I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2456 
To terminate the Department of Education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2025 
Mr. MORAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To terminate the Department of Education, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Orderly Liquidation 
of the Department of Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Department of Education has existed 
for 45 years but despite its existence, education in 
the United States has not improved. 
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(2) The Department of Education has failed 
‘‘to supplement and complement the efforts of 
States, the local school systems and other instru-
mentalities of the States’’ in order to improve the 
quality of education as outlined in section 102(2) of 
the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
U.S.C. 3402(2)). 
(3) The Department of Education has contin-
ued to promote policies that strip local elected offi-
cials, educators, and parents of the ability to direct 
the education of children. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) To orderly liquidate the Department of 
Education. 
(2) To return the responsibility and authority 
of educating students to States and local commu-
nities. 
(3) To ensure that the Federal government 
does not continue to place unnecessary and restric-
tive regulation on those tasked with educating chil-
dren. 
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SEC. 3. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE XXXIV—OFFICE OF 
EDUCATION 
‘‘SEC. 3401. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services an Office of Edu-
cation (referred to in this section as ‘the Office’). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be under the di-
rection and supervision of the Director of Education (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Director’), who shall be 
appointed by the President and who shall report directly 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF K–12 EDUCATION.— 
The Director shall appoint an Assistant Director of K– 
12 Education who shall administer such functions affect-
ing elementary and secondary education as the Director 
shall delegate. 
‘‘(d) ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The Director shall appoint an Assistant Direc-
tor of Higher Education who shall administer such func-
tions affecting postsecondary education as the Director 
shall delegate.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that the President 
implements the plan required under section 4(b)(1). 
SEC. 4. ORDERLY LIQUIDATION OF DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION. 
(a) TERMINATION
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDU-
CATION.—Effective on October 1, 2026, the Department 
of Education is terminated, and, with the exception of 
functions transferred under this Act, any function for 
which the Secretary of Education or the Department of 
Education has administrative responsibility as provided by 
law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law is re-
pealed. 
(b) LIQUIDATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall develop and implement a plan to orderly 
liquidate the Department of Education. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 15 days 
before the date on which the plan required under 
paragraph (1) is implemented, the President shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on such plan. 
(3) PLAN
ELEMENTS.—The plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, in accordance 
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with subsection (a), such elements as the President 
deems appropriate, including the following: 
(A) Specification of the steps to be taken 
to terminate functions of the Department of 
Education in accordance with subsection (a). 
(B) Specification of the steps to be taken 
to transfer administrative responsibility of cer-
tain Department of Education functions to 
other entities in accordance with section 5. 
(C) Specification of the steps to be taken 
to transfer the Institute of Education Science 
to the Office of Education of the Department of 
Health and Human Services in accordance with 
section 8. 
(D) Specification of the steps to be taken 
to transfer the Office for Civil Rights of the 
Department of Education to the Department of 
Justice in accordance with section 9. 
(E) Specification of the funds available to 
each entity assuming administrative responsibil-
ities transferred in accordance with section 5 to 
carry out such administrative responsibilities, in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1531 
of title 31, United States Code. 
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(F) Specification of the proposed allocation 
of any unexpended funds resulting from the ter-
mination of the Department of Education. 
(G) Specification of the proposed disposi-
tion of property, facilities, contracts, records, 
and other assets and obligations of the Depart-
ment of Education. 
(c) SECRETARY
OF
EDUCATION
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—The Secretary of Education shall, in accordance 
with the plan required under subsection (b)(1), take any 
actions as may be necessary to conclude any outstanding 
affairs of the Department of Education before October 1, 
2026. 
(d) DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
The Director of Education of the Office of Education of 
the Department of Health and Human Services shall as-
sist with implementing the plan required under subsection 
(b)(1). 
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION FUNCTIONS. 
(a) TRANSFERS TO DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.—In 
accordance with the plan required under section 4(b)(1), 
and not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall transfer to the Director of Education of the 
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Office of Education of the Department of Health and 
Human Services the following functions: 
(1) Authority granted to the Secretary of Edu-
cation by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Promote the 
Education of the Blind’’, approved March 3, 1879 
(20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). 
