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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1516 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2023 

Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. WENSTRUP, Ms. 

GREENE of Georgia, Mr. EZELL, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Ms. LEE of Florida, 

Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. STRONG, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BISHOP of 

North Carolina, and Mr. BRECHEEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

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 Indus13 try 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 such term in section 102 of the High2 er 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.—Beginning with the first fiscal year that be11 gins after the date that is 12 months after the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se13 curity shall ensure that an institution of higher education 

14 (referred to in this section as an ‘‘institution’’) which has 

15 a relationship with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity 

16 of concern is ineligible to receive any funds from the De17 partment of Homeland Security, unless the institution ter18 minates the relationship between the institution and such 

19 Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern, as the 

20 case may be. Upon the termination of such a relationship, 

21 the institution at issue shall be eligible to receive funds 

22 from the Department of Homeland Security. 

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