,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gagj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,kevin ,hern of ,oklahoma 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,spano1 ,mr4 ,brooks  
of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,roy1    
,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4      
,babin1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mrs4
 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,burchett1 ,mr4 ,murphy
 of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,bishop of   
,north ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,garcia of   
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require institutions of     
higher education to disclose gifts from 
foreign sources in the publications of  
certain professors and affiliates1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,america3
 ,foreign ,influence ,resistance ,starts
 with ,transparency ,act or the ,america
 ,,first ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure of      
foreign gifts  7a7 ,disclosure for      
institutions ,any institution of higher 

education that receives a gift from1    
contracts with1 or has financial assets 
in a foreign source shall disclose the  
total value of such gifts1 contracts1   
and financial assets received from such 
foreign source in the byline of each    
publication relating to such foreign    
source made by a professor employed by  
such institution of higher education4   
7b7 ,disclosure for departments ,any    
nonprofit department within an          
institution of higher education that    
receives a gift from1 contracts with1 or
 has financial assets in a foreign      
source shall disclose the total value of
 such gifts1 contracts1 and financial   
assets received from such foreign source
 in the byline of each publication      
relating to such foreign source made by 
a professor employed by such department4
  7c7 ,disclosure for affiliates ,any   
affiliate of an institution of higher   
education shall disclose the total value
 of gifts1 contracts1 or other financial
 assets from a foreign source in the    

byline of each publication relating to  
such foreign source made by such        
affiliate4  7d7 ,foreign sources with   
similar locations ,for purposes of the  
byline disclosures required under this  
section1 funding from different foreign 
sources that are located within the same
 nation shall be totaled and reported as
 funding from such foreign source4  #c4 
,enforcement  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary of ,education shall take such
 steps as may be necessary to enforce   
the provisions of section #b4  7b7      
,penalties ,upon determination that an  
institution of higher education or a    
nonprofit department or affiliate of    
such an institution has failed to meet  
the requirements of section #b1 the     
,secretary shall determine the          
appropriate enforcement action to take  
with respect to such institution1 which 
may include any of the following3 7#a7  
,imposing a probationary period on1 or  
limiting eligibility for1 the           
institution1 department1 affiliate1 or  

professors in violation of this ,act to 
receive ,federal funds4  7#b7 ,loss of  
nonprofit status for a nonprofit        
institution1 department1 or affiliate4  
#d4 ,disclosures of foreign gifts  7a7  
,in general ,section #aag of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajaa;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending 
subsection 7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 
,disclosure report ,an institution shall
 file a disclosure report with the      
,secretary on ,january #ca or ,july #ca1
 whichever is sooner1 whenever one or   
more of the following paragraphs applies
 to such institution3 7#a7 ,the         
institution is owned or controlled by a 
foreign source4  7#b7 ,the institution  
receives a gift from or enters into a   
contract with a foreign source1 the     
value of which is #ej1jjj or more1      
considered in combination with all other
 gifts from or contracts with that      
foreign source within a calendar year4  
2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 in the first sentence1  

by inserting before the period at the   
end the following3 1 and the content of 
each such contract2 and  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting before the 
period the following3 1 and the content 
of each such contract2  7#c7 in         
subsection 7e71 by inserting 1 including
 the contents of any contracts1 after   
reports2 and  7#d7 in subsection        
7h77#c71 by inserting before the        
semicolon at the end the following3 1 or
 the fair market value of an in-kind    
gift4  7b7 ,effective date ,the         
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to gifts received or 
contracts entered into1 or other        
activities carried out1 on or after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #e4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,affiliate ,the term affiliate refers to
 any entity that invokes the name of an 
institution of higher education in the  
byline of a publication1 including      
professors1 lecturers1 researchers1     
graduate students1 and non-employee     

alumni4  7#b7 ,asset ,the term asset    
includes stocks1 bonds1 retirement      
accounts1 personal bank accounts1       
liabilities such as mortgages or real   
estate that produce income1 and terms of
 agreement for future employment4  7#c7 
,contract ,the term contract has the    
meaning given the term in section       
#aag7;h7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa;f7h774    
7#d7 ,foreign source ,the term foreign  
source has the meaning given the term in
 section #aag7;h7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa;f7h774  7#e7 ,gift ,the term gift 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #aag7;h7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb7;h774  7#f7 ,institution of higher
 education ,the term institution of     
higher education has the meaning given  
the term in section #ajb of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb74