Sec. 1311. Reporting on institutions of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall identify each entity that is an institution of higher education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China that provides support to the People’s Liberation Army. In making a determination under paragraph
(1)with respect to an entity, the Secretary shall consider the following factors: Involvement in the implementation of the military-civil fusion strategy of China. Participation in the defense industrial base of China. Affiliation with the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for the National Defense. Funding received from any organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party. Relationship with any security, defense, police, or within the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party. Any other factor the Secretary determines is appropriate. Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each entity identified pursuant to subsection
(a)in classified and unclassified forms, and shall include in such submission, as applicable, an explanation of any entities deleted from such list with respect to a prior list. Concurrent with the submission of each list described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the unclassified portion of such list in the Federal Register. The Secretary, in consultation with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall make additions or deletions to the most recent list submitted under paragraph
(1)on an ongoing basis based on the latest information available. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. In this section, the term People’s Liberation Army means the land, naval, and air military services, the People’s Armed Police, the Strategic Support Force, the Rocket Force, and any other related security element within the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party that the Secretary determines is appropriate.