Category: foreign adversary

GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Crack Down on ‘Foreign Influence Operations’ at US Colleges

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Tuesday introduced legislation targeting gifts and donations to American colleges and universities that come from foreign adversaries like China, in a bid to blunt the impact of “foreign influence operations.” The bill, called the Greater Insight into Foreign Transactions (GIFTs) in Higher Education Act (pdf), seeks greater…


Bill Seeks to Block Foreign Adversaries from Buying Land Near US Military Bases

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has introduced a bill that would block foreign adversaries from buying land near American military bases. Called the Military Perimeter Transparency Act (pdf), the bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to produce regular reports on land purchases or occupancy around U.S. military bases by foreign adversaries. The reports, which would be…