252.209-7011 Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Education.

As prescribed in 209.170-4, use the following provision:

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.

(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/wp-content/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).

(End of provision)

[90 FR 41899, Aug. 28, 2025]