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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. 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. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 
such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority grant-
ed by this section shall not be used to create any new pro-
gram or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 
are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con-
solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 
the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2025, through 
September 30, 2026. 
SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 
maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap-
propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 
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2025 may use the income from that fund to award schol-
arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 
331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 
such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 
be considered to have been an allowable use of that in-
come, subject to that limitation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 
and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 
SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for 
‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 
1087h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for 
‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available 
for payments for student loan servicing to an institution 
of higher education that services outstanding Federal Per-
kins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.). 
SEC. 308. The Secretary may reserve not more than 
0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act 
for an HEA program, except for any amounts made avail-
able for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, to 
carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to col-
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lect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized 
by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available in 
this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account 
shall be subject to the reservation under this section: Pro-
vided further, That any funds reserved under this section 
shall be available through September 30, 2027: Provided 
further, That if, under any other provision of law, funds 
are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activi-
ties with respect to a program or project, the Secretary 
may also reserve funds for such program or project for 
the purposes described in this section so long as the total 
reservation of funds for such program or project does not 
exceed any statutory limits on such reservations: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial 
obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives a plan that identi-
fies the source and amount of funds reserved under this 
section, the impact on program grantees if funds are with-
held for the purposes of this section, and the activities to 
be carried out with such funds. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 309. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, up to $20,000,000 
shall be available for the Secretary of Education (‘‘the 
Secretary’’) to provide support services to the Institute of 
Education Sciences (including, but not limited to informa-
tion technology services, lease or procurement of office 
space, human resource services, financial management 
services, financial systems support, budget formulation 
and execution, legal counsel, equal employment oppor-
tunity services, physical security, facilities management, 
acquisition and contract management, grants administra-
tion and policy, and enterprise risk management): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall calculate the actual 
amounts obligated and expended for such support services 
by using a standard Department of Education method-
ology for allocating the cost of all such support services: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer any 
amounts available for IES support services in excess of 
actual amounts needed for IES support services, as so cal-
culated, to the ‘‘Program Administration’’ account from 
the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account: Provided 
further, That in order to address any shortfall between 
amounts available for IES support services and amounts 
needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Sec-
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retary may transfer necessary amounts to the ‘‘Institute 
of Education Sciences’’ account from the ‘‘Program Ad-
ministration’’ account: Provided further, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance 
of any transfer made pursuant to this section. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 310. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 
made available in this or prior Acts under the heading 
‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, $25,000,000 are here-
by rescinded not later than September 30, 2025. 
(RESCISSION AND INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 311. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De-
partment of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ es-
tablished in section 313 of division H of Public Law 116– 
260, $76,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That from any remaining un-
obligated balances in such Fund, the Secretary may trans-
fer up to $43,000,000 to ‘‘Howard University’’ for comple-
tion of the Howard University hospital, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That, except as oth-
erwise provided in this section, not more than 
$75,000,000 of any remaining unobligated balances avail-
able in such Fund may be obligated pursuant to such sec-
tion 313 of division H of Public Law 116-260: Provided 
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further, That the Secretary may obligate funds from such 
Fund for any program, project, or activity for which a no-
tification was submitted before the date of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may trans-
fer amounts into such Fund: Provided further, That any 
amounts transferred into such Fund are available for the 
purposes provided by this section or for which a notifica-
tion was submitted to such Committees on Appropriations 
before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the authority to transfer amounts under this section 
is in addition to any other transfer authority in law. 
SEC. 312. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide financial assistance to an edu-
cational institution that allows an individual whose sex is 
male to participate in an athletic program or activity that 
is designated for women or girls. For the purpose of this 
section, the term ‘‘sex’’ means the reproductive biology 
and genetics of an individual as determined solely at birth. 
SEC. 313. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Education, or provided under a pre-
vious or subsequent appropriations Act to such Depart-
ment, may be used to enforce any of the following rules 
or interpretations related to title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.1681-1688): 
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(1) The final rule titled, ‘‘Nondiscrimination on 
the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activi-
ties Receiving Federal Financial Assistance’’, 89 
Fed. Reg. 33474 (effective August 1, 2024). 
(2) The proposed rule titled, ‘‘Nondiscrimina-
tion on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: 
Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female 
Athletic Teams’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 22860; published 
April 13, 2023). 
(3) The notice of interpretation titled, ‘‘En-
forcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 With Respect to Discrimination Based on 
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Light of 
Bostock v. Clayton County’’, (86 Fed. Reg. 32637; 
published June 22, 2021). 
(4) Any substantially similar rule or interpreta-
tion. 
