To require elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends ESEA to require K-12 schools to comply with EO 14201 on women's sports eligibility as condition of federal funding, with annual certification and enforcement provisions, requires new ESEA section 8524A establishing compliance requirements, certification deadlines, reporting, and enforcement for biological sex-based women's sports policies, and amends Higher Education Act to require colleges/universities to certify EO 14201 compliance by July 1 annually or lose eligibility for all federal programs including student loans. It relies on compliance mandates, funding condition, certification, and enforcement. The main policy areas are Education.
Who Benefits and How
The main beneficiaries are the people, organizations, or agencies identified in the bill's substantive provisions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Amends ESEA to require K-12 schools to comply with EO 14201 on women's sports eligibility as condition of federal funding, with annual certification and enforcement provisions.
- Requires new ESEA section 8524A establishing compliance requirements, certification deadlines, reporting, and enforcement for biological sex-based women's sports policies.
- Amends Higher Education Act to require colleges/universities to certify EO 14201 compliance by July 1 annually or lose eligibility for all federal programs including student loans.
- Requires new HEA section 124 establishing certification requirements and enforcement provisions for biological sex-based women's sports at higher education institutions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends ESEA to require K-12 schools to comply with EO 14201 on women's sports eligibility as condition of federal funding, with annual certification and enforcement provisions, requires new ESEA section 8524A establishing compliance requirements, certification deadlines, reporting, and enforcement for biological sex-based women's sports policies, and amends Higher Education Act to require colleges/universities to certify EO 14201 compliance by July 1 annually or lose eligibility for all federal programs including student loans.
Key Policy Areas
Education
Primary Purpose
The bill amends ESEA to require K-12 schools to comply with EO 14201 on women's sports eligibility as condition of federal funding, with annual certification and enforcement provisions, requires new ESEA section 8524A establishing compliance requirements, certification deadlines, reporting, and enforcement for biological sex-based women's sports policies, and amends Higher Education Act to require colleges/universities to certify EO 14201 compliance by July 1 annually or lose eligibility for all federal programs including student loans.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Barr (for himself, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Tenney, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Cisgender female college athletes, Cisgender female student athletes, College transgender female athletes
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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