,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,banks 7for himself and ,mr4 ,tiffany7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit the ,secretary of ,education   
from providing funding to certain       
educational institutions unless the     
institutions return to in-person        
instruction1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reopen ,our ,schools ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibition on funding for schools    
failing to provide in-person instruction
  7a7 ,prohibition on funding  7#a7 ,in 
general ,with respect to academic year  
or school year #bjbj-bjba1 no funds     
shall be made available under any       
applicable program to an educational    
agency or institution unless the        
educational agency or institution       
provides a certification to the         
,secretary of ,education that the       

educational agency or institution-- 7,a7
 will begin providing in-person         
instruction not later than ,september   
#h1 #bjbj1 and in a manner substantially
 similar to that provided in previous   
academic years or school years2 and     
7,b7 has a detailed plan in place to    
protect the health of students and      
personnel4  7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph  
7#a7 does not apply to any funds        
7including loans made under part ,d of  
title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife7 made available under any 
applicable program that an educational  
agency or institution provides to a     
student attending such agency or        
institution4  7#c7 ,waiver ,the         
,secretary may waive the requirements of
 paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an      
educational agency or institution if the
 ,secretary determines that doing so is 
in the public interest4  7b7            
,prohibition on liability ,an           
educational agency or institution that  
provides a certification under          

subsection 7a77#a71 including personnel 
thereof1 may not be held liable in any  
cause of action before a ,state or      
,federal court for any act or omission  
related to in-person instruction that   
results in an alleged exposure to       
coronavirus4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,applicable program ,the  
term applicable program has the meaning 
given such term in section #djj7;c7 of  
the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abba7;c774  7#b7       
,coronavirus ,the term coronavirus means
 ,,sars-,co,v-#b or another coronavirus 
with pandemic potential4  7#c7          
,educational agency or institution ,the 
term educational agency or institution  
means the following3 7,a7 ,an elementary
 school 7as such term is defined in     
section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja774  7,b7 ,a secondary  
school 7as such term is defined in such 
section #haja74  7,c7 ,an institution of
 higher education 7as such term is      

defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja774  7,d7 ,a local educational     
agency 7as such term is defined in such 
section #haja74  7,e7 ,a ,state         
educational agency 7as such term is     
defined in such section #haja74