Promoting Classical Learning Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1747 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1747

  To promote the use of the Classical Learning Test (CLT) at military 
              service academies and Federally-run schools.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2025

   Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To promote the use of the Classical Learning Test (CLT) at military 
              service academies and Federally-run schools.

    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 ``Promoting Classical Learning Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES TO ACCEPT THE 
              CLASSICAL LEARNING TEST.

    The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each of the Service 
Academies (as that term is defined in section 347(d) of title 10, 
United States Code) allows applicants to submit scores from the 
Classical Learning Test (CLT), SAT, or ACT as part of their application 
for admission.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERALLY-RUN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER 
              THE CLASSICAL LEARNING TEST.

    (a) DODEA Schools.--The Director of the Department of Defense 
Education Activity shall require schools operated by the Activity to 
administer the CLT to students in the eleventh grade.
    (b) Tribally Controlled Schools and BIE-Operated Schools.--The 
Director of the Bureau of Indian Education shall require schools funded 
or operated by the Bureau of Indian Education to administer the CLT to 
students in the eleventh grade.
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