[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3810 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3810
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to teach the 1619
Project curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2021
Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Brooks,
Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Roy, Mr. Perry, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, and Mr.
Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to teach the 1619
Project curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools, 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 ``Saving American History Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The true date of America's founding is July 4, 1776,
the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the
Second Continental Congress.
(2) The self-evident truths set forth by that Declaration
are the fundamental principles upon which America was founded.
(3) An activist movement is now gaining momentum to deny or
obfuscate this history by claiming that America was not founded
on the ideals of the Declaration but rather on slavery and
oppression.
(4) This distortion of American history is being taught to
children in public school classrooms via the New York Times'
``1619 Project'', which claims that ``nearly everything that
has truly made America exceptional'' grew ``out of slavery''.
(5) The 1619 Project is a racially divisive and revisionist
account of history that threatens the integrity of the Union by
denying the true principles on which it was founded.
(6) The Federal Government has a strong interest in
promoting an accurate account of the Nation's history through
public schools and forming young people into knowledgeable and
patriotic citizens.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS TO TEACH THE 1619
PROJECT CURRICULUM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESEA.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local
educational agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(b) Prohibition of Use of Federal Funding for 1619 Project.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be
used by any--
(1) elementary school or secondary school to teach the 1619
Project initiative of the New York Times in such school; or
(2) local educational agency to support the teaching of the
1619 Project initiative of the New York Times in the public
schools served by such agency.
(c) Determination of Cost and Reduction in Federal Funds.--
(1) In general.--In the case of an elementary school or
secondary school that receives Federal funds and teaches the
1619 Project initiative of the New York Times in such school or
a local educational agency that supports the teaching of the
1619 Project initiative of the New York Times in the public
schools served by such agency, the Secretaries shall determine
the cost associated with teaching the 1619 Project, including
in planning time and teaching time.
(2) Reductions.--The Secretaries, based on coordinated
prorated formulas established by the Secretaries, shall reduce
Federal funds provided to an elementary school, secondary
school, or local educational agency described in paragraph (1)
in an amount equal to the cost amount determined under
paragraph (1).
(3) No reduction for certain funds.--In reducing Federal
funds to an elementary school, secondary school, or local
educational agency under paragraph (2), the Secretaries shall
not reduce Federal funds for--
(A) the free and reduced price school lunch program
established under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), or any other
program for low-income students; or
(B) students with disabilities.
(d) Future Funding.--The Secretaries shall promulgate regulations
to ensure that Federal funds provided after the date of enactment of
this Act to an elementary school, secondary school, or local
educational agency comply with the requirements and restrictions
provided under this Act.
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