H.R. 1691 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1691 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2015 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education located in the United States from participating in student assistance programs under title IV of such Act if the institution bans the display of the flag of the United States on its campus. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Federal Funds Without the American Flag Act. 2. Prohibiting participation in Federal assistance programs by institutions of higher education banning display of flag of United States on campus Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (30) The institution will not ban the display of the flag of the United States on its campus, except that this paragraph does not apply to an institution described in section 102(a)(1)(C). .