Halting Academic Liaisons To Our Adversaries Act

Bill: 117-hr-7855
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2022-05-19
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Asia

China

Education programs funding

Europe

Higher education

Research administration and funding

Research and development

Russia
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Halting Academic Liaisons To Our Adversaries Act or the HALT Our Adversaries Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify academic institutions of China, Russia, and other countries that are known to provide support to China's People's Liberation Army or Russia's armed forces. Further, the bill prohibits an institution of higher education from receiving federal funds if it maintains a contract or other agreement with such an academic institution identified by DOD.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2022 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Turner , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Tenney , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Pfluger , and Mrs. Spartz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit Federal funding for institutions of higher education that have agreements with certain academic institutions in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halting Academic Liaisons To Our Adversaries Act or the HALT Our Adversaries Act . 2. Modification to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats (a) In general Subclause (iii) of section 1286(c)(8)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( 10 U.S.C. 4001 note; Public Law 115–232 ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking or at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) to provide support to the People’s Liberation Army or the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; or . (b) Prohibition on availability of funds (1) In general An institution of higher education that maintains a contract or other agreement between the institution and an academic institution of the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation identified on the list published under section 1286(c)(8)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( 10 U.S.C. 4001 note; Public Law 115–232 ) (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).