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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1005 Reported in House

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 Union Calendar No. 6
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1005

 [Report No. 119-12]

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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 5, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Rulli) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

 March 5, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Barr, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Carey

 March 5, 2025

Reported with amendments, 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 5, 2025]

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 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.

 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 ``Combating the Lies of Authoritarians 
in School Systems Act'' or the ``CLASS Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN FUNDING AND CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--As a condition on receipt of Federal financial 
assistance under any applicable program by a public elementary school 
or a public secondary school, the school, not later than 30 days after 
receiving funds in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate from a foreign 
source, or entering into one or more contracts with an aggregate value 
in excess of $10,000 with a foreign source, shall submit to the 
Secretary of Education a written disclosure that identifies--

    (1) the name and country of origin of the foreign source;

    (2) in a case in which a school receives funds from a 
 foreign source--
        (A) the amount of funds received from that source; 
 and
        (B) any terms or conditions applicable to the 
 receipt of such funds; and

    (3) in a case in which a school enters into a contract with 
 a foreign source, the terms and conditions of such contract.

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) The term ``applicable program'' has the meaning given 
 that term in 

section 400 of the General Education Provisions 
 Act (20 U.S.C. 1221).

    (2) 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).

    (3) The term ``Federal financial assistance'' has the 
 meaning given that term in 

section 7501

    (a)

    (5) of title 31, 
 United States Code.

    (4) 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) ).
 Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require public 
 elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds 
 received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, and for 
 other purposes.''.
 Union Calendar No. 6

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 1005

 [Report No. 119-12]

_______________________________________________________________________

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 March 5, 2025

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
 on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed