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Eugene

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6. The various agencies and programs are created by statutes and funded by appropriations.

Reply to Igel (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 01:52 PM

Feb 8

Congress created the Department of Education in 1979 to manage existing programs.

For example, the Higher Education Act of 1965 is administered and funded through the DoE.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10551/7

In FY 2024, School Readiness (including Head Start) is appropriated
under the Department of Education.

https://www.ed.gov/media/document/d-pippdf-39338.pdf
(archived)

Congressional appropriations are specific, granting the executive some discretion.
However, a president cannot abolish an agency and reprogram assets
without congressional approval.

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