Bill Summary
The "Turning Untrusted Tutoring Origins Away from Resources Act of 2025" (TUTOR Act of 2025) is a piece of legislation aimed at enhancing the security and integrity of educational services provided to members of the Department of Defense (DoD). The act specifically prohibits the DoD from entering into contracts with online tutoring services that are owned by entities from certain foreign countries deemed as security risks, referred to as "countries of concern." These countries include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
The legislation modifies existing law to clarify that the Secretary of Defense is responsible for enforcing this prohibition and provides a definition for "country of concern." The intent behind the act is to safeguard the educational resources and support provided to servicemembers by preventing potential vulnerabilities that could arise from foreign influence in these services.
Possible Impacts
Here are three examples of how the TUTOR Act of 2025 could affect people:
1. **Impact on Military Families**: The legislation could limit the educational resources available to military families, specifically those who might rely on online tutoring services from foreign-owned companies. This could lead to fewer options for quality educational support for children of servicemembers, particularly if they are unable to access trusted tutoring services that could help with their academic needs.
2. **Economic Consequences for Foreign Companies**: The law would directly impact foreign-owned online tutoring services from countries deemed as "countries of concern," such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. These companies could lose significant revenue opportunities by being excluded from Department of Defense contracts, which could lead to job losses and reduced economic activity in the sectors they operate in.
3. **Increased Domestic Tutoring Opportunities**: The prohibition may create a demand for domestic tutoring services as military families and other individuals seek reliable and compliant alternatives. This could boost local businesses and educational startups that provide tutoring services, potentially leading to job creation in the education sector and fostering a more competitive market for educational resources within the U.S.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4010 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4010
To prohibit Department of Defense contracts with certain foreign-owned
online tutoring services.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 13, 2025
Mr. Bell (for himself and Mr. Graves) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To prohibit Department of Defense contracts with certain foreign-owned
online tutoring services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Turning Untrusted Tutoring Origins
Away from Resources Act of 2025'' or the ``TUTOR Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN
FOREIGN-OWNED ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES.
Section 854 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--The Secretary'';
(2) by striking ``the People's Republic of China'' and
inserting ``a country of concern''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Country of Concern Defined.--In this section, the term
`country of concern' means any of the following:
``(1) China.
``(2) Russia.
``(3) Iran.
``(4) North Korea.''.
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