I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6564 
To require educational agencies and institutions to provide in-person instruc-
tion to students as a condition of receiving Federal education funds, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2022 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. TIFFANY, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. BUDD, Mr. 
MOONEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. 
TENNEY, and Ms. MACE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require educational agencies and institutions to provide 
in-person instruction to students as a condition of receiv-
ing Federal education funds, 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 ‘‘Keep Schools Open 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EDU-
CATIONAL 
AGENCIES 
AND 
INSTITUTIONS 
THAT DO NOT PROVIDE IN-PERSON INSTRUC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and subject to subsection (b), no Fed-
eral education funds may be provided to an educational 
agency or institution unless the educational agency or in-
stitution— 
(1) demonstrates to the Secretary of Education 
that the agency or institution provides in-person in-
struction to students; and 
(2) certifies to the Secretary that the agency or 
institution will not discontinue in-person instruction 
for students due to COVID–19. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to an educational agency or institution that 
provides distance education or other virtual instruction to 
students in the regular course of operations for reasons 
unrelated to COVID–19. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘educational agency or institu-
tion’’ means the following: 
(A) An elementary school (as such term is 
defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
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Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801)). 
(B) A secondary school (as such term is 
defined in such section 8101). 
(C) A local educational agency (as such 
term is defined in such section 8101). 
(D) A State educational agency (as such 
term is defined in such section 8101). 
(E) An institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). 
(2) The term ‘‘Federal education funds’’ means 
any funds made available— 
(A) under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.); 
(B) under the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or 
(C) for purposes relating to education 
under any other provision of Federal law. 
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