No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1864
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-06-07
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill generally prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts a Confucius Institute from receiving funding from the Department of Defense (DOD). A Confucius Institute is a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.</p> <p>Currently, a U.S. IHE that hosts a Confucius Institute is prohibited from receiving DOD funds (except for funds provided directly to students as educational assistance) unless that IHE receives a waiver from DOD. This bill removes DOD's waiver authority.</p> <p>The bill also applies the general prohibition to international IHEs.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1864 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To expand the prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes and remove the authority to waive the prohibition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes and removal of waiver authority Section 1062 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Except as provided in subsection (b), none and inserting None ; and (B) by inserting or international institution of higher education after institution of higher education ; (2) by striking subsection (b); and (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.