3.0.0 676 2023-01-11T13:47:45Z 2023-01-11T13:47:45Z Senate S 2021-03-10 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-10T20:23:39Z Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2021 117 1777 HR 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-03-10 True Education Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Espionage and treason Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Higher education Immigration status and procedures Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial review and appeals Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Research administration and funding Smuggling and trafficking Terrorism Trade secrets and economic espionage Visas and passports Education 00 2021-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-22T16:11:18Z Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2021

This bill establishes a process for designating foreign actors as foreign intelligence threats to higher education.

Specifically, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must designate a foreign actor as a foreign intelligence threat to higher education if the foreign actor has committed, attempted to commit, or conspired to commit certain actions in connection with an institution of higher education (IHE), such as espionage, misuse of visas, or theft of trade secrets. Prior to making such a designation, the FBI must submit notice to Congress and the Department of Justice.

Upon the designation of a foreign actor as a threat, the Department of State must revoke the nonimmigrant visa issued to the foreign actor present in the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security must initiate removal proceedings against the foreign actor.

Additionally, the bill provides for judicial review and a process for revoking a foreign actor's designation as a threat.

Finally, the bill also requires an IHE to disclose to the Department of Education any gift or contract with a foreign intelligence threat, including the fair market value of the gift or contract.

]]> Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2021 Display Title Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to address foreign threats to higher education in the United States. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s676is/xml/BILLS-117s676is.xml 2021-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.