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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5567 

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. 

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. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

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. 

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 ‘‘Combating the Lies 

5 of Authoritarians in School Systems Act’’ or the ‘‘CLASS 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FROM AND CONTRACTS 

2 WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S 

3 REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE CHINESE COM4 MUNIST PARTY. 

5 As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assist6 ance under any applicable program by a public elementary 

7 school or public secondary school, the school may not ac8 cept funds from or enter into a contract with— 

9 (1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 

10 China; 

11 (2) the Chinese Communist Party; or 

12 (3) any individual or entity acting directly or 

13 indirectly on behalf of such Government or Party. 

14 SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN FUNDING AND CON15 TRACTS. 

16 As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assist17 ance under any applicable program by a public elementary 

18 school or public secondary school, the school shall, not 

19 later than 30 days after receiving funds or entering into 

20 a contract with a foreign source, submit to the Secretary 

21 of Education a written disclosure that identifies— 

22 (1) the name and country of origin of the for23 eign source; 

24 (2) in a case in which a school receives funds 

25 from a foreign source— 


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1 (A) the amount of funds received from 

2 that source; and 

3 (B) any terms or conditions applicable to 

4 the receipt of such funds; and 

5 (3) in a case in which a school enters into a 

6 contract with a foreign source, the terms and condi7 tions of such contract. 

8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘applicable program’’ has the 

11 meaning given that term in section 400 of the Gen12 eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221). 

13 (2) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec14 ondary school’’ have the meanings given those terms 

15 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

16 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

17 (3) The term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ has 

18 the meaning given that term in section 7501(a)(5) 

19 of title 31, United States Code. 

20 (4) The term ‘‘foreign source’’ has the meaning 

21 given that term in section 117(h) of the Higher 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)). 

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