HR 8649 — Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
 1965

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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
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 Title VIII--General Provisions

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 Part F--Uniform Provisions

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 Subpart 2--Other Provisions

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Sec. 8549D. Parents' right to know about foreign influence.

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 TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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 PART F--UNIFORM PROVISIONS

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 Subpart 2--Other Provisions

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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)).

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