School Freedom Act of 2026

(a) Termination. Each covered Federal education program shall terminate on a date determined by the Secretary of Education that is not later than June 30, 2027.

(b) Wind-Down of programs. The Secretary of Education shall take such steps as may be necessary to provide for the orderly cessation of activities under each covered Federal education program by not later than the date determined by the Secretary under subsection (a).

(c) Prohibition on Federal funds. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be appropriated for a covered Federal education program.

(d) Allocation of unobligated amounts. Any amounts appropriated for a covered Federal education program that are unobligated as of the date such program terminates under subsection (a) shall be used to carry out the School Freedom Account program under section 3.

(e) Reorganization plan

(1) Submission of plan. Not later than the date determined by the Secretary of Education under subsection (a), the Secretary of Education shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan regarding the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of the Department of Education in connection with carrying out subsection (a) and (b).

(2) Plan elements. The plan transmitted under paragraph (1) shall contain such elements as the Secretary of Education determines appropriate.

(3) Modification of plan. The Secretary of Education may, on the basis of consultations with the appropriate congressional committees, modify or revise any part of the plan transmitted under paragraph (1) until that part of the plan becomes effective in accordance with paragraph (4).

(4) Effective date. The reorganization plan described in this subsection, including any modifications or revisions of the plan under paragraph (2), shall become effective on a date determined by the Secretary of Education that is not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

(5) Supersedes existing law. Paragraph (4) shall apply notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5, United States Code.