§19039 Foundation Funding to Institutions Hosting or Supporting Confucius Institutes

Summary

Stops the Foundation from using funds under this division or division A for a college that has a contract with a Confucius Institute unless the Director, after talking with the National Academies, gives a waiver. A Confucius Institute is a partnership between a U.S. and a Chinese university that teaches Chinese language and culture and is paid, directly or indirectly, by the People’s Republic of China. To get a waiver, the contract must protect academic freedom, ban any foreign law from applying on campus, give the U.S. school full control over management (what is taught, activities, research awards, and hires), and keep the institute separate from the school’s own Chinese language, history, and cultural programs with separate promotional materials. The rule does not apply if the college already met the Department of Defense waiver rules in section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). It also does not stop funds given to students as educational assistance. The restriction begins with the first fiscal year that starts after the date that is two years after August 9, 2022, and ends five years after August 9, 2022.