,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ag1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to develop and disseminate a   
civic education curriculum and oral     
history resources regarding certain     
political ideologies1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,crucial ,communism 
,teaching ,act4  #b4 ,purposes ,the     
purposes of this ,act are the following3
 7#a7 ,to help families1 civic          
institutions1 local communities1 local  
educational agencies1 high schools1 and 
,state educational agencies to prepare  
high school students to be civically    
responsible and knowledgeable adults4   
7#b7 ,to ensure that high school        
students in the ,united ,states-- 7,a7  
learn that communism has led to the     

deaths of more than #ajj1jjj1jjj victims
 worldwide2  7,b7 understand the dangers
 of communism and similar political     
ideologies2 and  7,c7 understand that   
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj people still suffer under
 communism4  #c4 ,development and       
dissemination of civic education        
curriculum and oral history resources   
,the independent entity created under   
section #ije7;b77#a77;,b7 of the        
,,friendship ,act 7,public ,law         
#ajc-aii2 #ajg ,stat4 #bcca71 also known
 as the ,victims of ,communism ,memorial
 ,foundation1 shall-- 7#a7 develop a    
civic education curriculum for high     
school students that-- 7,a7 includes a  
comparative discussion of certain       
political ideologies1 including         
communism and totalitarianism1 that     
conflict with the principles of freedom 
and democracy that are essential to the 
founding of the ,united ,states2  7,b7  
is accurate1 relevant1 and accessible1  
so as to promote the understanding of   
such political ideologies2 and  7,c7 is 

compatible with a variety of courses1   
including social studies1 government1   
history1 and economics classes2  7#b7   
develop oral history resources that may 
be used alongside the curriculum        
described in paragraph 7#a7 and that    
include personal stories1 titled        
,portraits in ,patriotism1 from diverse 
individuals who-- 7,a7 demonstrate      
civic-minded qualities2  7,b7 are       
victims of the political ideologies     
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and   
7,c7 are able to compare the political  
ideologies described in paragraph       
7#a77;,a7 with the political ideology of
 the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 engage  
with ,state and local educational       
leaders to assist high schools in using 
the curriculum described in paragraph   
7#a7 and the resources described in     
paragraph 7#b74  #d4 ,definitions ,the  
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7     
shall apply to this ,act4