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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1121 

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

a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Restrictions on 

5 Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES’ HOST 

2 SCHOOLS. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CHINESE ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 

5 ‘‘Chinese entity of concern’’ means any university or 

6 college in the People’s Republic of China that— 

7 (A) is involved in the implementation of 

8 military-civil fusion; 

9 (B) participates in the Chinese defense in10 dustrial base; 

11 (C) is affiliated with the Chinese State Ad12 ministration for Science, Technology, and In13 dustry for the National Defense; 

14 (D) receives funding from any organization 

15 subordinate to the Central Military Commission 

16 of the Chinese Communist Party; or 

17 (E) provides support to any security, de18 fense, police, or intelligence organization of the 

19 Government of the People’s Republic of China 

20 or the Chinese Communist Party. 

21 (2) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Confu22 cius Institute’’ means a cultural institute funded by 

23 the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 

24 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

25 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 


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1 meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 

2 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

3 (4) RELATIONSHIP.—The term ‘‘relationship’’ 

4 means, with respect to an institution of higher edu5 cation, any contract awarded, or agreement entered 

6 into, as well as any in-kind donation or gift, received 

7 from a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of con8 cern. 

9 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER

10 EDUCATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first fis12 cal year that begins after the date that is 12 months 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Homeland Security shall ensure that an in15 stitution of higher education that has a relationship 

16 with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of con17 cern is ineligible to receive any funds from the De18 partment of Homeland Security, unless the institu19 tion of higher education terminates the relationship 

20 between the institution of higher education and such 

21 Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern, as 

22 the case may be. 

23 (2) TERMINATION.—Upon the termination of a 

24 relationship described in paragraph (1), the institu25 tion of higher education at issue shall be eligible to 


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1 receive funds from the Department of Homeland Se2 curity. 

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