[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1069 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 8
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1069
[Report No. 119-14]
To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary
and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the
Government of the People's Republic of China.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2025
Mr. Hern of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Kiley of California)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
March 5, 2025
Additional sponsor: Mr. Barr
March 5, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
February 6, 2025]
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A BILL
To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary
and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the
Government of the People's Republic of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Responsible Oversight To
Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act'' or the ``PROTECT Our
Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
funds may be made available under an applicable program to any
elementary school or secondary school that--
(1) has a partnership in effect with a cultural or language
institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of
the People's Republic of China, including a Confucius
Institute;
(2) operates a learning center directly or indirectly
supported by the Government of the People's Republic of China
(commonly referred to as a ``Confucius Classroom''); or
(3) otherwise receives support from an individual or entity
acting directly or indirectly on behalf of the Government of
the People's Republic of China, including support in the form
of teaching materials, personnel, funds, or other resources.
(b) Effective Date.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Contracts Made Prior to Date of Enactment.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Waiver request submission.--In the case of an
elementary school or a secondary school that is a party
to a contract described in paragraph (2), the school
timely shall submit to the Secretary a request for a
waiver of the prohibition under subsection (a) that
includes--
(i) the complete and unredacted text of the
contract, and if the contract is not in
English, a translated copy of the text into
English; and
(ii) a statement demonstrating that the
contract is for the benefit of the school's
mission and students and will promote the
security, stability, and economic vitality of
the United States.
(B) Waiver issuance.--the Secretary, upon receipt
of a request submitted under subparagraph (A), may
issue a waiver to the school for a period beginning on
the effective date specified in subsection (b) and
ending the date on which the contract terminates.
(2) Contracts described.--A contract is described in this
paragraph if the contract--
(A) takes effect before the date of the enactment
of this Act;
(B) continues to be effective after the effective
date specified in subsection (b); and
(C) relates to at least one of the circumstances
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection
(a).
(d) Notice to Affected Schools.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide notice
to elementary and secondary schools of the requirements of this section
together with guidance for achieving compliance with such requirements.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Applicable program.--The term ``applicable program''
has the meaning given that term in section 400(c)(1) of the
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221(c)(1)).
(2) Esea terms.--The terms ``elementary school'',
``secondary school'', and ``Secretary'' have the meanings given
those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
Union Calendar No. 8
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1069
[Report No. 119-14]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary
and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the
Government of the People's Republic of China.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 5, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed