,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ahfd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #g1 #bjbc,mr4 ,rubio introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to expand the prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host ,confucius ,institutes and remove the authority to waive the prohibition4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,federal ,funding for ,,ccp ,spying and ,persuasion ,in ,education ,settings 7,,spies7 ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host ,confucius ,institutes and removal of waiver authority ,section #ajfb of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbda note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 none and inserting ,none2 and 7,b7 by inserting or international institution of higher education after institution of higher education2 7#b7 by striking subsection 7b72 and 7#c7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7b7 and 7c71 respectively4