To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretary of Education to share all foreign gift disclosure reports from universities with 11 federal agencies (FBI, DNI, CIA, State, Defense, DOJ, Commerce, DHS, Energy, NSF, NIH) within 30 days. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Higher Education, Defense, Education, and Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
Intelligence agencies (CIA, DNI) - foreign influence monitoring could gain revenue opportunities, Federal Bureau of Investigation - counterintelligence division could gain revenue opportunities, and State Department - foreign relations monitoring could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Universities and colleges receiving foreign gifts could face increased risk, Department of Education - administrative staff processing foreign gift disclosures would take on compliance duties, and Government Accountability Office - research and reporting staff would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Secretary of Education to share all foreign gift disclosure reports from universities with 11 federal agencies (FBI, DNI, CIA, State, Defense, DOJ, Commerce, DHS, Energy, NSF, NIH) within 30 days...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretary of Education to share all foreign gift disclosure reports from universities with 11 federal agencies (FBI, DNI, CIA, State, Defense, DOJ, Commerce, DHS, Energy, NSF, NIH) within 30 days.
Key Policy Areas
Higher Education, Defense, Education, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
The bill requires the Secretary of Education to share all foreign gift disclosure reports from universities with 11 federal agencies (FBI, DNI, CIA, State, Defense, DOJ, Commerce, DHS, Energy, NSF, NIH) within 30 days.
Policy Domains
INSTRUCT Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- Intelligence agencies (CIA, DNI) - foreign influence monitoring
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - counterintelligence division
- State Department - foreign relations monitoring
- Department of Defense - research security
Identified Costs
- Universities and colleges receiving foreign gifts
- Department of Education - administrative staff processing foreign gift disclosures
- Government Accountability Office - research and reporting staff
- Foreign governments and entities providing gifts to US universities
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Messmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Defense - research security, Department of Education - administrative staff processing foreign gift disclosures, Federal Bureau of Investigation - counterintelligence division
Positive-direction: Department of Defense - research security, Federal Bureau of Investigation - counterintelligence division, Intelligence agencies (CIA, DNI) - foreign influence monitoring, State Department - foreign relations monitoring
Negative-direction: Department of Education - administrative staff processing foreign gift disclosures, Government Accountability Office - research and reporting staff
Foreign governments and entities providing gifts to US universities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "director_nih"
- → Director of the National Institutes of Health
- "director_nsf"
- → Director of the National Science Foundation
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "attorney_general"
- → Attorney General
- "the_director_cia"
- → Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- "the_director_dni"
- → Director of National Intelligence
- "the_director_fbi"
- → Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- "secretary_of_state"
- → Secretary of State
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Reports required under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) from institutions of higher education regarding foreign gifts and contracts
Foreign entities providing gifts or contracts to institutions of higher education as defined in Section 117 of the Higher Education Act
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