(2) The Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Cen-
ter of Excellence program under subpart 2 of part 
B of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1033–1033a). 
(3) Each program under subpart 2 of part A of 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.). 
(4) Functions under part B of title VII of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138 et 
seq.). 
(5) Grants under section 619 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419). 
(6) The Program for Infants and Toddlers with 
Disabilities under part C of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). 
(7) The State Personnel Development Grants 
program under subpart 1 of part D of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1451 et seq.). 
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(8) Grants under section 662 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1462). 
(9) The Helen Keller National Center for 
Youths and Adults who are Deaf-Blind under the 
Helen Keller National Center Act (20 U.S.C. 1901 
et seq.). 
(10) Grants under part A of title I the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(11) Each program under part D of title I of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.). 
(12) The Student Support and Academic En-
richment program under part A of title IV of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 
(13) The 21st Century Community Learning 
Centers program under part B of title IV of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7171 et seq.). 
(14) The Magnet Schools Assistance program 
under part D of title IV of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7231 et 
seq.). 
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(15) The Promise Neighborhoods program 
under subpart 2 of part F of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7271 
et seq.). 
(16) Activities carried out under section 
4631(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7281(a)(1)(B)). 
(17) The Rural Education Achievement Pro-
gram under part B of title V of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7341 
et seq.). 
(18) The Preschool Development Grants pro-
gram under section 9212 of the Every Student Suc-
ceeds Act (Public Law 114–95; 42 U.S.C. 9831 
note). 
(19) The Education for Homeless Children and 
Youths program under part B of title VII of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11431 et seq.). 
(20) Grants under the Scholarships for Oppor-
tunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 
112–10). 
(b) TRANSFERS TO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA-
TION.—In accordance with the plan required under section 
4(b)(1), and not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary 
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of Education shall transfer to the Director of the National 
Science Foundation the following functions: 
(1) Authority granted to the Secretary of Edu-
cation by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to incorporate the 
Howard University in the District of Columbia’’, ap-
proved March 2, 1867 (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.). 
(2) Functions under the Howard University 
Endowment Act (20 U.S.C. 130aa et seq.). 
(3) Functions under section 318 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e). 
(4) Grants under section 323 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1062). 
(5) Grants under section 326 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063b). 
(6) Functions under part D of title III of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et 
seq.). 
(7) Functions under part F of title III of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q et 
seq.). 
(8) Grants under section 723 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1136a). 
(9) Functions under part A of title I of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.). 
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(10) Functions under part B of title I of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4331 
et seq.). 
(11) Functions under title II of the Education 
of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.). 
(c) TRANSFERS TO DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF 
INDIAN EDUCATION.—In accordance with the plan re-
quired under section 4(b)(1), and not later than October 
1, 2026, the Secretary of Education shall transfer to the 
Director of the Bureau of Indian Education of the Depart-
ment of the Interior the following functions: 
(1) Grants under section 316 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 
(2) Grants under section 116 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2326). 
(3) Grants under section 117 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2327). 
(4) Grants under subpart 1 of part A of title 
VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.). 
(5) Grants under subpart 2 of part A of title 
VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7441 et seq.). 
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(2) Functions under section 7003 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7703). 
(3) Functions under section 7007 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7707). 
(4) Assistance under section 7008(a) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7708(a)). 
(f) TRANSFERS TO SECRETARY OF LABOR.—In ac-
cordance with the plan required under section 4(b)(1), and 
not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall transfer to the Secretary of Labor the fol-
lowing functions: 
(1) Functions under parts A and B of title I of 
the of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
720 et seq.). 
(2) Grants under section 303 of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 773). 
(3) Allotments under title VI of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795g et seq.; also 
known as the ‘‘Employment Opportunities for Indi-
viduals With Disabilities Act’’). 
