[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4018 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4018
To repeal certain education provisions.
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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. Doolittle,
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
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A BILL
To repeal certain education provisions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 PROGRAMS.
(a) Repeals.--The following provisions of the Elementary 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repealed: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 program).
(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 centers).
(6) Subpart 12 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 7265 et
seq.; relating to educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and
exchange programs for Alaska Natives, 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 subpart 4 as
subpart 3;
(2) in part D of title V, by redesignating subparts 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 subparts 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; commonly 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 Information.--Section 118 of the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20
U.S.C. 2328) is repealed.
(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 Amendments 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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