DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

[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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