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S. 822 117th Congress Senate

Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements between institutions of higher education and Hanban if a Confucius… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements between institutions of higher education and Hanban if a Confucius Institute operates on the campus of the institution.

Introduced: March 18, 2021 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Education Area studies and international educationAsiaChinaHigher educationSchool administration
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 18, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act

This bill requires an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs to enter into a program participation agreement if a Confucius Institute operates on the IHE's campus. (Confucius Institutes are Chinese government-funded centers for language education and cultural programming at IHEs.)

The agreement must be entered into with the Office of Chinese Language Council International (i.e., Confucius Institute Headquarters, Hanban) and be made publicly available online.

Among other requirements, the Confucius Institute must be physically located apart from the IHE's own Chinese language, history, and cultural programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2057 Identical bill Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 18, 2021
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 18, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 18, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 18, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 18, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 822: Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-822/
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"S. 822: Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-822/.
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