Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act

This bill primarily transfers all responsibilities for the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services. This includes the advisory panel established under the Higher Education Act of 1965, centralizing the oversight of foreign medical schools under HHS. The Department of Health and Human Services will assume all functions previously exercised by the Department of Education regarding this committee. The legislation mandates that all associated personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, records, and unexpended funds related to these functions are also transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will then exercise all authorities previously available to the Secretary of Education for these specific functions. Furthermore, any existing legal references to the Department of Education concerning these functions will automatically be deemed to refer to the Department of Health and Human Services. To manage this transition, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is tasked with ensuring there is no net increase in federal employees across the affected agencies. OMB will also make necessary determinations regarding the transferred functions and manage incidental transfers of resources. The bill includes savings provisions to ensure the continuity of existing orders, proceedings, and legal actions, with HHS being substituted as the responsible party where the Department of Education was previously involved. A transition period allows HHS to utilize ED resources for orderly implementation.