(1) The true date of America’s founding is July 
4, 1776, the day the Declaration of Independence 
was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. 
(2) The self-evident truths set forth by that 
Declaration are the fundamental principles upon 
which America was founded. 
(3) An activist movement is now gaining mo-
mentum to deny or obfuscate this history by claim-
ing that America was not founded on the ideals of 
the Declaration but rather on slavery and oppres-
sion. 
(4) This distortion of American history is being 
taught to children in public school classrooms via the 
New York Times’ ‘‘1619 Project’’, which claims that 
‘‘nearly everything that has truly made America ex-
ceptional’’ grew ‘‘out of slavery’’. 
(5) The 1619 Project is a racially divisive and 
revisionist account of history that threatens the in-
tegrity of the Union by denying the true principles 
on which it was founded. 
(6) The Federal Government has a strong in-
terest in promoting an accurate account of the Na-
tion’s history through public schools and forming 
young people into knowledgeable and patriotic citi-
zens. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS 
TO TEACH THE 1619 PROJECT CURRICULUM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ESEA.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, 
‘‘local educational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF USE OF FEDERAL FUNDING 
FOR 1619 PROJECT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal funds shall be used by any— 
(1) elementary school or secondary school to 
teach the 1619 Project initiative of the New York 
Times in such school; or 
(2) local educational agency to support the 
teaching of the 1619 Project initiative of the New 
York Times in the public schools served by such 
agency. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS THAT TEACH THE 
1619 PROJECT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, an elementary school or secondary school that teaches 
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the 1619 Project initiative of the New York Times in such 
school or a local educational agency that supports the 
teaching of the 1619 Project initiative of the New York 
Times in the public schools served by such agency shall 
not receive any Federal funding for professional develop-
ment. 
(d) DETERMINATION OF COST AND REDUCTION IN 
FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an elementary 
school or secondary school that receives Federal 
funds and teaches the 1619 Project initiative of the 
New York Times in such school or a local edu-
cational agency that supports the teaching of the 
1619 Project initiative of the New York Times in 
the public schools served by such agency, the Secre-
taries shall determine the cost associated with teach-
ing the 1619 Project, including in planning time and 
teaching time. 
(2) REDUCTIONS.—The Secretaries, based on 
coordinated prorated formulas established by the 
Secretaries, shall reduce Federal funds provided to 
an elementary school, secondary school, or local edu-
cational agency described in paragraph (1) in an 
amount equal to the cost amount determined under 
paragraph (1). 
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(3) NO REDUCTION FOR CERTAIN FUNDS.—In 
reducing Federal funds to an elementary school, sec-
ondary school, or local educational agency under 
paragraph (2), the Secretaries shall not reduce Fed-
eral funds for— 
(A) the free and reduced price school lunch 
program established under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.), or any other program for low-in-
come students; or 
(B) students with disabilities. 
(e) FUTURE FUNDING.—The Secretaries shall pro-
mulgate regulations to ensure that Federal funds provided 
after the date of enactment of this Act to an elementary 
school, secondary school, or local educational agency com-
ply with the requirements and restrictions provided under 
this Act. 
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