[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 951 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 951

 To prohibit educational institutions that require students to provide 
   information with respect to their menstrual cycles from receiving 
                             Federal funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2023

   Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, and Ms. Omar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit educational institutions that require students to provide 
   information with respect to their menstrual cycles from receiving 
                             Federal funds.

    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 ``Privacy in Education Regarding 
Individuals' Own Data Act'' or the ``PERIOD Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL 
              INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No Federal funds may be made available to any 
educational institution that requires any student at, or served by, 
such institution to provide information with respect to the menstrual 
cycle of such student.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Educational institution.--The term ``educational 
        institution'' means a local educational agency, State 
        educational agency, elementary school, secondary school, or 
        institution of higher education.
            (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local 
        educational agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``State 
        educational agency'' have the meanings given the terms in 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1002).
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