[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8854]
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  SA 4086. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER 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:

       At the appropriate place in division D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) 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), section 1501 or 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of 
     the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
     appropriations Act may be used to transfer or delegate 
     significant responsibilities, including administering 
     programs, making grant awards, carrying out technical 
     assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (including data 
     collection and sharing requirements), and monitoring 
     grantees, related to implementation of programs under the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
     seq.), the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 
     et seq.), the Helen Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1901 et seq.), the Act entitled ``An Act to promote the 
     education of the blind'', approved March 3, 1879 (20 U.S.C. 
     101 et seq.), and the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the 
     operation of stands in Federal buildings by blind persons, to 
     enlarge the economic opportunities of the blind, and for 
     other purposes'', approved June 20, 1936 (commonly known as 
     the ``Randolph-Sheppard Act'') (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.) that 
     are administered by the Department of Education as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, from the Department of 
     Education to another department or agency.
       (b) Notwithstanding the second proviso of section 314, the 
     Department of Education shall support staffing levels at the 
     Department of Education necessary to fulfill its statutory 
     responsibilities including carrying out programs, projects, 
     and activities funded under this Act in a timely and 
     effective manner.
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