision to the regulations in effect under section 496 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 on June 1, 2007, until 
legislation specifically requiring such revision is enacted. 
SEC. 306. (a) MAINTENANCE OF INTEGRITY AND 
ETHICAL
VALUES
WITHIN
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDU-
CATION.—Within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Education shall implement procedures— 
(1) to assess whether a covered individual or 
entity has a potential financial interest in, or bias 
towards, a product or service purchased with, or 
guaranteed or insured by, funds administered by the 
Department of Education or a contracted entity of 
the Department; and 
(2) to disclose the existence of any such poten-
tial financial interest or bias. 
(b) REVIEW BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) Within 30 days after the implementation of 
the procedures described in subsection (a), the In-
spector General of the Department of Education 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
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the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
adequacy of such procedures. 
(2) Within 1 year, the Inspector General shall 
conduct at least 1 audit to ensure that such proce-
dures are properly implemented and are adequate to 
uncover and disclose the existence of potential finan-
cial interests or bias described in subsection (a). 
(3) The Inspector General shall report to such 
Committees any recommendations for modifications 
to such procedures that the Inspector General deter-
mines are necessary to uncover and disclose the ex-
istence of such potential financial interests or bias. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘covered individual or entity’’ means— 
(1) an officer or professional employee of the 
Department of Education; 
(2) a contractor or subcontractor of the Depart-
ment, or an individual hired by the contracted enti-
ty; 
(3) a member of a peer review panel of the De-
partment; or 
(4) a consultant or advisor to the Department. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
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