Bars DHS funds for colleges tied to Confucius Institutes or certain Chinese entities

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This bill would make colleges and universities ineligible for any Department of Homeland Security funding if they have a relationship, such as a contract, agreement or gift, with a Confucius Institute, China's Thousand Talents Program or certain Chinese universities, until they end that relationship.^2,3,4 Confucius Institutes are cultural institutes funded by China's government, and the covered Chinese universities include those involved with China's military, police or intelligence activities.^2,3,4 The Homeland Security secretary, after consulting the Director of National Intelligence, could grant renewable one-year waivers to schools with strong safeguards if the relationship serves U.S. national security or poses no security risk.⁴ The House passed a Rules Committee text identical to its Homeland Security Committee's version, which had added the waiver option to the original bill.^3,4

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