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DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

Introduced May 8, 2025

Latest action (May 8, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Education
Issues
Education

Summary

This bill restricts Department of Homeland Security funding to colleges and universities that have relationships with Confucius Institutes or Chinese entities of concern. A Chinese entity of concern is defined as a Chinese university involved in military-civil fusion, the defense industrial base, or receiving funding from Chinese military or security organizations. Institutions with such relationships become ineligible for DHS funding 12 months after enactment, but can regain eligibility by terminating the relationship.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. May 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. May 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 455 — Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act · Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 61%
  • S 108 — Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HRES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘‘Gulf of America”, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes. · Passed House May 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 9123 — Espionage Prevention Act · Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 59%
  • S 1738 — Securing Academia from Foreign Entanglements Act · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • S 207 — Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 55%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 8, 2025

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, 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 “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act”.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES’ HOST SCHOOLS.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Chinese entity of concern.—The term “Chinese entity of concern” means any university or college in the People’s Republic of China that—

(A) is involved in the implementation of military- civil fusion;

(B) participates in the Chinese defense industrial base;

(C) is affiliated with the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for the National Defense;

(D) receives funding from any organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party; or

(E) provides support to any security, defense, police, or intelligence organization of the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

(2) Confucius institute.—The term “Confucius Institute” means a cultural institute funded by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

(3) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).

(4) Relationship.—The term “relationship” means, with respect to an institution of higher education, any contract awarded, or agreement entered into, as well as any in-kind donation or gift, received from a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern.

(b) Restrictions on Institutions of Higher Education.—

(1) In general.—Beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that an institution of higher education that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern is ineligible to receive any funds from the Department of Homeland Security, unless the institution of higher education terminates the relationship between the institution of higher education and such Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern, as the case may be.

(2) Termination.—Upon the termination of a relationship described in paragraph (1), the institution of higher education at issue shall be eligible to receive funds from the Department of Homeland Security. <all>

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