DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

This bill restricts funding to an institution of higher education (IHE) that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute (a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government). It also requires certain disclosures related to Chinese entities of concern (generally, universities or colleges involved in China's military, police, or intelligence activities).

Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must ensure that an IHE that has awarded a contract to, entered into an agreement with, or received an in-kind donation or gift from a Confucius Institute is ineligible to receive specified funds from DHS, unless the IHE terminates the relationship. The IHE may regain eligibility for these funds upon termination of the relationship. DHS may waive this funding restriction, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than one year, if it is in the national security interests of the United States.

Additionally, an IHE that has a relationship with a Chinese entity of concern and is seeking to receive or receives specified DHS funds must notify DHS about the relationship.

DHS must provide outreach and, upon request, technical assistance to IHEs related to compliance with this bill.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1516 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1516

 To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on 
    institutions of higher education that have a relationship with 
             Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2023

  Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Wenstrup, Ms. 
 Greene of Georgia, Mr. Ezell, Mr. D'Esposito, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. 
   Luttrell, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Strong, Mr. Guest, Mr. Bishop of North 
 Carolina, and Mr. Brecheen) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on 
    institutions of higher education that have a relationship with 
             Confucius Institutes, 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 ``DHS Restrictions on Confucius 
Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES' HOST SCHOOLS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Chinese entity of concern.--The term ``Chinese entity 
        of concern'' means any university or college in the People's 
        Republic of China that--
                    (A) is involved in the implementation of military-
                civil fusion;
                    (B) participates in the Chinese defense industrial 
                base;
                    (C) is affiliated with the Chinese State 
                Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for 
                the National Defense;
                    (D) receives funding from any organization 
                subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the 
                Chinese Communist Party; or
                    (E) provides support to any security, defense, 
                police, or intelligence organization of the Government 
                of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese 
                Communist Party.
            (2) Confucius institute.--The term ``Confucius Institute'' 
        means a cultural institute funded by the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China.
            (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (4) Relationship.--The term ``relationship'' means, with 
        respect to an institution of higher education, any contract 
        awarded, or agreement entered into, as well as any in-kind 
        donation or gift, received from a Confucius Institute or 
        Chinese entity of concern.
    (b) Restrictions on Institutions of Higher Education.--Beginning 
with the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is 12 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that an institution of higher education (referred 
to in this section as an ``institution'') which has a relationship with 
a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern is ineligible to 
receive any funds from the Department of Homeland Security, unless the 
institution terminates the relationship between the institution and 
such Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern, as the case may 
be. Upon the termination of such a relationship, the institution at 
issue shall be eligible to receive funds from the Department of 
Homeland Security.
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