(4) Functions under sections 111, 112, 113, 
114, and 115 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
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Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2321 
et seq.). 
(g) TRANSFER TO DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF IN-
DIAN AFFAIRS.—In accordance with the plan required 
under section 4(b)(1), and not later than October 1, 2026, 
the Secretary of Education shall transfer to the Director 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the 
Interior the administration of grants under section 121 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 741). 
(h) TRANSFER
OF
PRESCHOOL
DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS PROGRAM.—In accordance with the plan required 
under section 4(b)(1), and not later than October 1, 2026, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Sec-
retary of Education shall transfer to the Director of Edu-
cation the administration of the Preschool Development 
Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student 
Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95; 42 U.S.C. 9831 note). 
(i) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The 
transfer of functions pursuant to this section does not ex-
tend to the transfer of personnel employed by the Depart-
ment of Education to carry out such functions. 
SEC. 6. SCHEDULED TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EDU-
CATION FUNDS. 
No sums may be expended after October 1, 2036, to 
carry out the following functions: 
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(1) Grants under part A of title I the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(2) Each program under part D of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. SCHEDULED TERMINATION OF FEDERAL DIRECT 
PLUS LOANS. 
Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE 
FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) and notwithstanding any provision of 
this part or part B, no Federal Direct PLUS 
Loans may be made under this part for any pe-
riod of instruction beginning on or after Octo-
ber 1, 2026. 
‘‘(B) LOANS MADE BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 
2026.—A borrower who has not received a Fed-
eral Direct PLUS Loan before the date of en-
actment of the Orderly Liquidation of the De-
partment of Education Act and for whom a 
Federal Direct PLUS Loan is first disbursed 
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for any period of instruction beginning on or 
after such date, but not later than October 1, 
2026, may be eligible to receive Federal Direct 
PLUS Loans until the completion of the course 
of study for which such loan was first disbursed 
or September 30, 2030, whichever occurs 
first.’’. 
SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 
SCIENCE TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. 
Effective on October 1, 2026, there are transferred 
to the Office of Education of the Department of Health 
and Human Services the functions, personnel, and assets 
of the Institute of Education Science. 
SEC. 9. TRANSFER OF THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS TO 
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 
Effective on October 1, 2026, there are transferred 
to the Department of Justice the functions, personnel, and 
assets of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department 
of Education. 
SEC. 10. OPTION TO REFUSE FEDERAL FUNDS. 
Any recipient of a grant, an allotment, or other funds 
provided pursuant to a function transferred under section 
5 may decline to receive such grant, allotment, or funds. 
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SEC. 11. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any 
document of or pertaining to a department or office from 
which a function is transferred by this Act— 
(1) to the head of such department or office is 
deemed to refer to the head of the department or of-
fice to which such function is transferred; or 
(2) to such department or office is deemed to 
refer to the department or office to which such func-
tion is transferred. 
SEC. 12. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES. 
Except as otherwise provided by law, an official to 
whom a function is transferred by this Act may, for pur-
poses of performing the function, exercise all authorities 
under any other provision of law that were available with 
respect to the performance of that function to the official 
responsible for the performance of the function imme-
diately before the effective date of the transfer of the func-
tion under this Act. 
SEC. 13. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, determinations, 
rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agree-
ments, certificates, licenses, and privileges— 
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or al-
lowed to become effective by the President, the Sec-
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retary of Education, or any other Government offi-
cial, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the 
performance of any function that is transferred by 
this Act, and 
(2) that are in effect on the effective date of 
such transfer (or become effective after such date 
pursuant to their terms as in effect on such effective 
date), 
shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
accordance with law by the President, any other author-
ized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation 
of law. 
(b) PROCEEDINGS.—This Act shall not affect any 
proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, 
license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending 
on the date of enactment of this Act before an office trans-
ferred by this Act, but such proceedings and applications 
shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such pro-
ceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments 
shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had 
not been enacted, and orders issued in any such pro-
ceeding shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, 
superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by 
a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. 
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