,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dibe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,banks 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,tuberville7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife to prohibit the
 use of funds provided under such ,act  
to develop1 implement1 facilitate1 host1
 or promote any program or activity for1
 or to provide or promote literature or 
other materials to1 children under the  
age of #ah that includes sexually       
oriented material1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop the           
,sexualization of ,children ,act4  #b4  
,prohibiting funding for sexually       
oriented material ,section #hebf of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gijf7 is  

amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,no funds    
under this ,act may be used-- and       
inserting the following3  7a7 ,general  
prohibitions ,no funds under this ,act  
may be used--  2 and  7#b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7b7 ,prohibiting
 funding for sexually oriented material 
7#a7 ,in general ,no funds under this   
,act may be used to develop1 implement1 
facilitate1 host1 or promote any program
 or activity for1 or to provide or      
promote literature or other materials   
to1 children under the age of #ah that  
includes sexually oriented material1    
including any program1 activity1        
literature1 or material that exposes    
such children to nude adults1           
individuals who are stripping1 or lewd  
or lascivious dancing4  7#b7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 shall be construed to prohibit the use 
of funds under this ,act for1 or        
otherwise limit or interfere with1      
teaching-- 7,a7 standard science        
coursework1 including biology1 botany1  

zoology1 microbiology1 cytology1        
genetics1 ecology1 human health1 or     
human anatomy and physiology2  7,b7 the 
texts of major world religions2  7,c7   
classic works of literature2 or  7,d7   
classic works of art4  7#c7 ,definitions
 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,classic     
works of art ,the term classic works of 
art means the works of art depicted1    
referenced1 or otherwise represented in 
,smarthistory guide to ,,ap ,art        
,history1 volumes #a1 #b1 #c1 #d1 and #e
 7#bjai-bjbj71 published by             
,smarthistory4  7,b7 ,classic works of  
literature ,the term classic works of   
literature means the works of literature
 7including translations of such        
works7-- 7i7 included in the ,great     
,books of the ,western ,world 7second   
edition1 #aiij71 published by           
,encyclopaedia ,britannica2  7ii7       
referenced in the article ,classics     
,every ,middle ,schooler ,should ,read  
by ,thomas ,purifoy1 ,jr4 and published 
by ,compass ,classroom 7as such article 

appeared on the date of enactment of    
this subsection72 and  7iii7 referenced 
in the article ,classics ,every ,high   
,schooler ,should ,read by ,mary        
,pierson ,purifoy and published by      
,compass ,classroom 7as such article    
appeared on the date of enactment of    
this subsection74  7,c7 ,sexually       
oriented material ,the term sexually    
oriented material means material that-- 
7i7 includes any depiction1 description1
 or simulation of sexually explicit     
conduct 7as defined in subparagraphs    
7,a7 and 7,b7 of section #bbef7b7 of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code72 or   
7ii7 involves gender dysphoria or       
transgenderism4  4