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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3921 

To require an institution of higher education to file a disclosure report 

with the Secretary of Education whenever such institution receives a 

gift from or enters into a contract with a foreign source, the value 

of which is $50,000 or more, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2019 

Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To require an institution of higher education to file a disclosure report with the Secretary of Education whenever 

such institution receives a gift from or enters into a 

contract with a foreign source, the value of which is 

$50,000 or more, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Academic 

5 Integrity Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN GIFTS. 

2 (a) VALUE OF GIFTS.—Section 117(a) of the Higher 

3 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(a)) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 

5 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Section 117(b) of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(b)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and, when 

9 available, the specific department, agency, office, or 

10 division of the foreign government responsible for 

11 the gift or contract’’ before the period at the end; 

12 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and, when 

13 available, the specific department, agency, office, or 

14 division of the foreign government responsible for 

15 the gift or contract’’ before the period at the end; 

16 and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) If available, the purpose or intention of a 

19 foreign gift or contract. If no purpose or intention 

20 is identified with respect to the gift or contract, the 

21 institution shall report the intended use of such gift 

22 or contract and the account or the department of 

23 such institution that will receive such gift or con24 tract.’’. 

25 (c) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR RESTRICTED

26 AND CONDITIONAL GIFTS.—Section 117(c)(2) of the 


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1 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(c)(2)) 

2 is amended by inserting ‘‘and, when available, the specific 

3 department, agency, office, or division of the foreign gov4 ernment responsible for the gift or contract’’ before the 

5 period at the end. 

6 (d) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend7 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 

8 that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 

10 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

11 States shall carry out a study on— 

12 (1) the extent to which institutions of higher 

13 education comply with— 

14 (A) the requirements of section 117 of the 

15 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 1011f); and 

17 (B) the regulations issued pursuant to 

18 such section; 

19 (2) in the case of institutions of higher edu20 cation that fail to comply with such requirements, 

21 the reasons for the failure of such institutions of 

22 higher education to comply; 

23 (3) the extent to which institutions of higher 

24 education attempt to correct a failure to comply with 

25 such requirements; and 


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1 (4) the Federal efforts to increase compliance 

2 with such requirements. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

5 the United States shall submit to Congress a report that 

6 includes the results of the study conducted under sub7 section (a). 

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