[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 5567 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 473
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5567

                          [Report No. 118-572]

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

                           September 19, 2023

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Case, Mr. Williams of 
     New York, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Balderson, Mr. 
D'Esposito, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Hinson, and Mrs. 
 Gonzalez-Colon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

                              July 5, 2024

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Valadao, Mr. Brecheen, and Mr. LaLota

                              July 5, 2024

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 
                          September 19, 2023]


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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. 473

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5567

                          [Report No. 118-572]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 5, 2024

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