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SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2787| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
David Kustoff

David Kustoff

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Foreign Affairs Committee• Judiciary Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Research and Technology Subcommittee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safeguarding Educational Institutions, Colleges, Universities, and Research Entities from China's Attempts to Misappropriate Property of the United States Act of 2021 or the SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits certain Chinese citizens from receiving visas to participate in graduate or post-graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and contains other related provisions. This prohibition applies to F (academic student) and J (exchange visitor) visas and does not apply to citizens or permanent residents of Taiwan or Hong Kong. (China considers Taiwan a Chinese province. Hong Kong is a special administrative region within China, and most of its permanent inhabitants are Chinese citizens.) The Department of State may waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis for national security purposes or if the applicant is a member of a religious or ethnic group that is systematically oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party. Institutions of higher education in the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Program must annually certify that no prohibited Chinese citizens are permitted to participate in the institution's graduate or post-graduate STEM programs. A recipient of a federal STEM research grant must certify that the recipient (1) is not a Chinese citizen or a participant in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program (a program that compensates individuals to conduct STEM-related research and development), and (2) will not knowingly use grant funds to employ such an individual. Entities that receive certain federal research or education assistance shall not knowingly employ any individual participating in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program. An individual who recruits or performs research for such a program must register as an agent of a foreign principal.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7033
SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020
Apr 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1311
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7033
    SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020


  • April 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1311
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.


  • April 22, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

International Affairs

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  • S 117-1311: SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArea studies and international educationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInternational exchange and broadcastingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsReligionResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationTrade secrets and economic espionageVisas and passports

SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2787| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Safeguarding Educational Institutions, Colleges, Universities, and Research Entities from China's Attempts to Misappropriate Property of the United States Act of 2021 or the SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits certain Chinese citizens from receiving visas to participate in graduate or post-graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and contains other related provisions. This prohibition applies to F (academic student) and J (exchange visitor) visas and does not apply to citizens or permanent residents of Taiwan or Hong Kong. (China considers Taiwan a Chinese province. Hong Kong is a special administrative region within China, and most of its permanent inhabitants are Chinese citizens.) The Department of State may waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis for national security purposes or if the applicant is a member of a religious or ethnic group that is systematically oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party. Institutions of higher education in the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Program must annually certify that no prohibited Chinese citizens are permitted to participate in the institution's graduate or post-graduate STEM programs. A recipient of a federal STEM research grant must certify that the recipient (1) is not a Chinese citizen or a participant in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program (a program that compensates individuals to conduct STEM-related research and development), and (2) will not knowingly use grant funds to employ such an individual. Entities that receive certain federal research or education assistance shall not knowingly employ any individual participating in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program. An individual who recruits or performs research for such a program must register as an agent of a foreign principal.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7033
SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020
Apr 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1311
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7033
    SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020


  • April 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1311
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.


  • April 22, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
David Kustoff

David Kustoff

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Foreign Affairs Committee• Judiciary Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Research and Technology Subcommittee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-1311: SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArea studies and international educationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInternational exchange and broadcastingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsReligionResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationTrade secrets and economic espionageVisas and passports