To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance, Labor.
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 HBF4F16E89A144D50AB061BC7A4A5CA3C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act.
- Section HE93BB12F04CB431A92EC7E737DEBE4F9: 2. Prohibition on employment of instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is...
- Section H6B7C8F27151B486BA1DEA57687CD2B02: 117a. Prohibition on employment of instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher...
- Section HBE2FD3B0FED449CBA2FF8451EEA5FA97: 3. Effective date The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Finance, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a professor, teacher, or any other individual who— provides instruction directly to the students of an institution of higher education
a professor, teacher, or any other individual who—(1)provides instruction directly to the students of an institution of higher education
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