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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4018 
To repeal certain education provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 7, 2005 
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. KLINE, Mr. MARCHANT, Ms. FOXX, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. 
PENCE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHADEGG, and Mr. TIAHRT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To repeal certain education provisions. 
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 ‘‘Setting Priorities in 
Spending Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.) are hereby repealed:
(1) Subpart 3 of part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 
6775; relating to ready-to-learn television). 
(2) Subpart 7 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7255 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Star 
Schools Act’’). 
(3) Subpart 8 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7257 et seq.; relating to the Ready to Teach pro-
gram). 
(4) Subpart 9 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7259 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Foreign 
Language Assistance Act of 2001’’). 
(5) Subpart 11 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7263 et seq.; relating to community technology cen-
ters). 
(6) Subpart 12 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7265 et seq.; relating to educational, cultural, ap-
prenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Na-
tives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling 
and trading partners in Massachusetts). 
(7) Subpart 15 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7271; relating to arts in education). 
(8) Subpart 16 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7273 et seq.; relating to parental assistance and 
local family information centers).
(9) Subpart 21 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 
7283 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Women’s 
Educational Equity Act of 2001’’). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in part D of title II, by redesignating sub-
part 4 as subpart 3; 
(2) in part D of title V, by redesignating sub-
parts 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, and 20 as subparts 7, 
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, respectively; and 
(3) in the table of contents in section 2— 
(A) by striking the items relating to each 
subpart (and the sections therein) repealed by 
subsection (a); 
(B) in the items relating to part D of title 
II, by redesignating the item relating to subpart 
4 as an item relating to subpart 3; and 
(C) in the items relating to part D of title 
V, by redesignating the items relating to sub-
parts 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, and 20 as items 
relating to subparts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 
respectively.
SEC. 3. EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ACT. 
Title VIII of H.R. 5656 of the 106th Congress (20 
U.S.C. 9401 et seq.; 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–77; com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Early Learning Opportunities 
Act’’), enacted by section 1 of Public Law 106–554, is 
hereby repealed. 
SEC. 4. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) OCCUPATIONAL
AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMA-
TION.—Section 118 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2328) is re-
pealed. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 207 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act 
of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2376) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. STATE GRANTS FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH. 
Part D of title VIII of the Higher Education Amend-
ments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) is repealed. 
SEC. 6. LITERACY PROGRAM FOR PRISONERS. 
Notwithstanding the provisions under the heading 
‘‘Safe Schools and Citizenship Education’’ in title III of 
division F of Public Law 108–447 (118 Stat. 3145), the 
Secretary may not obligate any funds to carry out section 
601 of the National Literacy Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102–73; 105 Stat. 356; relating to literacy for prisoners). 
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