Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops during his inspection of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. (Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images)
H.R.1069, known as the Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act or the PROTECT Our Kids Act, is sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., and prohibits federal funding going to any elementary or secondary school that receives financial support, directly or indirectly, from the Chinese government, including the Confucius Institute.
"The CCP’s malign influence in our educational institutions is a serious and growing threat," Hern said in a press release. "Today’s students are our future leaders, and we must ensure their learning environments are free from anti-American, foreign influence. I look forward to the passage of my PROTECT Our Kids Act this week so we can put an end to CCP money and propaganda infiltrating our K-12 schools and protect our children."
Another bill, H.R.1049, is sponsored by Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., and is known as the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, or the TRACE Act.
John Moolenaar is chairman of the House Select Committee on China. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"This bill prohibits public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, from accepting funds from 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 CCP," the bill's summary explains.
"The bill also requires schools to disclose funding from or contracts with a foreign source to the Department of Education."
Fox News Digital has extensively reported on concerns about alleged attempts by the CCP to infiltrate American classrooms, including in 2023 when Parents Defending Education uncovered disturbing evidence linking CCP-sponsored financial entities to American K-12 schools.
Earlier this year, Fox News Digital reported on findings at Stanford University, where the school's newspaper found evidence suggesting Chinese assets have likely infiltrated the prestigious institution and other universities nationwide to gather intelligence.
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