Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1005 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1005

To prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from
or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic
   of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Rulli) introduced the following
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL

To prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from
or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic
   of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating the Lies of Authoritarians
in School Systems Act'' or the ``CLASS Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FROM AND CONTRACTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT
              OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE CHINESE
              COMMUNIST PARTY.

    As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assistance under any
applicable program by a public elementary school or public secondary
school, the school may not accept funds from or enter into a contract
with--
            (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (2) the Chinese Communist Party; or
            (3) any individual or entity acting directly or indirectly
        on behalf of such Government or Party.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN FUNDING AND CONTRACTS.

    As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assistance under any
applicable program by a public elementary school or public secondary
school, the school shall, not later than 30 days after receiving funds
or entering into a contract with a foreign source, submit to the
Secretary of Education a written disclosure that identifies--
            (1) the name and country of origin of the foreign source;
            (2) in a case in which a school receives funds from a
        foreign source--
                    (A) the amount of funds received from that source;
                and
                    (B) any terms or conditions applicable to the
                receipt of such funds; and
            (3) in a case in which a school enters into a contract with
        a foreign source, the terms and conditions of such contract.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``applicable program'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 400 of the General Education Provisions
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1221).
            (2) The terms ``elementary school'' and ``secondary
        school'' have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        7801).
            (3) The term ``Federal financial assistance'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31,
        United States Code.
            (4) The term ``foreign source'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 117(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1011f(h)).
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