to parents In a case in which State law directs a State educational agency to distribute all or a portion of a per pupil amount to a parent of an eligible child, the agency also shall determine, consistent with State law, how the agency will verify that funds are being used in accordance with this section and whether to require the parent to establish an educational savings account or other dedicated account to maintain such funds. (d) Definition In this section, the term qualified elementary and secondary education expenses , when used with respect to a child, means any of the following: (1) Expenses within the budget of the local educational agency having jurisdiction over the geographic area in which the child resides. (2) Expenses within the budget of the public or charter school the child may attend without paying tuition or fees. (3) Tuition and fees required to be paid in order for the child to attend a public or charter school in the State in which the child resides. (4) Tuition and fees required to be paid in order for the child to attend an accredited or otherwise State-approved private school in the State in which the child resides. (5) Fees required to be paid for the child to participate in a State-approved supplemental educational services program. 1113. Rules of construction (a) In general No officer or employee of the Federal Government shall, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curricula, or program of instruction (including any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, or any assessment, instructional content, or curriculum aligned to such standards), nor shall anything in this Act be construed to authorize such officer or employee to do so. (b) No requirement To