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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8649 
To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public 
school, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2024 
Mr. BEAN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in 
their child’s public school, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency in Re-
porting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT FOREIGN INFLU-
ENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
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(20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8549D. PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT FOREIGN 
INFLUENCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving funds 
under this Act, a local educational agency shall ensure 
that each elementary school and each secondary school 
served by such agency provides to each parent of a child 
attending the school, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) the right (in a manner consistent with 
copyright law) to review, and make copies of free of 
cost, at least every four weeks, any curricular mate-
rial or professional development material used at the 
school that was purchased, or otherwise obtained, 
using funds received from the government of a for-
eign country or a foreign entity of concern; 
‘‘(2) the right to know how many personnel of 
the school are compensated, in whole or in part, 
using funds received from the government of a for-
eign country or a foreign entity of concern; and 
‘‘(3) the right to know of— 
‘‘(A) any donation received by the school 
or local educational agency from a foreign coun-
try or a foreign entity of concern; 
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the public, a summary notice of the rights of parents de-
scribed in subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—At the be-
ginning of each school year, the Secretary shall notify 
State educational agencies about the requirements of this 
section. As a condition of receiving funds under this Act, 
State educational agencies shall, at the beginning of each 
school year, notify local educational agencies of the re-
quirements of this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘foreign country’ means a for-
eign country or a dependent territory or possession 
of a foreign country. Such term does not include any 
of the outlying areas. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘foreign entity of concern’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 10612(a) of 
the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 8549C the following: 
‘‘Sec. 8549D. Parents’ right to know about foreign influence.’’. 
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