Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas has introduced legislation that would prohibit federal funding for higher education institutions that partner with the Chinese Communist Party.
H.R. 9123 would “establish intelligence community funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with certain entities in the People’s Republic of China.”
The legislation amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit intelligence community support for any higher education institution that participates in a series of relationships with entities tied to China.
Examples of these entities include:
- Confucius institutes
- Institutions that participate “in the Chinese defense industrial base”
- Institutions that are “affiliated with the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for the National Defense”
- Institutions that receive “funding from any organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party”
- Institutions that provide “support to any security, defense, police, or intelligence organization of the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party”
The legislation also places restrictions on partnerships that undermine America’s relationship with Taiwan and on Chinese propaganda efforts against U.S. citizens.
Fallon’s legislation follows the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act that U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden (R–Sunnyvale) filed in 2025.
Fallon’s legislation has been referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R–Ark.) is the committee chairman.
