Posted on 09/28/2007 7:32:57 PM PDT by Calpernia
H.R. 3675: To prohibit Federal grants to or contracts with Columbia University
HR 3675 IH
To prohibit Federal grants to or contracts with Columbia University.
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
To prohibit Federal grants to or contracts with Columbia University.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Restore Patriotism to University Campuses Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for the destruction of the State of Israel, a critical ally of the United States.
(2) In January 2007, commander of Multinational Corps-Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno stated that the United States had traced back to Iran serial numbers of weapons captured in Iraq, including rocket-propelled grenades, roadside bombs and Katyusha rockets.
(3) These types of weapons have been used in Iraq to kill and injure members of American, Iraqi, and coalition forces and undermine the nascent Iraqi government.
(4) Despite Iran's support for terrorism, Columbia University extended an invitation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to address students and faculty from the University campus.
(5) Columbia University dissolved its long-standing Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program on campus because of disagreement with United States military policy, and for nearly four decades has not invited the return of any ROTC program to the University campus.
(6) Despite this fact, Columbia University has continued to accept funds made available through ROTC scholarships, while University faculty continue to oppose United States military policies and law.
(7) Through their invitation, Columbia University provided a public, prestigious platform on United States soil from which on September 24, 2007, President Ahmadinejad spoke and defended his wide-ranging support for terrorist activities.
SEC. 3. DENIAL OF FUNDS.
(a) Denial of Funds for Permitting State Terrorist Access to Campus- No funds described in subsection (b)(1) may be provided by contract or by grant to Columbia University of New York, New York, or any subelement of Columbia University.
(b) Covered Funds-
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the limitations established in subsection (a) apply to the following:
(A) Any funds made available for the Department of Defense.
(B) Any funds made available for any department or agency for which regular appropriations are made in a Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
(C) Any funds made available for the Department of Homeland Security.
(D) Any funds made available for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy.
(E) Any funds made available for the Department of Transportation.
(F) Any funds made available for the Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) Any Federal funding specified in paragraph (1) that is provided to an institution of higher education, or to an individual, to be available solely for student financial assistance, related administrative costs, or costs associated with attendance, may be used for the purpose for which the funding is provided.
(c) Notice of Determinations- Whenever the head of a Federal department or agency makes a determination under subsection (a) or (b), the head of such department or agency--
(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the Secretary of Education, to the head of each other department and agency the funds of which are subject to the determination, and to Congress; and
(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the determination and the effect of the determination on the eligibility of Columbia University for contracts and grants.
Also, your links Raster, are handy and easy to grab facts when showing others how devoted Hunter is and what he stands for.
Next target the UN.
That's my point: The bill is unconstitutional because it is a bill of attainder. If it was passed into law it would be struck down by the US Supreme Court.
I thought Congressed held the purse strings. They can cut off funding or give funding to entities?
They can. But not by excluding Columbia ex post facto from competing for grants that every other university and/or scientist is entitled to compete for. The effect is the same as if "Columbia University" was replaced with "Republican Party members" and Amadinejad's rap sheet with the latest MoveOn talking points.
Isn’t this mitigated by the fact that Columbia University barred the ROTC from coming on campus?
I think there is a law that allows federal funding to be cut off to colleges that refuse to host ROTC. In that case, no new law is necessary.
bump
Don’t forget about my YouTube page....Walter Skinner is also a good resource (see WS Tube in my subscriptions):
http://www.youtube.com/RasterMasterTV
http://blog.barofintegrity.us/2007/10/01/reaction-in-iran-to-ahmedinejabs-us-visit.aspx
These comments were interesting regarding last week’s visit to the US by Iran’s president...
From IRNA, the official state-run news agency in Iran...
President: World People Heard Iranian Voice In Columbia University
President-Cabinet meeting
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that thanks to grace of God, the world people heard voice of Iranian nation whose positive effects will appear in future.
He said in his report to the cabinet meeting that his visit to New York was successful and that the enemy’s attempt to sabotage the meeting in University of Columbia failed.
“They had attempted to isolate Iran by sabotaging ordinary process of the meeting in Columbia university, but, thanks to grace of God, they got negative result.”
President Ahmadinejad said that those who were present in the meeting and observed the entire program got the sense that Iranian officials were honest and what the manipulation had been made by the organizers beforehand.
He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has plans for the international peace which is in contradiction with that of the World Arrogance.
“Though the enemy had made preparations for not allowing Iran (president) to make his voice heard, but, they could not succeed and thanks to grace of God the world people heard our voice.”
Press reports said that 500 million audience of three international television networks listened to Iranian president’s remarks in University of Columbia.
President Ahmadinejad received emblem of ‘Dove of Peace’ from the Society of US Churches.
Supreme Leader: President’s Visit To US, Brought Honor To Nation
Tehran, Oct 1, IRNA
Leader-President-Meeting
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Iranian president’s recent visit to the US was a good and blessed event which brought honor to the Iranian nation.
In a meeting with President MAhmoud Ahmadinajad Sunday evening, Ayattolah Khamenei said: “your speech at Columbia Universtiy and what happened there as well as your address at the United Nations General Assembly session on the whole honored the Iranian nation.” The Leader praised Ahmadninejad’s statements and attitude during his visit.
In the meeting the president presented a report on his visit to the US ,Bolivia and Venezuela.
See post 50 for interest. This was some of the propaganda created from Ahmadinejad’s visit to the US (Columbia University).
Columbia Univ. gives free speech for terrorists killing our troops, but not the ROTC.
No more of our tax dollars for Columbia!!!!
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