Public Law 118 - 17 - Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

[118th Congress Public Law 17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 118-17
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify 
 that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain 
   weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons for training in 
      archery, hunting, or other shooting sports. <<NOTE: Oct. 6, 
                         2023 -  [H.R. 5110]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Protecting 
Hunting Heritage and Education Act.>> 
SECTION <<NOTE: 20 USC 6301 note.>>  1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Hunting Heritage and 
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL EDUCATION 
                    FUNDS FOR CERTAIN WEAPONS AND RELATED 
                    TRAINING.

    Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906(7)) is amended by inserting ``, except that this 
paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this Act for 
activities carried out under programs authorized by this Act that are 
otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with 
educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as 
archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts'' before the 
period at the end.

    Approved October 6, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5110:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-207 (Comm. on Education and the Workforce).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 169 (2023):
            Sept. 26, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate.

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