H.R. 1049

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1049 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1049

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 4, 2025

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

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AN ACT

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'' or the ``TRACE 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.''.

Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.