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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1069 
To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and 
secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 
Mr. HERN of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. KILEY of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for 
elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or 
indirect support from the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
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 ‘‘Promoting Responsible 
Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our 
Kids Act’’ or the ‘‘PROTECT Our Kids Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no funds may be made available under an ap-
plicable program to any elementary school or secondary 
school that— 
(1) has a partnership in effect with a cultural 
or language institute directly or indirectly funded by 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
including a Confucius Institute; 
(2) operates a learning center directly or indi-
rectly supported by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China (commonly referred to as a ‘‘Con-
fucius Classroom’’); or 
(3) otherwise receives support from an indi-
vidual or entity acting directly or indirectly on behalf 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, including support in the form of teaching ma-
terials, personnel, funds, or other resources. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) CONTRACTS MADE PRIOR TO DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) WAIVER
REQUEST
SUBMISSION.—In 
the case of an elementary school or a secondary 
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school that is a party to a contract described in 
paragraph (2), the school timely shall submit to 
the Secretary a request for a waiver of the pro-
hibition under subsection (a) that includes— 
(i) the complete and unredacted text 
of the contract, and if the contract is not 
in English, a translated copy of the text 
into English; and 
(ii) a statement demonstrating that 
the contract is for the benefit of the 
school’s mission and students and will pro-
mote the security, stability, and economic 
vitality of the United States. 
(B) WAIVER
ISSUANCE.—the Secretary, 
upon receipt of a request submitted under sub-
paragraph (A), may issue a waiver to the school 
for a period beginning on the effective date 
specified in subsection (b) and ending the date 
on which the contract terminates. 
(2) CONTRACTS DESCRIBED.—A contract is de-
scribed in this paragraph if the contract— 
(A) takes effect before the date of the en-
actment of this Act; 
(B) continues to be effective after the ef-
fective date specified in subsection (b); and 
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(C) relates to at least one of the cir-
cumstances described in paragraph (1), (2), or 
(3) of subsection (a). 
(d) NOTICE
TO AFFECTED SCHOOLS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall provide notice to elementary and sec-
ondary schools of the requirements of this section together 
with guidance for achieving compliance with such require-
ments. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘appli-
cable program’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 400(c)(1) of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221(c)(1)). 
(2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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