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As prescribed in 209.170-4. See the Prescription tab for the prescribing policy text.
REPRESENTATION FOR RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (AUG 2025)
- (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Confucius Institute means—
- (1) Any program that receives funding or support from—
- (i) The Chinese International Education Foundation; or
- (ii) The Center for Language Exchange Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China; or
- (2) Any cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the government of the People’s Republic of China. Institution of higher education has the meaning given in 20 U.S.C. 1002.
- (1) Any program that receives funding or support from—
- (b) Restriction. As required by section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283), DoD may not award a contract with any institution of higher education that hosts a Confucius Institute. Section 1062 prohibits DoD from providing funding to any U.S. institution of higher education hosting a Confucius Institute unless that institution receives a waiver from the Department of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). The waiver authority terminates on October 1, 2026. Any waiver issued will not apply on or after that date. See the OUSD(R&E) Confucius Institute Waiver Program Guidance to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education at https://rt.cto.mil/wpcontent/uploads/Confucius-Institute-Waiver-Program-Guidance-28Mar2023.pdf.
- (c) Representation. By submission of an offer, the Offeror represents that—
- (1) It is not an institution of higher education that hosts a Confucius Institute; or
- (2) The Offeror has obtained a waiver approved by OUSD(R&E).
Prescription: 209.170-4 Solicitation provision
As prescribed in 209.170-4. Scope applicability here before applying the provision.
Insert the provision at 252.209-7011, Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Education, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for acquisitions to an institution of higher education.
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Prescription: 209.170-4
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