I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 944 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose certain ties to organizations affiliated with 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Com-
munist Party, and the People’s Liberation Army, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CREN-
SHAW, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. SANTOS, 
and Mr. DIAZ-BALART) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to disclose certain ties 
to organizations affiliated with the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 
Party, and the People’s Liberation Army, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Malign 
CCP Influence on Academic Institutions Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES OF FOREIGN GIFTS. 
Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d), 
whenever’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PRC-, CCP-, 
AND PLA-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ENHANCED DISCLOSURES OF GIFTS AND 
CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Whenever any institu-
tion receives a gift from or enters into a con-
tract with a PRC-, CCP-, or PLA-affiliated or-
ganization, the value of which is $5,000 or 
more, considered alone or in combination with 
all other gifts from or contracts with that orga-
nization within a calendar year, the institution 
shall file a disclosure report with the Secretary 
on January 31 or July 31, whichever is sooner. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
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‘‘(i) the information described in sub-
sections (b) and (c) (as applicable); 
‘‘(ii) the full legal name of the indi-
vidual or organization that made the gift 
or entered into the contract to which the 
disclosure pertains; and 
‘‘(iii) instructions for accessing the in-
formation made available under paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE OF JOINT ACTIVITIES.—On 
an annual basis, any institution that receives funds 
under a Federal grant program shall file a disclosure 
report with the Secretary that identifies any activi-
ties conducted pursuant to a contract or other agree-
ment between the institution and a PRC-, CCP-, or 
PLA-affiliated organization, including any joint re-
search or academic exchanges. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGREEMENTS.— 
Each institution shall make available, on a publicly 
accessible website of the institution, the full text of 
any contract, agreement, or memorandum of under-
standing between the institution and a PRC-, CCP- 
, or PLA-affiliated organization (regardless of 
whether the contract, agreement, or memorandum 
remains in effect).’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘PRC-, CCP-, or PLA-affiliated 
organization’ means any entity that receives support 
directly or indirectly from the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 
Party, or the People’s Liberation Army, including— 
‘‘(A) a cultural, language, or educational 
institute or program; 
‘‘(B) a think tank that has received more 
than $100,000 in one calendar year or more 
than 10 percent of the total funding for such 
think tank for that year, whichever is less, from 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the 
People’s Liberation Army, or individuals affili-
ated with such organizations; 
‘‘(C) a person who is a current member of 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the 
People’s Liberation Army, or is otherwise active 
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in collaborating with such organizations as an 
employee or advisor; 
‘‘(D) a Chinese State-owned enterprise or 
partially or wholly owned subsidiary of a Chi-
nese State-owned enterprise; and 
‘‘(E) a company, think tank, nonprofit, or 
other similar entity, which has on its board of 
directors or with equity ownership or voting 
control in excess of 5 percent any members of 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the 
People’s Liberation Army, or executives of a 
Chinese State-owned enterprise, including the 
president, vice president, or any other officer 
who performs a policy making function or any 
other person who performs similar policy mak-
ing functions for such enterprise, including an 
executive officer of a subsidiary of such enter-
prise who performs such policy making func-
tions.’’. 
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