S 3088 118th Congress Senate Education

CONFUCIUS Act

Introduced: October 19, 2023 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Oct 19, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Oct 19, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 19, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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