[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4072. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. 
Collins and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4016, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In division D, strike section 314 and insert the following:
       Sec. 314.  Notwithstanding section 430 of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231), section 415 or 
     section 419 of the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 3475, 3479), or section 1501 or 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code, none of the funds appropriated in this 
     Act or any other appropriations Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of Education to enter into or implement any 
     agreement with another Federal agency, or procure services 
     from another Federal agency, to carry out significant 
     responsibilities (including administering or operating 
     programs, making grant awards, carrying out technical 
     assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (including data 
     collection and data sharing requirements), conducting core 
     administrative and oversight functions, and monitoring 
     grantees) related to any program, project, or activity for 
     which funds are appropriated to the Department of Education: 
     Provided, That the Department of Education shall support 
     career staffing levels at the Department of Education 
     necessary to fulfill its statutory responsibilities, 
     including carrying out programs, projects, and activities 
     funded in this title of this Act in a timely manner.
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