This bill moves to the Secretary of State all functions that the Secretary of Education previously exercised under section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Section 117 covers reporting of foreign gifts and contracts to institutions of higher education. The Department of State would manage the foreign gift and contract reporting program. The Secretary of State may use the same authorities that the Secretary of Education used to perform these functions. Personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, records, and unexpended funds connected to the transferred functions would move to the Department of State. Unexpended funds must be used only for the purposes for which they were originally authorized and appropriated. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must ensure the transfer does not cause a net increase in full-time equivalent employees and may make determinations needed to implement the transfer. The Secretary of State may delegate duties, and references to the Secretary or Department of Education in other law will be deemed to refer to the Secretary or Department of State. Existing orders, proceedings, and lawsuits connected to the transferred functions continue. The Secretary of State may use Education Department personnel, assets, and funds temporarily to implement the transfer. The act takes effect six months after enactment, though transfers may begin earlier.
The bill directs transfer of personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations related to the transferred functions to the Department of State. Unexpended funds transferred must be used only for their original purposes. The Director of OMB must ensure there is no net increase in full-time equivalent employees and may make necessary determinations for the transfer. No publicly available information on estimated costs, savings, or budgetary impacts is provided in the bill text or available metadata.
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