[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3136 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3136

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the disclosure 
 requirements for institutions of higher education related to foreign 
                          gifts and contracts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2021

 Mr. Brooks (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Gooden of Texas, 
  Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Babin, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. 
    Gaetz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the disclosure 
 requirements for institutions of higher education related to foreign 
                          gifts and contracts.

    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 ``Zero Foreign Influence in Education 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND CONTRACTS.

    Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the value'' and all 
        that follows through ``calendar year,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the identity 
                of each foreign source (whether a natural person or a 
                legal entity), and'' before ``the aggregate dollar''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and the name 
                of each foreign government (including the name of each 
                specific government agency or department, if 
                applicable)'' before the period; and
            (3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the identity of the foreign 
                source,'' before ``the amount,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and a description of'' and 
                inserting ``the identity of the specific department, 
                college, project, or other division of the institution 
                that is the recipient (if applicable), and a 
                description of the intended purpose and''.
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