To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD4755C3515D3410E8312E0E1057494CD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act or the DETERRENT...
- Section H00FB560F3257402C9DB0AC30F5D642E4: 2. Disclosures of foreign gifts Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) is amended to read as follows: 117.Disclosures of foreign...
- Section H46311B25804849B8A4BF2556BA6ED4A3: 117. Disclosures of foreign gifts An institution shall file a disclosure report in accordance with subsection (b)(1) with the Secretary on July 31 of the...
- Section HCD318CB3C932491D8D606BBD66C6558E: 117A. Prohibition on contracts with certain foreign entities and countries An institution shall not enter into a contract with a foreign country of concern or...
- Section H3DFACAA2B6AA40DFB5D724D046730D7D: 3. Policy regarding conflicts of interest from foreign gifts and contracts The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), as amended by section 2...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Finance, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Bean of Florida, …
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the …
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
Mrs. Steel (for herself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wilson …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any endowment, gift, grant, contract, award, present, or property of any kind which includes provisions regarding— the employment, assignment, or termination of faculty
any endowment, gift, grant, contract, award, present, or property of any kind which includes provisions regarding— the employment, assignment, or termination of faculty
an institution if— such institution is not a public institution
an institution if— such institution is not a public institution
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