3.0.0 7170 2022-02-08T23:16:56Z 2022-02-08T23:16:56Z House HR 2020-06-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 108 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma:H.R. 7170.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Constitution of the United States ofAmerica.[Page H2390]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-11T13:02:20Z 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 N G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2020-06-11 True S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2020-06-11 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2020-06-11 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2020-06-11 True R000614 Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] Chip Roy R TX 21 2020-06-11 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2020-06-11 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2020-06-11 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2020-06-11 True M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2020-06-11 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2020-06-11 True H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2020-06-11 True B001309 Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] Tim Burchett R TN 2 2020-06-11 True M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC 3 2020-06-11 True B001311 Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] Dan Bishop R NC 9 2020-06-11 True G000061 Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] Mike Garcia R CA 25 2020-06-11 True S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2020-06-15 False L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2020-06-15 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2020-06-15 False F000469 Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] Russ Fulcher R ID 1 2020-06-25 False T000479 Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] Van Taylor R TX 3 2020-07-06 False T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2020-07-06 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2020-07-16 False Education Cultural exchanges and relations Education programs funding Government information and archives Higher education Research administration and funding Research ethics School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2020-06-11 Introduced in House 2020-12-30T16:45:15Z America: Foreign Influence Resistance Starts with Transparency Act or the America FIRST Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disclose additional information related to gifts and contracts from foreign sources.

Specifically, the bill requires IHEs, nonprofit departments within IHEs, and affiliates of IHEs (e.g., professors and researchers) to disclose in the byline of publications the total value of gifts, contracts, and financial assets received by them from foreign sources. The Department of Education (ED) must determine appropriate enforcement actions for failures to do so, such as imposing a probationary period or limiting eligibility for federal funds.

Additionally, IHEs must report to ED a gift or contract from a foreign source that has an annual value of $50,000 or more, considered in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source. The fair market value of in-kind gifts is included in such limit. (Currently, a report is due if the annual value is $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source.)

Such reports to ED must also include the content of the contracts.

]]> America FIRST Act Display Title America FIRST Act Official Title as Introduced To require institutions of higher education to disclose gifts from foreign sources in the publications of certain professors and affiliates, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced America FIRST Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced America: Foreign Influence Resistance Starts with Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7170ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7170ih.xml 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.