,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,roy introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the award of ,federal funds to schools that promote certain race-based theories to students1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,combating ,racist ,teaching in ,schools ,act or the ,,crt ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on award of ,federal funds to certain schools 7a7 ,prohibition on award of funds to certain elementary and secondary schools ,no ,federal funds received by a ,state or local educational agency may be allocated to an elementary or secondary school that promotes the race-based theories described in subsection 7c7 or compels teachers or students to affirm1 adhere to1 adopt1 or process beliefs in a manner that violates title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd4 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 promotes the race-based theories described in subsection 7c7 or compels teachers or students to affirm1 adhere to1 adopt1 or process beliefs in a manner that violates title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd4 7c7 ,race-,based theories described ,the race-based theories described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,any race is inherently superior or inferior to any other race1 color1 or national origin4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states is a fundamentally racist country4 7#c7 ,the ,declaration of ,independence or ,constitution of the ,united ,states are fundamentally racist documents4 7#d7 ,an individual's moral character or worth is determined by the individual's race1 color1 or national origin4 7#e7 ,an individual1 by virtue of the individual's race1 is inherently racist or oppressive1 whether consciously or unconsciously4 7#f7 ,an individual1 because of the individual's race1 bears responsibility for the actions committed by other members of the individual's race1 color1 or national origin4 7d7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,protected speech not restricted ,nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the speech of a student1 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 theories described in subsection 7c7 for the purpose of research or independent study4 7#c7 ,contextual education ,nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a covered school from stating theories described in subsection 7c7 or assigning materials that advocate such theories for educational purposes in contexts that make it clear the school does not sponsor1 approve1 or endorse such theories or materials4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered school ,the term covered school means an elementary school1 a secondary school1 or an institution of higher education4 7#b7 ,,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#c7 ,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#d7 ,promote ,the term promote1 when used with respect to a race-based theory described in subsection 7c71 means-- 7,a7 to include such 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 7,c7 to compel students to profess a belief in such theories2 or 7,d7 to segregate students or other individuals by race in any setting1 including in educational or training sessions4