118 HR 951 IH: Privacy in Education Regarding Individuals' Own Data Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-02-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 951IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 9, 2023Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo prohibit educational institutions that require students to provide information with respect to their menstrual cycles from receiving Federal funds.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Privacy in Education Regarding Individuals' Own Data Act or the PERIOD Act.

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Prohibition on receipt of Federal funds for certain educational institutions

(a)

Prohibition

No Federal funds may be made available to any educational institution that requires any student at, or served by, such institution to provide information with respect to the menstrual cycle of such student.(b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Educational institution

The term educational institution means a local educational agency, State educational agency, elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education. (2)

ESEA terms

The terms elementary school, local educational agency, secondary school, and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).(3)

Institution of higher education

The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).