[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2634]
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  SA 488. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 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 in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. COUNTERING UNWANTED FOREIGN INFLUENCE AT 
                   INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 
     for the Department of Defense may be provided to an 
     institution of higher education that hosts a Confucius 
     Institute or Russian Partnership, other than amounts provided 
     directly to students as educational assistance.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Confucius institute.--The term ``Confucius Institute'' 
     means a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China or 
     partnering with a People's Republic of China institute of 
     higher education.
       (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1002).
       (3) Russian partnership.--The term ``Russian Partnership'' 
     means any partnership with a Russian institute of higher 
     education.
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