To establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1991 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Kennedy to Amendment SA 2301.
July 2, 2020
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1991 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Kennedy to Amendment SA 2301.
July 2, 2020
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1991 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
July 2, 2020
Amendment SA 1991 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Kennedy to Amendment SA 2301. (consideration: CR S4184; text: CR S4192) To establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.
July 2, 2020
Amendment SA 1991 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
July 2, 2020
Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2020
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Submitted
SA 1991. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Jones) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Confucius Institute'' means a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of the People's Republic of China. (b) Restrictions on Confucius Institutes.--An institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution (referred to in this section as an ``institution'') shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds from the Department of Education (except funds under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) or other Department of Education funds that are provided directly to students) unless the institution ensures that any contract or agreement between the institution and a Confucius Institute includes clear provisions that-- (1) protect academic freedom at the institution; (2) prohibit the application of any foreign law on any campus of the institution; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the Confucius Institute to the institution, including full control over what is being taught, the activities carried out, the research grants that are made, and who is employed at the Confucius Institute. ______