HR 1005
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
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Bill overview
This bill, titled the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act, aims to limit the financial influence of the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. public schools. It requires schools receiving federal education funds to avoid accepting money or contracts from China or its affiliated entities. Furthermore, schools must disclose any such funding to the Department of Education to ensure transparency.
Key provisions
- Prohibits public elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
- Prohibits public elementary and secondary schools from entering into contracts with the Chinese Communist Party.
- Prohibits public elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds or contracts from individuals or entities acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the CCP.
- Requires schools to disclose funding and contracts from foreign sources to the Department of Education.
- Disclosure must include the source’s name and country of origin, the amount of funds received, and any terms of the contract.
- Defines ‘applicable program’ and ‘Federal financial assistance’ for clarity.
- Defines ‘elementary school’ and ‘secondary school’ based on existing education law.
- Defines ‘foreign source’ based on the Higher Education Act.
Who is affected
- Public elementary schools
- Public secondary schools
- Students attending public elementary and secondary schools
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 1005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This Act may be cited as the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
or the CLASS Act
.
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—
the Government of the People’s Republic of China;
the Chinese Communist Party; or
any individual or entity acting directly or indirectly on behalf of such Government or 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 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—
the name and country of origin of the foreign source;
in a case in which a school receives funds from a foreign source—
the amount of funds received from that source; and
any terms or conditions applicable to the receipt of such funds; and
In this Act:
The term applicable program has the meaning given that term in section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221).
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).
The term Federal financial assistance has the meaning given that term in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code.
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)).