To reduce the number of student visas available to nationals of the People's Republic of China until China removes certain restrictions on United States students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities in China and to restrict the types of postsecondary study available to Chinese nationals in the United States to include sensitive topics with potential dual-use military application.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reduce the number of student visas available to nationals of the People's Republic of China until China removes certain restrictions on United States students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities in China and to restrict the types of postsecondary study available to Chinese nationals in the United States to include sensitive topics with potential dual-use military application., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Education, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors 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, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id0d5b24a725a24472acf04ddcaed60727: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Promoting Reciprocity on Chinese Students Act or the PRC Students Act.
- Section id69a63b7f40e74128b90d200a00dcf550: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: American students in the People's Republic of China (referred in this section as the PRC) face internal travel...
- Section id50dfa3009602429f84f93be0a8ec9935: 3. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to introduce reciprocity into the Sino-American relationship by— reducing the number of Chinese students in the United...
- Section ida417896f988c4aaa844214aad79df8d7: 4. Gradual reduction of Chinese students in the United States Section 214(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)) is amended by adding at...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reduce the number of student visas available to nationals of the People's Republic of China until China removes certain restrictions on United States students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities in China and to restrict the types of postsecondary study available to Chinese nationals in the United States to include sensitive topics with potential dual-use military application., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Education, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To reduce the number of student visas available to nationals of the People's Republic of China until China removes certain restrictions on United States students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities in China and to restrict the types of postsecondary study available to Chinese nationals in the United States to include sensitive topics with potential dual-use military application., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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