CONFUCIUS Act
S 3088, the CONFUCIUS Act, requires U.S. colleges and universities receiving most federal education funds to ensure any Confucius Institute partnership includes three specific provisions. These require contracts to protect academic freedom, ban the application of foreign law on campus, and give the university full control over teaching content, activities, research grants, and staffing at the Confucius Institute. The bill directly affects institutions of higher education that host these China-funded cultural centers and receive federal education funding (excluding student aid). It does not ban Confucius Institutes but sets conditions for their continued operation at federally funded institutions.
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Introduction
Oct 2023
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Introduced Oct 19, 2023
Last action Oct 19, 2023
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Oct 19, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Oct 19, 2023
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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