Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

Sponsor: W. Gregory Steube (Republican-FL)January 15, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Colleges would lose federal funding if they employ instructors paid by the Chinese Communist Party.

This bill would stop colleges from getting federal money if they employ teachers who receive funding from the Chinese Communist Party. If a college employs such an instructor, it would lose its eligibility for federal financial aid. Colleges could get federal money again if they show they no longer employ such instructors.

What Would Change

Current law allows colleges to receive federal funds even if they employ instructors who get money from the Chinese Communist Party. This bill would change that by making colleges ineligible for federal funds or financial assistance if they employ such instructors, taking effect 180 days after it becomes law.

Key Provisions

Would block colleges from getting federal money if they employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party.
Would allow colleges to get federal money again if they demonstrate they no longer employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party.
Would define a 'CCP-funded instructor' as someone who teaches students and gets direct or indirect funds from the Chinese Communist Party while working at the college.

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Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

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