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Union Calendar No. 205 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5349 

[Report No. 118–255] 

To develop and disseminate a civic education curriculum and oral history 

resources regarding certain political ideologies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 

Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GIMENEZ, 

Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. BOST, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. 

BILIRAKIS, Mrs. STEEL, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Ms. DE LA

CRUZ, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. MCCORMICK, and Mr. SELF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GUEST, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 

LAWLER, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. HUDSON

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, 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 5, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To develop and disseminate a civic education curriculum 

and oral history resources regarding certain political 

ideologies, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crucial Communism 

5 Teaching Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are the following: 

8 (1) To help families, civic institutions, local 

9 communities, local educational agencies, high schools, 

10 and State educational agencies to prepare high school 

11 students to be civically responsible and knowledgeable 

12 adults. 

13 (2) To ensure that high school students in the 

14 United States— 

15 (A) learn that communism has led to the 

16 deaths of over 100,000,000 victims worldwide; 

17 (B) understand the dangers of communism 

18 and similar political ideologies; and 

19 (C) understand that 1,500,000,000 people 

20 still suffer under communism. 

21 SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF CIVIC EDU22 CATION CURRICULUM AND ORAL HISTORY 

23 RESOURCES. 

24 The independent entity created under section 

25 905(b)(1)(B) of the FRIENDSHIP Act (40 U.S.C. 8903 


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1 note; 107 Stat. 2331 note), also known as the ‘‘Victims of 

2 Communism Memorial Foundation’’, shall— 

3 (1) develop a civic education curriculum for high 

4 school students that— 

5 (A) includes a comparative discussion of 

6 certain political ideologies, including com7 munism and totalitarianism, that conflict with 

8 the principles of freedom and democracy that are 

9 essential to the founding of the United States; 

10 (B) is accurate, relevant, and accessible, so 

11 as to promote the understanding of such political 

12 ideologies; and 

13 (C) is compatible with a variety of courses, 

14 including social studies, government, history, 

15 and economics classes; 

16 (2) develop oral history resources that may be 

17 used alongside the curriculum described in paragraph 

18 (1) and that include personal stories, titled ‘‘Portraits 

19 in Patriotism’’, from diverse individuals who— 

20 (A) demonstrate civic-minded qualities; 

21 (B) are victims of the political ideologies 

22 described in paragraph (1)(A); and 

23 (C) are able to compare the political 

24 ideologies described in paragraph (1)(A) with the 

25 political ideology of the United States; and 


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1 (3) engage with State and local educational lead2 ers to assist high schools in using the curriculum de3 scribed in paragraph (1) and the resources described 

4 in paragraph (2). 

5 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

6 The terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec7 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) shall apply 

8 to this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 205 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5349 

[Report No. 118–255] 

A BILL 

To develop and disseminate a civic education curtain political ideologies, and for other purposes. riculum and oral history resources regarding cerOCTOBER 25, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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