H.R. 1225House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act

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The bill changes U.S. law to bar the creation or continuation of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs at any school that is owned, run, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party or related Chinese government or military entities. It would stop Department of Defense support for JROTC at those institutions, affecting schools linked to the People’s Republic of China, the CCP, the People’s Liberation Army, designated Chinese military companies, or entities on the Treasury’s Non‑SDN Chinese Military‑Industrial Complex list.

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Adds a new subsection to 10 U.S.C. §2031 that prohibits establishing or maintaining a JROTC unit at any educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Liberation Army, a Chinese military company identified by the Secretary of Defense, or an entity on the Treasury’s Non‑SDN Chinese Military‑Industrial Complex Companies List, or any entity owned or controlled by those parties.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

February 27, 2023

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Introduced in House

February 27, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

February 27, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 27, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1225

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 27, 2023

Mr. Waltz (for himself and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act.

Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party

Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(i)

No unit may be established or maintained at an educational institution that is owned, operated, or controlled by a person that—

(1)

is the People’s Republic of China;

(2)

is a member of the Chinese Communist Party;

(3)

is a member of the People’s Liberation Army;

(4)

is identified by the Secretary of Defense under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company;

(5)

is included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List published by the Department of the Treasury; or

(6)

is owned by or controlled by or is an agency or instrumentality of any person described in paragraphs (1) through (5).