What This Bill Does
This bill prevents colleges and universities from receiving funding from the Department of Homeland Security if they have certain relationships with Confucius Institutes or Chinese entities of concern. A college can regain eligibility for this funding by ending those relationships.
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Who It Affects
Colleges and universities in the United States that receive or want to receive Department of Homeland Security funding.
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Key Provisions
* The Department of Homeland Security must prevent colleges and universities with relationships to Confucius Institutes or Chinese entities of concern from receiving any DHS funding, starting 12 months after the law passes. (Sec. 2(b)(1))
* A college becomes eligible for DHS funding again once it terminates its relationship with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern. (Sec. 2(b)(2))
* A "relationship" includes contracts, agreements, in-kind donations or gifts received from a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern. (Sec. 2(a)(4))
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What Changes
Colleges and universities with relationships to Confucius Institutes or Chinese entities of concern will be barred from receiving Department of Homeland Security money unless they end those relationships.
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Important Definitions
* **Confucius Institute:** A cultural institute funded by the Government of the People's Republic of China.
* **Chinese entity of concern:** Universities or colleges in China that are involved in military-civil fusion, participate in China's defense industrial base, are affiliated with China's State Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense, receive funding from the Central Military Commission (leadership body of the Chinese Communist Party), or provide support to Chinese security, defense, police or intelligence organizations.
* **Relationship:** Any contract, agreement, in-kind donation or gift between a college and a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern.
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Effective Date
Beginning with the first fiscal year that starts 12 months after the date the law is enacted.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1121
To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institu-
tions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Insti-
tutes, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 30, 2023
Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. ERNST, and Mr. BRAUN)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To establish Department of Homeland Security funding re-
strictions 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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Restrictions on
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Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES’ HOST
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SCHOOLS.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) CHINESE ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term
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‘‘Chinese entity of concern’’ means any university or
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college in the People’s Republic of China that—
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(A) is involved in the implementation of
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military-civil fusion;
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(B) participates in the Chinese defense in-
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dustrial base;
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(C) is affiliated with the Chinese State Ad-
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ministration for Science, Technology, and In-
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dustry for the National Defense;
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(D) receives funding from any organization
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subordinate to the Central Military Commission
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of the Chinese Communist Party; or
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(E) provides support to any security, de-
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fense, police, or intelligence organization of the
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Government of the People’s Republic of China
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or the Chinese Communist Party.
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(2) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Confu-
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cius Institute’’ means a cultural institute funded by
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the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
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(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
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term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the
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meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
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(4) RELATIONSHIP.—The term ‘‘relationship’’
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means, with respect to an institution of higher edu-
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cation, any contract awarded, or agreement entered
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into, as well as any in-kind donation or gift, received
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from a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of con-
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cern.
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(b) RESTRICTIONS
ON INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER
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EDUCATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first fis-
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cal year that begins after the date that is 12 months
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after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security shall ensure that an in-
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stitution of higher education that has a relationship
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with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of con-
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cern is ineligible to receive any funds from the De-
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partment of Homeland Security, unless the institu-
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tion of higher education terminates the relationship
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between the institution of higher education and such
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Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern, as
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the case may be.
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(2) TERMINATION.—Upon the termination of a
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relationship described in paragraph (1), the institu-
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tion of higher education at issue shall be eligible to
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receive funds from the Department of Homeland Se-
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