Tribal education and job training programs would move from the Department of Education to the Department of the Interior.
This bill would shift the management of 22 specific education and job training programs for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. These programs, currently run by the Department of Education, would instead be overseen by the Department of the Interior. The change aims to streamline how these services are managed by the federal government.
Currently, the Department of Education manages many programs, grants, and tasks for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other indigenous education and job training. If this bill becomes law, all tasks, staff, assets, debts, contracts, property, records, and unspent money for 22 specific Tribal education and job training programs would transfer. They would move from the Department of Education to the Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior would then manage these programs. In relevant laws, references to the Secretary or Department of Education would then refer to the Secretary or Department of the Interior.
HR 9604 · 119th Congress · July 9, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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