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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1005 
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 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself and Mr. RULLI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting 
funds from or entering into contracts with the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese 
Communist Party, 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 ‘‘Combating the Lies 
of Authoritarians in School Systems Act’’ or the ‘‘CLASS 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FROM AND CONTRACTS 
WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE CHINESE COM-
MUNIST PARTY. 
As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assist-
ance under any applicable program by a public elementary 
school or public secondary school, the school may not ac-
cept funds from or enter into a contract with— 
(1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) the Chinese Communist Party; or 
(3) any individual or entity acting directly or 
indirectly on behalf of such Government or Party. 
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN FUNDING AND CON-
TRACTS. 
As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assist-
ance under any applicable program by a public elementary 
school or public secondary school, the school shall, not 
later than 30 days after receiving funds or entering into 
a contract with a foreign source, submit to the Secretary 
of Education a written disclosure that identifies— 
(1) the name and country of origin of the for-
eign source; 
(2) in a case in which a school receives funds 
from a foreign source— 
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(A) the amount of funds received from 
that source; and 
(B) any terms or conditions applicable to 
the receipt of such funds; and 
(3) in a case in which a school enters into a 
contract with a foreign source, the terms and condi-
tions of such contract. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘applicable program’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 400 of the Gen-
eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221). 
(2) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) The term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 7501(a)(5) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘foreign source’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 117(h) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)). 
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