Stefanik proposes legislation to limit federal funding for colleges, universities with Chinese partnerships – Fox News
Congresswoman recently introduced a similar budget amendment that was blocked by Democrats
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Elise Stefanik on Tuesday rolled out legislation that would limit federal funding for institutions of higher education that have partnerships with the People’s Republic of China as Republicans take aim at taxpayer money for so-called Confucius Institutes.
The bill, first obtained by Fox News, is titled the “End College Chinese Communist Partnerships Act” or the “End College CCP Act.”
The legislation would block any institution of higher education or postsecondary educational institution from receiving federal funds if it has “a contractual partnership in effect with an entity that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, or organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China.”
Department of Education funds that are provided directly to students are exempt from Stefanik’s legislation.
Stefanik’s push came after the Biden administration withdrew a rule that required schools participating in certain federal programs to disclose ties with Confucius Institutes, which have been accused of propagating the Chinese Communist Party’s viewpoints in U.S. classrooms.