HR1516-118

Reported

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

118th Congress Introduced Mar 9, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Foreign Policy, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H05ABFDA9925C4676BDD892BF8F177066: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act.
  • Section HBF2FB7A5B240410DACF7FD1FBA53422E: 2. Limitations on Confucius Institutes’ host schools In this section: The term Chinese entity of concern means any university or college in the People’s...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Foreign Policy, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Foreign Policy Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 12, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …

Dec 19, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Crane, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, …

Dec 19, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Mar 9, 2023

Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Wenstrup, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Foreign Policy Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Chinese entity of concern" §HBF2FB7A5B240410DACF7FD1FBA53422E

any university or college in the People’s Republic of China that— is involved in the implementation of military-civil fusion

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