CAMPUS Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (12 Mar 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
What this bill does
The CAMPUS Act would require the Director of National Intelligence, working with the Secretary of Defense, to identify Chinese universities that support the People's Liberation Army or China's Military-Civil Fusion strategy, and to report a list of these institutions to Congress within 180 days and annually thereafter. Based on this list, the bill would bar Defense Department research funds from going to entities that contract with these institutions, prevent facilities with such research partnerships from being cleared to hold classified information, allow the State Department to deny certain student and employee visas, and cut off Education Department K-12 funding to schools contracting with China-based entities. It also lowers the reporting threshold for foreign gifts to universities from $250,000 to $50,000 and authorizes new grants for Mandarin-language and Chinese-culture programs run in partnership with Taiwan's representative offices in the U.S.
The bill primarily affects U.S. universities, K-12 schools, defense contractors, and research facilities that have ties to Chinese institutions linked to military-civil fusion, as well as students or staff from those institutions applying for U.S. visas. It aims to restrict federal funding and security clearances connected to such partnerships while expanding educational cooperation with Taiwan.
Introduced by Senator James Lankford on March 12, 2025, the bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor vote, or companion action in the House, so its future consideration is uncertain.
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Timeline
12 Mar 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Common questions
- What does S. 1010 do?
- The CAMPUS Act would require the Director of National Intelligence, working with the Secretary of Defense, to identify Chinese universities that support the People's Liberation Army or China's Military-Civil Fusion strategy, and to report a list of these institutions to Congress within 180 days and annually thereafter. Based on this list, the bill would bar Defense Department research funds from going to entities that contract with these institutions, prevent facilities with such research partnerships from being cleared to hold classified information, allow the State Department to deny certain student and employee visas, and cut off Education Department K-12 funding to schools contracting with China-based entities. It also lowers the reporting threshold for foreign gifts to universities from $250,000 to $50,000 and authorizes new grants for Mandarin-language and Chinese-culture programs run in partnership with Taiwan's representative offices in the U.S. The bill primarily affects U.S. universities, K-12 schools, defense contractors, and research facilities that have ties to Chinese institutions linked to military-civil fusion, as well as students or staff from those institutions applying for U.S. visas. It aims to restrict federal funding and security clearances connected to such partnerships while expanding educational cooperation with Taiwan. Introduced by Senator James Lankford on March 12, 2025, the bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor vote, or companion action in the House, so its future consideration is uncertain.
- Has S. 1010 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1010. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1010?
- S. 1010 was sponsored by Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1010?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (12 Mar 2025).
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