SEC. 314. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be provided to any public institution of high-
er education that denies to a religious student organiza-
tion any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise af-
forded to other student organizations at the institution 
(including full access to the facilities of the institution and 
official recognition of the organization by the institution) 
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because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leader-
ship standards, or standards of conduct of the religious 
student organization. 
SEC. 315. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to— 
(1) implement the modifications of statutory 
and regulatory provisions relating to debt discharge 
described by the Department of Education in the 
Federal Register on October 12, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 
61514), or take any substantially similar action; 
(2) implement, administer, or enforce section 
682.215 and section 685 of title 34, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to income-based repayment 
and income-driven repayment), as amended by the 
final regulations published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on July 10, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 43820 et seq.) or take any substan-
tially similar action; 
(3) implement, administer, or enforce section 
685.401 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (re-
lating to borrower defense to repayment), as amend-
ed by the final regulations published by the Depart-
ment of Education in the Federal Register on No-
vember 1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65904 et seq.) or 
take any substantially similar action; 
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(4) implement, administer, or enforce section 
668.28 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (re-
lating to the 90/10 rule), as added or amended by 
the final regulations published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on October 28, 
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65426 et. seq.) or take any sub-
stantially similar action; or 
(5) implement, administer, or enforce sections 
600.10, 600.21, 668.2, 668.13, 668.43, 668.91, 
668.402 
through 
668.409 
(excluding 
section 
668.408), and 668.601 through 668.606 of title 34, 
Code of Federal Regulations (relating to financial 
value transparency and gainful employment), as 
added or amended by the final regulations published 
by the Department of Education in the Federal Reg-
ister on October 10, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 70004 et. 
seq.) or take any substantially similar action. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
(referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 
under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 
$13,124,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 
central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 
8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re-
quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 
51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com-
mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 
central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 
agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re-
porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 
of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 
such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 
heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele-
ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 
A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any 
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such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 
section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
prior to executing a written agreement with the Com-
mittee: Provided further, That no less than $3,150,000 
shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 
‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 
to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $361,158,000, notwith-
standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 
of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 
of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 
of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 
the grants cycle; and (2) $55,105,000 shall be for the Re-
tired Senior Volunteer Program: Provided further, That 
for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying 
the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a 
determination of need by the local community. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 
504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au-
thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em-
ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $1,250 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $79,686,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$8,595,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available until 
expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 
to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 
through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 
year 2025, during any grant selection process, an officer 
or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov-
ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 
directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 
or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re-
ceive such information. 
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SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 
under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 
first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 
thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require-
ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 
match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup-
port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 
Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 
2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 
196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro-
grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 
Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro-
grams and operations. 
SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 
146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 
the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 
to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 
101 of the Act. 
SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 
189D of the 1990 Act— 
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(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 
section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 
section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 
1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 
(2) individuals described in such section shall 
be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 
NCPA; and 
(3) State Commissions on National and Com-
munity Service established pursuant to section 178 
of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 
history record information, consistent with Public 
Law 92–544. 
SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146, and 
147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com-
pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur-
ing a period of not more than one year may receive a na-
tional service education award having a value of 70 per-
cent of the value of a national service education award 
determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 
SEC. 407. Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘an approved national 
service position’’ for ‘‘a national service program that re-
ceives grants under subtitle C’’. 
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(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 408. Of the unobligated balances available in 
the ‘‘National Service Trust’’ established in section 102 
of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 
1993, $140,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, 
except that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
that were previously designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func-
tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 
1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex-
penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 
Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service 
Reform Act, $53,705,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for 
special training activities and other conflict resolution 
services and technical assistance, including those provided 
to foreign governments and international organizations, 
and for arbitration services shall be credited to and 
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merged with this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration serv-
ices shall be available only for education, training, and 
professional development of the agency workforce: Pro-
vided further, That the Director of the Service is author-
ized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts 
of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid 
of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdic-
tion. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Review Commission, $18,012,000. 
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS 
AND ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 
Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer-
ican History and Culture Act, $249,515,000. 
MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of 
the Social Security Act, $9,405,000. 
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SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of 
Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal 
and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, dis-
tribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, 
electronic communication, radio, television, or video pres-
entation designed to support or defeat the enactment of 
legislation before the Congress or any State or local legis-
lature or legislative body, except in presentation to the 
Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or de-
signed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regu-
lation, administrative action, or order issued by the execu-
tive branch of any State or local government, except in 
presentation to the executive branch of any State or local 
government itself. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 
111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of 
any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such 
recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the 
enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, ad-
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