To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9223 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9223 To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2026 Ms. Letlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PAPERWORK REDUCTION WAIVER EXTENSION. Section 609(a)(2) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1408(a)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(which may be extended by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (C))'' after ``4 years''; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: ``(C) Extension of waiver.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may-- ``(I) in accordance with clause (ii), grant an extension of the period of a waiver granted to a State under subparagraph (A); and ``(II) grant more than 1 such extension to a State. ``(ii) Period of extension.--Each extension granted pursuant to clause (i) may not exceed a period of 4 years.''. <all>