1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reopen Our Schools Act . 2. Prohibition on funding for schools failing to provide in-person instruction (a) Prohibition on funding (1) In general With respect to academic year or school year 2020–2021, no funds shall be made available under any applicable program to an educational agency or institution unless the educational agency or institution provides a certification to the Secretary of Education that the educational agency or institution— (A) will begin providing in-person instruction not later than September 8, 2020, and in a manner substantially similar to that provided in previous academic years or school years