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SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1311| Senate 
| Updated: 4/22/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • 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

S 116-3920
SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2787
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3920
    SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2787
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1311| Senate 
| Updated: 4/22/2021
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

S 116-3920
SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2787
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3920
    SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2787
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2787: 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