No Student Exchanges with North Korean Schools Act

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4004 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4004

 To prohibit Federal funding for institutions of higher education that 
 have partnerships with schools or other organizations funded by North 
                     Korea, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2021

 Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Babin, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. LaMalfa, and 
  Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Federal funding for institutions of higher education that 
 have partnerships with schools or other organizations funded by North 
                     Korea, and for other purposes.

    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 ``No Student Exchanges with North 
Korean Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, 
        also known as Chongryon, is an affiliated organization with the 
        Government of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, 
        also known as North Korea.
            (2) Chongryon has a long history of assisting the North 
        Korean Government, including operating a ferry that was 
        suspected to have smuggled materials for the country's illegal 
        weapons programs.
            (3) Due to these actions, Chongryon is under surveillance 
        from Japanese law enforcement agencies.
            (4) Chongryon and its members run numerous organizations 
        and companies, including banks and educational institutions in 
        various cities across Japan.
            (5) Chongryon operates over 100 educational institutions, 
        including Korea University, located in Kodaira, Tokyo.
            (6) Korea University received funding directly from the 
        North Korean government every year since 1957, including over 
        132.4 million yen in 2002.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 105 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87-256; 22 U.S.C. 2455) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) No covered funds may be awarded to an institution of 
higher education that has an agreement in effect with an institution of 
higher education or other organization funded directly by the 
Government of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `covered funds' means Federal funds made 
        available--
                    ``(i) under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and
                    ``(ii) for the J. William Fulbright Educational 
                Exchange Program referred to in section 112.
            ``(B) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).''.
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