H.R. 5349 would direct the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by the FRIENDSHIP Act, to develop a civic education curriculum that examines the history of communism and totalitarianism and includes a comparison of different political ideologies. The bill also would require the foundation to engage with state and local officials in using the curriculum. Because the costs to implement the bill are solely the responsibility of the foundation and require no additional federal action, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would have no impact on the federal budget.
