A bill to provide that the Commissioner of Education shall not act to terminate, refuse to grant or continue, or defer action on, assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on the basis of alleged noncompliance with the provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in certain circumstances.

Prohibits the Commissioner of Education from terminating, refusing to grant or continue, or deferring action on any application for assistance for any local educational agency under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on the basis of alleged noncompliance with title VI (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 if within the preceding five years the Commissioner of Education has determined that such agency was in compliance with such title, unless a Federal court has found otherwise subsequent to such determination and the agency has not yet complied with the court order or judgment.