,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #digg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #a1        
#bjai,mr4 ,phillips introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to prohibit the
 use of ,federal funds to be used to pay
 an individual for influencing or       
attempting to influence an officer of   
employer of any agency1 ,member of      
,congress1 an officer or employee of    
,congress1 or an employee of a ,member  
of ,congress1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,higher ,education ,funds       
,integrity ,act4  #b4 ,certification    
regarding the use of certain ,federal   
funds  7a7 ,in general ,part ,b of title
 ,i of the ,higher ,education ,act of   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abi4 ,certification        
regarding the use of certain ,federal   

funds  7a7 ,prohibition ,no ,federal    
funds received under this ,act by an    
institution of higher education or other
 postsecondary educational institution  
may be used to pay any person for       
influencing or attempting to influence  
an officer or employee of any agency1 a 
,member of ,congress1 an officer or     
employee of ,congress1 or an employee of
 a ,member of ,congress in connection   
with any ,federal action described in   
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,applicability ,the
 prohibition in subsection 7a7 applies  
with respect to the following ,federal  
actions3 7#a7 ,the awarding of any      
,federal contract4  7#b7 ,the making of 
any ,federal grant4  7#c7 ,the making of
 any ,federal loan4  7#d7 ,the entering 
into of any ,federal cooperative        
agreement4  7#e7 ,the extension1        
continuation1 renewal1 amendment1 or    
modification of any ,federal contract1  
grant1 loan1 or cooperative agreement4  
7c7 ,lobbying and earmarks ,no ,federal 
student aid funding under this ,act may 

be used to hire a registered lobbyist or
 pay any person or entity for securing  
an earmark4  7d7 ,certification ,each   
institution of higher education or other
 postsecondary educational institution  
receiving ,federal funding under this   
,act1 as a condition for receiving such 
funding1 shall annually certify to the  
,secretary that the requirements of     
subsections 7a7 through 7c7 have been   
met4  7e7 ,actions ,to implement and    
enforce ,the ,secretary shall take such 
actions as are necessary to ensure that 
the provisions of this section are      
implemented and enforced4  4  7b7       
,conforming amendment ,section #aai of  
the ,higher ,education ,opportunity ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaam7 is repealed4