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[H.R. 8649 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 476
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8649
[Report No. 118-575]
To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's
public school, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2024
Mr. Bean of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
July 5, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7,
2024]
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A BILL
To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's
public school, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Reporting of
Adversarial Contributions to Education Act''.
SEC. 2. PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT FOREIGN INFLUENCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 8549D. PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT FOREIGN INFLUENCE.
``(a) In General.--As a condition of receiving funds under this
Act, a local educational agency shall ensure that each elementary
school and each secondary school served by such agency provides to each
parent of a child attending the school, at a minimum--
``(1) the right (in a manner consistent with copyright law)
to review, and make copies of free of cost, at least every four
weeks and not later than 30 days after submission of a written
request by the parent, any curricular material or professional
development material used at the school that was purchased, or
otherwise obtained, using funds received from the government of
a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern;
``(2) the right to know, by written response provided not
later than 30 days after submission of a written request by the
parent, how many personnel of the school are compensated, in
whole or in part, using funds received from the government of a
foreign country or a foreign entity of concern; and
``(3) the right to know, by written response provided not
later than 30 days after submission of a written request by the
parent, of--
``(A) any donation received by the school or local
educational agency from a foreign country or a foreign
entity of concern;
``(B) any agreement in writing (such as a contract
or memorandum of understanding) between the school or
local educational agency and a foreign country or a
foreign entity of concern; and
``(C) any financial transaction between the school
or local educational agency and a foreign country or a
foreign entity of concern.
``(b) Donations, Agreements, and Financial Transactions.--The
information described in subsection (a)(3) shall include, at minimum,
the following:
``(1) The name of the foreign country or foreign entity of
concern.
``(2) In any case in which funds were received by the
school or local educational agency from a foreign country or a
foreign entity of concern--
``(A) the amount of such funds; and
``(B) any terms or conditions applicable to the
receipt of such funds.
``(c) Notice of Rights.--At the beginning of each school year, a
local educational agency receiving funds under this Act shall ensure
that each elementary school and each secondary school served by such
agency posts on a publicly accessible website of the school or, if the
school does not operate a website, widely disseminates to the public, a
summary notice of the rights of parents described in subsections (a)
and (b).
``(d) Notification of Requirements.--At the beginning of each
school year, the Secretary shall notify State educational agencies
about the requirements of this section. As a condition of receiving
funds under this Act, State educational agencies shall, at the
beginning of each school year, notify local educational agencies of the
requirements of this section.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `foreign country' means a foreign country or
a dependent territory or possession of a foreign country. Such
term does not include any of the outlying areas.
``(2) The term `foreign entity of concern' has the meaning
given such term in section 10612(a) of the Research and
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
19221(a)).''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 8549C the following:
``Sec. 8549D. Parents' right to know about foreign influence.''.
Union Calendar No. 476
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8649
[Report No. 118-575]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's
public school, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 5, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed