Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9604 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9604 To ensure the Department of Interior will manage all Tribal education and job training, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2026 Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure the Department of Interior will manage all Tribal education and job training, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act''. SEC. 2. TRANSFER AND REPEAL OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNCTIONS RELATING TO TRIBAL EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING. (a) Transfer.--There are transferred to the Secretary of Interior all the functions which the Secretary of Education exercised before the effective date of this Act (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the Department of Education) with respect to each of the following: (1) Demonstration grants program for American Indian children and youth authorized under section 6121 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7441). (2) The Indian Education Professional Development Grant program authorized under section 6122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7442). (3) The Alaska Native Education program authorized under part C of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7541 et seq.). (4) The Native Hawaiian Education program authorized under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.). (5) The American Indian Education Na