termination in response to a petition 
for revocation. Classified information 
shall not be subject to disclosure for 
such time as it remains classified, ex-
cept that such information may be 
disclosed to a court ex parte and in 
camera for purposes of judicial review 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(III) PUBLICATION OF DETER-
MINATION.—A determination made by 
the Director under this clause shall be 
published in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(IV) PROCEDURES.—Any rev-
ocation of a designation by the Direc-
tor shall be made in accordance with 
paragraph (6). 
‘‘(C) OTHER REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If no review has 
taken place under subparagraph (B) dur-
ing any 5-year period, the Director shall 
review the designation of a foreign actor as 
a foreign intelligence threat to higher edu-
cation under paragraph (1) in order to de-
termine whether such designation should 
be revoked pursuant to paragraph (6). 
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‘‘(ii) PROCEDURES.—If a review does 
not take place pursuant to subparagraph 
(B) in response to a petition for revocation 
that is filed in accordance with that sub-
paragraph, the review shall be conducted 
pursuant to procedures established by the 
Director. The results of such review and 
the applicable procedures shall not be re-
viewable in any court. 
‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS OF 
REVIEW.—The Director shall publish any 
determination made under this subpara-
graph in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(5) REVOCATION BY ACT OF CONGRESS.—Con-
gress, by an Act of Congress, may block or revoke 
a designation made under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) REVOCATION BASED ON CHANGE IN CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may re-
voke a designation made under paragraph (1) 
at any time, and shall revoke a designation 
upon completion of a review conducted pursu-
ant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
(4) if the Director finds that— 
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‘‘(i) the circumstances that were the 
basis for the designation have changed in 
such a manner as to warrant revocation; or 
‘‘(ii) the national security of the 
United States warrants a revocation. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURE.—The procedural re-
quirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) shall 
apply to a revocation under this paragraph. Any 
revocation shall take effect on the date specified 
in the revocation or upon publication in the 
Federal Register if no effective date is specified. 
‘‘(7) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—The revocation 
of a designation under paragraph (5) or (6) shall 
not affect any action or proceeding based on conduct 
committed prior to the effective date of such revoca-
tion. 
‘‘(c) AMENDMENTS TO A DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may amend a 
designation under subsection (b)(1) if the Director 
finds that the foreign actor has changed its name, 
adopted a new alias, dissolved and then reconsti-
tuted itself under a different name or names, or 
merged with another foreign actor. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—Amendments made to a 
designation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall 
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be effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 
Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(2) 
shall apply to an amended designation upon such 
publication. Paragraphs (2)(A)(i), (4), (5), (6), (7), 
and (8) of subsection (b) shall also apply to an 
amended designation. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.—The adminis-
trative record shall be corrected to include the 
amendments as well as any additional relevant infor-
mation that supports those amendments. 
‘‘(4) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Director 
may consider classified information in amending a 
designation in accordance with this subsection. Clas-
sified information shall not be subject to disclosure 
for such time as it remains classified, except that 
such information may be disclosed to a court ex 
parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register of a des-
ignation, an amended designation, or a determina-
tion in response to a petition for revocation, the for-
eign actor designated as a foreign intelligence threat 
to higher education may seek judicial review in the 
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United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit. 
‘‘(2) BASIS
OF
REVIEW.—Review under this 
subsection shall be based solely upon the administra-
tive record, except that the Government may submit, 
for ex parte and in camera review, classified infor-
mation used in making the designation, amended 
designation, or determination in response to a peti-
tion for revocation, in a manner consistent with the 
Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. 
App.). 
‘‘(3) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The Court shall hold 
unlawful and set aside a designation, amended des-
ignation, or determination in response to a petition 
for revocation the court finds to be— 
‘‘(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of dis-
cretion, or otherwise not in accordance with 
law; 
‘‘(B) contrary to constitutional right, 
power, privilege, or immunity; 
‘‘(C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, au-
thority, or limitation, or short of statutory 
right; 
‘‘(D) lacking substantial support in the ad-
ministrative record taken as a whole or in clas-
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