(3) in the case of any such actions affecting 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity, an explanation of whether such ac-
tions complied with the requirements of section 
2164a of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered educational institution’’ 
means a school operated by the Department of De-
fense Education Activity. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Education and Workforce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON FURTHER RESTRICTIONS TO CUR-
RICULA, BOOKS, OTHER LEARNING MATE-
RIALS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2164 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(n) LIMITATION ON RESTRICTIONS TO CURRICULA, 
LEARNING MATERIALS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense may not issue 
any directive affecting the curriculum, program of 
instruction, administration, or personnel of two or 
more schools operated by the Department of Defense 
Education Activity until one year after the following 
requirements have been met: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary has submitted to the 
School Advisory Committee (or the equivalent 
advisory body) and Installation Advisory Com-
mittee of the schools involved and to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives written notice of 
the Secretary’s intent to issue such directive to-
gether with a description of and justification for 
the directive. 
‘‘(B) Each School Advisory Committee (or 
the equivalent advisory body) that received the 
notice under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a directive per-
taining to curricula or programs of instruc-
tion, has voted to initiate the CMRC proc-
ess with regard to the directive; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a directive per-
taining to administration or personnel— 
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‘‘(I) has voted to initiate the 
CMRC process with regard to the di-
rective; or 
‘‘(II) in lieu of initiating such 
process, has conducted a review to de-
termine how the directive will affect 
the school involved, produced a writ-
ten response setting forth the results 
of the review, and approved such re-
sponse via an official vote. 
‘‘(C) The findings of such process or re-
view (as the case may be) were submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives not later 
than 90 days after the process or review was 
initiated, and such Committees have had an op-
portunity to consider potential legislative re-
sponses to the proposed directive. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may not issue 
any directive affecting the curriculum, program of 
instruction, administration, or personnel of two or 
more schools operated by the Department of Defense 
Education Activity unless— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the School 
Advisory Committee (or the equivalent advisory 
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body) of the schools involved and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives written notice of the 
Secretary’s intent to issue such directive to-
gether with a description of and justification for 
the directive; and 
‘‘(B) a period of 90 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which such notice was sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(3) The requirements of paragraphs (1) and 
(2) shall apply to directives affecting two or more 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity regardless of whether such directives 
are issued collectively or separately to individual 
schools. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense may not issue 
any directive affecting the selection or removal of li-
brary resources, textbooks, or other printed or pub-
lished instructional materials at any individual 
school operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity unless— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the School 
Advisory Committee (or the equivalent advisory 
body) of the school involved written notice of 
the Secretary’s intent to issue such directive to-
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gether with a description of and justification for 
the directive; and 
‘‘(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which such notice was sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Defense may not— 
‘‘(A) limit the authority of an individual 
school to plan or hold commemorative events or 
cultural events that have been duly approved by 
the principal, faculty, staff, or School Advisory 
Committee (or the equivalent) of the school in-
volved; or 
‘‘(B) withhold funding or take other action 
against a school solely because such school 
plans or holds an event described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(6) In this subsection, the term ‘CMRC proc-
ess’ means the procedures described in Department 
of Defense Education Activity Administrative In-
struction 2992.01 relating to ‘Information Center 
and Classroom Supplemental Materials Selection 
Policy and Challenge Procedures’, dated February 
12, 2010.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE
AND APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on 
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the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply be-
ginning with the 2026–2027 academic year for schools op-
erated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
SEC. 4. NULLIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Executive orders specified in 
subsection (b) shall have no force or effect with respect 
to the Department of Defense and no Federal funds may 
be used to implement or enforce such Executive orders, 
or any substantially similar directives, within the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) EXECUTIVE ORDERS SPECIFIED.—The Executive 
orders specified in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Executive Order 14190 (90 Fed. Reg. 8853; 
relating to ending radical indoctrination in K–12 
schooling). 
(2) Executive Order 14280 (90 Fed. Reg. 
17533; relating to reinstating commonsense school 
discipline policies). 
(3) Executive Order 14281 (90 Fed. Reg 
17537; relating to restoring equality of opportunity 
and meritocracy). 
(4) Executive Order 14185 (90 Fed. Reg. 8763; 
relating to restoring America’s fighting force). 
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(5) Executive Order 14183 (90 Fed. Reg. 8757; 
relating to prioritizing military excellence and readi-
ness). 
(6) Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; 
relating to defending women from gender ideology 
extremism and restoring biological truth to the Fed-
eral Government). 
(7) Executive Order 14201 (90 Fed. Reg 9279; 
relating to keeping men out of women’s sports). 
SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT ON POTENTIAL ESTABLISH-
MENT OF INDEPENDENT BODY TO IMPLE-
MENT CURRICULA FOR DODEA SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasability and advisability of establishing an independent 
body to design and implement educational curricula for 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education 
Activity. The study shall address— 
(1) how such an independent body could be es-
tablished and structured; 
(2) who should be appointed to such a body; 
(3) how such body could maintain independence 
to ensure it is insulated from political influence and 
changing priorities of the Executive Branch; and 
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(4) such other factors as the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Education and Workforce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate. 
Æ 
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