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Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make institutions of higher education ineligible for federal funds if they employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party. A CCP-funded instructor is defined as a professor, teacher, or other individual who provides instruction to students and received funds directly or indirectly from the Chinese Communist Party while employed by the institution. Institutions that lose eligibility for federal funds under this provision may regain it in a subsequent award year by demonstrating to the Secretary of Education that they no longer employ a CCP-funded instructor. The prohibition takes effect 180 days after the bill is enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF INSTRUCTORS FUNDED BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 117 the following:
“SEC. 117A. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF INSTRUCTORS FUNDED BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
“(a) Restriction on Eligibility.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program for an award year in which the institution employs an CCP-funded instructor.
“(b) Resumption of Eligibility.—An institution of higher education that loses eligibility to receive funds for an award year as described in subsection (a) may regain eligibility to receive such funds in a subsequent award year by demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the institution no longer employs a CCP-funded instructor.
“(c) CCP-Funded Instructor Defined.—In this section, the term ‘CCP-funded instructor’ means a professor, teacher, or any other individual who—
“(1) provides instruction directly to the students of an institution of higher education; and
“(2) received funds, directly or indirectly, from the Chinese Communist Party while employed by such institution.”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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