A bill to require United States educational institutions to include information regarding financial transactions with the Government of the People's Republic of China or its affiliates in any petition for certification or recertification with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
Bill: S.1369 | Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck (R-IA)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill requires educational institutions that participate in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to report certain information regarding that institution's dealings with China's government.
Specifically, when an institution petitions for certification or recertification with the program, its petition must include (1) the final copies of any documentation of financial transactions between the institution (or any affiliated groups or entities) and an entity funded by China's government, and (2) a detailed description of any financial contribution from China's government to any student or faculty groups affiliated with the institution.
An institution that fails to provide such information shall lose its approval (or be denied approval) under the program, and visas for students attending the institution under the program shall be revoked or denied. Furthermore, the program shall conduct an out-of-cycle review of such an institution.

To require United States educational institutions to include 
information regarding financial transactions with the Government of the 
   People's Republic of China or its affiliates in any petition for 
certification or recertification with the Student and Exchange Visitor 
                                Program.

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

SECTION 1. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION WITH THE 
              STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.

    Section 641(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``institution,,'' and 
        inserting ``institution,'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Supporting documents required for certification.--
        Institutions of higher education and other approved educational 
        institutions petitioning for certification or recertification 
        with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to authorize the 
        attendance of nonimmigrant students described in subparagraph 
        (F)(i) or (M)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) shall include with such 
        petition--
                    ``(A) final copies of any contracts, agreements, or 
                documentation of financial transactions between the 
                institution or its affiliated student or faculty 
                groups, foundations, or related entities and any 
                educational, cultural, or language entity that is 
                directly or indirectly funded by the Government of the 
                People's Republic of China; and
                    ``(B) a detailed description of any financial 
                contributions from the Government of the People's 
                Republic of China or its affiliates to any student or 
                faculty groups affiliated with such institution.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``specified information, such 
                approvals'' and inserting the following: ``information 
                and documentation described in paragraphs (1) and (2)--
                    ``(A) such approvals''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                the following: ``; and
                    ``(B) if such failure involves the information or 
                documentation described in paragraph (2), the Student 
                and Exchange Visitor Program shall conduct an out-of-
                cycle review of the institution.''.
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