International Education Programs and Fulbright-Hays Program; Recission of Regulations

Document 2026-13248 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on July 1, 2026. The Secretary of Education proposes to rescind the International Education Programs regulations and the Fulbright-Hays Program Regulations to provide the Department of Education (ED) with greater flexibility in carrying out its statutory authority to implement these programs and to enable the Department to align such programs with current and evolving priorities and needs, such as workforce readiness, national competitiveness, and returning education to the States. These changes will enable ED to more effectively achieve the statutory intent of the programs authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, respectively. The Department seeks comments on this recission of regulations. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13248/international-education-programs-and-fulbright-hays-program-recission-of-regulations.

No. Document 2026-13248 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.