HALT Our Adversaries Act

Bill: 118-hr-4660
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-07-14
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-07-14
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&nbsp;prohibits federal funding for institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have certain agreements with China or Russia.</p><p>Specifically, the 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 IHE&nbsp;from receiving federal funds if it maintains a contract or other agreement with such an academic institution identified by DOD.</p><p>Additionally, the bill prohibits an IHE from receiving funds made available for an element of the intelligence community for research, development, testing, and evaluation if it maintains a contract or other agreement with (1) any entity identified as a Chinese military company operating in the United States, or (2) an academic institution of China that maintains a relationship with such an entity.</p><p>The bill also prohibits an IHE or other postsecondary educational institution from receiving federal funds (with exceptions for certain federal education funds) if it&nbsp;has a contractual partnership in effect with an entity that is (1) owned or controlled by the Chinese government, or (2) organized under the laws of China.&nbsp;The IHE or other postsecondary educational&nbsp;institution may regain eligibility for these funds upon termination of the partnership.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2023 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Banks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services , and Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 Clause (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 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. 3. Prohibition on availability of intelligence community funds for certain institutions of higher education (a) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 or any subsequent fiscal year for an element of the intelligence community for research, development, testing, and evaluation, may be provided to an institution of higher education that maintains a contract or other agreement with— (1) any entity identified as a Chinese military company operating in the United States in accordance with section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. 113 note); or (2) an academic institution of the People’s Republic of China that maintains a relationship with such an entity. 4. Restrictions on institutions partnering with the People’s Republic of China (a) Funding restricted An institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds (except funds under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) or other Department of Education funds that are provided directly to students) if such institution has a contractual partnership in effect with an entity that is— (1) owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or (2) organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China. (b) Restoring eligibility An institution ineligible to receive Federal funds under subsection (a) may reestablish eligibility by— (1) disclosing to the Secretary of Education all contractual partnerships with an entity described in subsection (a) from the previous 10 years; and (2) providing to the Secretary of Education sufficient evidence that such partnerships have been terminated. 5. Definitions In this section: (1) 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 ). (2) The term intelligence community has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ).