Bill Proposes Reforms to Student Visa Application Process to Stop China’s IP Theft

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) questions witnesses during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 4, 2019. Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has introduced a bill to reform the student visa application process, with the aim of preventing it from being exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Named the CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2020, the bill would require aliens seeking either a student visa or non-immigrant visa to declare on their applications whether they have received funds from either the Chinese regime, the CCP, or any entity owned or controlled by either of the two.