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CONFUCIUS Act

Last Action
3/8/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-08Held at the desk.
  • 2021-03-08Received in the House.
  • 2021-03-08Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2021-03-04Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1043; text: CR S1043)
  • 2021-03-04Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1043; text: CR S1043)
  • 2021-03-04Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-04 (55)

Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act or the CONFUCIUS Act

This bill addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.

Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions' campuses; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the institutes to the institutions, including full control over teaching plans, activities, research grants, and employment decisions.

Cosponsors (6)

  • Charles Grassley (R-IA)
  • Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
  • Josh Hawley (R-MO)
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)

Subjects

  • Area studies and international education
  • Asia
  • China
  • Contracts and agency
  • Education programs funding
  • Higher education
  • Research administration and funding
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
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