[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4660 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4660
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.
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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
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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.
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 ``Halting Academic Liaisons To Our
Adversaries Act'' or the ``HALT Our Adversaries Act''.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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).
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