SEC. 8036. STATE CONTROL OVER STANDARDS

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SEC. 8036. STATE CONTROL OVER STANDARDS.

Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by

section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the

following:

``SEC. 8544. <<NOTE: 20 USC 7924.>> STATE CONTROL OVER STANDARDS.

``(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to

prohibit a State from withdrawing from the Common Core State Standards

or from otherwise revising their standards.

``(b) Prohibition.--No officer or employee of the Federal Government

shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts or other

cooperative agreements, through waiver granted under section 8401 or

through any other authority, take any action against a State that

exercises its rights under subsection (a).''.

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