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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 disclo-
sure 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Academic 
Integrity Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN GIFTS. 
(a) VALUE OF GIFTS.—Section 117(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Section 117(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and, when 
available, the specific department, agency, office, or 
division of the foreign government responsible for 
the gift or contract’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and, when 
available, the specific department, agency, office, or 
division of the foreign government responsible for 
the gift or contract’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) If available, the purpose or intention of a 
foreign gift or contract. If no purpose or intention 
is identified with respect to the gift or contract, the 
institution shall report the intended use of such gift 
or contract and the account or the department of 
such institution that will receive such gift or con-
tract.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES
FOR RESTRICTED 
AND CONDITIONAL GIFTS.—Section 117(c)(2) of the 
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Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(c)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and, when available, the specific 
department, agency, office, or division of the foreign gov-
ernment responsible for the gift or contract’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall carry out a study on— 
(1) the extent to which institutions of higher 
education comply with— 
(A) the requirements of section 117 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1011f); and 
(B) the regulations issued pursuant to 
such section; 
(2) in the case of institutions of higher edu-
cation that fail to comply with such requirements, 
the reasons for the failure of such institutions of 
higher education to comply; 
(3) the extent to which institutions of higher 
education attempt to correct a failure to comply with 
such requirements; and 
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(4) the Federal efforts to increase compliance 
with such requirements. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
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