119 HR 542 IH: No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 542IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 16, 2025Mr. Torres of New York (for himself and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and WorkforceA BILLTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025.

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Prohibition on gifts from certain countries

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 117 the following:

117A.

Prohibition on gifts from certain countries

(a)

In general

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, an institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act may not receive a gift from—(1)a country that, as of such date of enactment, has provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as determined by the Secretary of State; or(2)China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran.(b)

Reporting

In order to continue to be eligible to receive funds under this Act, an institution described in subsection (a) must, for each instance where such institution is offered a gift from a country described in such subsection, report such offer to the Secretary. (c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Material support

The term material support has the meaning given the term material support and resources in section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code.(2)

Foreign terrorist organization

The term foreign terrorist organization means an entity designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).

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