S. 822 · 117th Congress · Senate

Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced
Mar 18, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

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

Committees

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2021

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