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H. Rept. 118-574 1 (2024-07-05)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           118-574







                      PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE OVERSIGHT TO ELIMINATE
                            COMMUNIST TEACHINGS FOR OUR KIDS ACT



                      JULY 5, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed



                      Ms. Foxx,  from the Committee   on Education  and the Workforce,
                                          submitted  the  following


                                              REPORT

                                                together with

                                            MINORITY VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 6816]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on  Education  and  the Workforce,  to whom  was
                    referred the bill (H.R. 6816) to prohibit the availability of Federal
                    education  funds for elementary  and  secondary schools that receive
                    direct or indirect support from the Government   of the People's Re-
                    public  of China,  having  considered  the same,   reports favorably
                    thereon  with  an  amendment and recommends that the bill as
                    amended   do pass.
                      The  amendment   is as follows:
                      Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                      This Act may be cited as the Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate
                    Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act or the PROTECT Our Kids Act.
                    SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
                      (a) PROHIBITION.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be
                    made available under an applicable program to any elementary school or secondary
                    school that-
                         (1) has a partnership in effect with a cultural or language institute directly
                         or indirectly funded by the Government of the People's Republic of China, in-
                         cluding a Confucius Institute;
                         (2) operates a learning center directly or indirectly supported by the Govern-
                         ment of the People's Republic of China (commonly referred to as a Confucius
                         Classroom); or


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