This bill prevents public schools from accepting money or making deals with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party if they want to keep receiving federal education funding. Essentially, schools have to choose: they can either take federal education dollars, or they can accept Chinese government funding or contracts, but not both. The bill also requires schools to tell the Department of Education whenever they receive money or sign agreements with any foreign country or foreign organization. The goal is to limit Chinese government influence in American schools, though the bill doesn't specify what kinds of contracts or funding arrangements it's concerned about—it's a broad restriction on any financial relationship with Chinese government sources.

CLASS Act

Joyce, David P.

Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act or the CLASS ActThis bill prohibits public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, from accepting funds from&nbsp;or entering into a contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the&nbsp;CCP. The bill also requires schools to disclose funding from&nbsp;or contracts with a foreign source to the Department of Education.