This Act may be cited as the Protect Every Preschooler Act of 2026.

Section 921(a)(27) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking means a school which and inserting the following: means— (A) a school which; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) an early childhood education program (as defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003U.S. Code — Title 20, Section 1003View official source on GovInfo)); and (C) a preschool (which has the meaning given the term eligible preschool program in section 428K(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078U.S. Code — Title 20, Section 1078View official source on GovInfo–11(g)))..