Section 1 Prohibition on withholding Federal education on the basis of vaccination requirements
Prohibition— No Federal education funds may be withheld from an otherwise eligible recipient because such recipient does not require students or employees to be vaccinated against COVID–19.
Definitions— In this section:
The term eligible reciepient means—
a State;
a State educational agency;
a local educational agency;
an elementary school or secondary school;
an institution of higher education; or
any other individual or entity that is eligible to receive Federal education funds.
The term Federal education funds means any funds made available—
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or
for purposes relating to education under any other provision of Federal law.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
The terms elementary school, local educational agency, secondary school, State, and State educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).