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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1005

Introduced

Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

Sponsor
RDavid P. Joyce· Ohio
Introduced
February 5, 2025
Policy area
Education
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.December 4, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1005 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1005

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 4, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain 
funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, 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 ``Combating the Lies of Authoritarians 
in School Systems Act'' or the ``CLASS Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN FUNDING AND CONTRACTS.

(a) In General.--As a condition on receipt of Federal financial 
assistance under any applicable program by a public elementary school 
or a public secondary school, the school, not later than 30 days after 
receiving funds in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate from a foreign 
source, or entering into one or more contracts with an aggregate value 
in excess of $10,000 with a foreign source, shall submit to the 
Secretary of Education a written disclosure that identifies--
(1) the name and country of origin of the foreign source;
(2) in a case in which a school receives funds from a 
foreign source--
(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 conditions of such contract.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``applicable program'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 400 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1221).
(2) The terms ``elementary school'' and ``secondary 
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)).

Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.

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