119th Congress (2025-2026)

HR 1049

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Bill overview

This bill, the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, requires public schools receiving federal education funds to inform parents about potential foreign influence in their children’s education. Specifically, parents have the right to request and receive information about curricular materials, professional development, and personnel compensation funded by foreign governments or entities. Schools must also disclose any donations, agreements, or financial transactions with foreign countries or entities.

Key provisions

Parents have the right to review and copy curricular and professional development materials funded by foreign sources.
Parents can request information about school personnel compensated by foreign funds.
Schools must disclose donations, agreements, and financial transactions with foreign countries or entities.
Information requests must be responded to within 30 days.
Schools must post a public notice of parental rights on a website or through other means.
The Department of Education will notify State educational agencies about the bill's requirements.
State educational agencies must notify local educational agencies about the requirements.
Defines ‘foreign country’ and ‘foreign entity of concern’ for clarity.

Who is affected

Parents of students in public elementary and secondary schools
Local educational agencies (LEAs)
State educational agencies (SEAs)
Public schools receiving federal education funds

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Legislative history

2025-02-06House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-02-06

Introduced in House

2025-02-06

Introduced in House

2025-02-12House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.

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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

H. R. 1049

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A BILL

To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

2.Parents’ right to know about foreign influence

(a)In generalSubpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

8549D.Parents’ right to know about foreign influence

(a)In generalAs a condition of receiving funds under this Act, a local educational agency shall ensure that each elementary school and each secondary school served by such agency provides to each parent of a child attending the school, at a minimum—

(1)the right (in a manner consistent with copyright law) to review, and make copies of free of cost, at least every four weeks and not later than 30 days after submission of a written request by the parent, any curricular material or professional development material used at the school that was purchased, or otherwise obtained, using funds received from the government of a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern;

(2)

the right to know, by written response provided not later than 30 days after submission of a written request by the parent, how many personnel of the school are compensated, in whole or in part, using funds received from the government of a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern; and

(3)the right to know, by written response provided not later than 30 days after submission of a written request by the parent, of—

(A)

any donation received by the school or local educational agency from a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern;

(B)

any agreement in writing (such as a contract or memorandum of understanding) between the school or local educational agency and a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern; and

(C)

any financial transaction between the school or local educational agency and a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern.

(b)Donations, agreements, and financial transactions

The information described in subsection (a)(3) shall include, at minimum, the following:

(1)The name of the foreign country or foreign entity of concern.

(2)In any case in which funds were received by the school or local educational agency from a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern—

(A)

the amount of such funds; and

(B)any terms or conditions applicable to the receipt of such funds.

(c)Notice of rightsAt the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency receiving funds under this Act shall ensure that each elementary school and each secondary school served by such agency posts on a publicly accessible website of the school or, if the school does not operate a website, widely disseminates to the public, a summary notice of the rights of parents described in subsections (a) and (b).

(d)Notification of requirementsAt the beginning of each school year, the Secretary shall notify State educational agencies about the requirements of this section. As a condition of receiving funds under this Act, State educational agencies shall, at the beginning of each school year, notify local educational agencies of the requirements of this section.

(e)Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The term foreign country means a foreign country or a dependent territory or possession of a foreign country. Such term does not include any of the outlying areas.

(2)

The term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given such term in section 10612(a) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)).

(b)Table of contentsThe table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8549C the following:

Sec. 8549D. Parents’ right to know about foreign influence.

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