,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lankford1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
codify ,executive ,order #aciej         
7relating to combating race and sex     
stereotyping71 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stop ,,crt ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea 
terms ,the terms elementary school1     
local educational agency1 secondary     
school1 and ,state have the meanings    
given those terms in section #haja of   
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#b7 ,institution of higher    
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
that term in section #ajb of the ,higher

 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajjb74  7#c7 ,promote ,the term       
promote1 when used with respect to a    
race-based theory1 means-- 7,a7 to      
include race-based theories or materials
 that advocate such theories in         
curricula1 reading lists1 seminars1     
workshops1 trainings1 or other          
educational or professional settings in 
a manner that could reasonably give rise
 to the appearance of official          
sponsorship1 approval1 or endorsement2  
7,b7 to contract with1 hire1 or         
otherwise engage speakers1 consultants1 
diversity trainers1 and other persons   
for the purpose of advocating such      
theories2 and  7,c7 to compel students  
to profess a belief in such theories4   
7#d7 ,race-based theory ,the term       
race-based theory means a theory that-- 
7,a7 any race is inherently superior or 
inferior to any other race2  7,b7 the   
,united ,states is a fundamentally      
racist country2  7,c7 the ,declaration  
of ,independence or the ,constitution of

 the ,united ,states is a fundamentally 
racist document2  7,d7 an individual's  
moral worth is determined by the race of
 the individual2  7,e7 an individual1 by
 virtue of the race of the individual1  
is inherently racist or oppressive1     
whether consciously or unconsciously2 or
  7,f7 an individual1 because of the    
race of the individual1 bears           
responsibility for the actions committed
 by members of the race of the          
individual4  #c4 ,codification of       
,executive order ,executive ,order      
#aciej 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #fjfhc2 relating
 to combating race and sex stereotyping7
 shall have the force and effect of law1
 except that the ,executive order shall 
not apply to elementary schools1        
secondary schools1 or institutions of   
higher education4  #d4 ,federal funds   
limitation  7a7 ,prohibition on award of
 funds to certain elementary and        
secondary schools ,no ,federal funds    
received by a ,state or a local         
educational agency may be allocated to  

an elementary school or secondary school
 that promotes race-based theories or   
compels teachers or students to affirm1 
adhere to1 adopt1 or profess beliefs    
contrary to title ,,vi of the ,civil    
,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjj;d et seq474  7b7 ,prohibition on  
award of funds to certain institutions  
of higher education ,no ,federal funds  
may be awarded to an institution of     
higher education if such institution    
compels teachers or students to affirm1 
adhere to1 adopt1 or profess race-based 
theories or beliefs contrary to title   
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq474  7c7  
,rules of construction  7#a7 ,protected 
speech not restricted ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to restrict  
the speech of a student1 a teacher1 or  
any other individual outside of a school
 setting4  7#b7 ,access to materials for
 the purpose of research or independent 
study ,nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prevent an individual from 

accessing materials that advocate       
race-based theories for the purpose of  
research or independent study4  7#c7    
,contextual education ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to prevent an
 elementary school or secondary school  
from stating race-based theories or     
assigning materials that advocate       
race-based theories for educational     
purposes in contexts that make it clear 
the school does not sponsor1 approve1 or
 endorse such theories or materials4