3.0.0 4264 2022-12-31T04:58:16Z 2022-12-31T04:58:16Z House HR 2021-06-30 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARSHBARGER:H.R. 4264.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3580]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-06-30T16:03:05Z 2021-06-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-06-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001086 Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] Diana Harshbarger R TN 1 N K000395 Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] Fred Keller R PA 12 2021-06-30 True Education Asia Caribbean area Charitable contributions China Civil actions and liability Contracts and agency Cuba Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Education programs funding Europe Government information and archives Higher education Hong Kong Iran Latin America Middle East North Korea Research administration and funding Russia Venezuela Education 00 2021-06-30 Introduced in House 2022-02-09T17:36:04Z Requiring Education Providers to Observe Requirements or Trigger Fines Act or the REPORT Fines Act

This bill modifies the disclosure threshold regarding gifts or contracts from a foreign source that institutions of higher education (IHEs) must report to the Department of Education (ED). The bill also establishes new penalties for failure to report.

Under current law, an IHE is required to disclose to ED a gift or contract that is from a foreign source and is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that foreign source within a calendar year. The bill instead requires the IHE to disclose such a gift or contract that is valued at $50,000 or more within a calendar year.

In addition, the bill establishes new penalties for IHEs that fail to report to ED. These penalties include written warnings, civil penalties, and ineligibility for federal research funds. Further, the bill establishes accelerated penalties for IHEs that receive funding from certain countries (e.g., China or Russia).

]]> Requiring Education Providers to Observe Requirements or Trigger Fines Act Official Title as Introduced To amend section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the enforcement of such section, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Requiring Education Providers to Observe Requirements or Trigger Fines Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Requiring Education Providers to Observe Requirements or Trigger Fines Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced REPORT Fines Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4264ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4264ih.xml 2021-06-30 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.