,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjba,mrs4 
,h>%b>g] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,kell]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d section #aag ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to cl>ify
 ! en=cem5t ( su* section1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,requir+ ,education        
,provid]s to ,obs]ve ,requirem5ts or    
,trigg] ,f9es ,act or ! ,,report ,f9es  
,act4  #b4 ,disclosures ( =eign gifts   
7a7 ,disclosure report ,section #aag7;a7
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa;f7a77 is am5d$ by /rik+
 ! value ( :i* is #bej1jjj or m1        
consid]$ alone or 9 comb9ation ) all o!r
 gifts f or contracts ) t =eign s\rce )9
 a cal5d> ye> & ins]t+ ! value ( :i* is 
#ej1jjj or m )9 a cal5d> ye>4  7b7      
,en=cem5t ,section #aag7;f7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajaa;f7f77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  

7f7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,sy/em ( ,p5alties  
7,a7 ,fir/ in/ance ( failure ,:5ev] x   
appe>s t an in/itution has fail$ to     
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section = !
 fir/ "t 9 a #c-ye> p]iod1 & except 9 a 
case 9 :i* a civil action is br\ght     
aga9/ an in/itution "u p>agraph 7#c7--  
7i7 ! ,secret>y %all issue a writt5 w>n+
 to su* in/itution t sets =? ea* failure
 ( compliance1 ea* corrective action t !
 in/itution %all take to be 9           
compliance1 & ! requisite "t p]iod 9 :i*
 ! in/itution mu/ take su* corrective   
action2 &  7ii7 ! in/itution %all be    
provid$ ! opportunity to respond to !   
,secret>y n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! w>n+ is receiv$ by !      
in/itution4  7,b7 ,second in/ance (     
failure ,9 a case 9 :i* an in/itution   
receiv$ a writt5 w>n+ "u subp>agraph    
7,a71 & ! in/itution appe>s to h fail$  
to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section 
= ! second "t dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+
 on ! date on :i* su* w>n+ 0 receiv$ by 
! in/itution "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ^u a  

judicial f9d+ t su* in/itution has fail$
 to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is        
section1 includ+ any rule or regulation 
promulgat$ "u ?is section1 ! ,c\rt %all 
impose a civil p5alty 9 an am\nt t does 
n exce$ am\nt ( funds provid$ by ! =eign
 s\rce to ! in/itution & :i* is !       
subject ( ! in/itution's failure "u ?is 
subp>agraph4  7,c7 ,?ird or subsequ5t   
in/ance ( failure  7i7 ,judicial f9d+ ,9
 a case ( an in/itution on :i* a civil  
p5alty 0 impos$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 &  
su* in/itution appe>s to h fail$ to     
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section = a
 ?ird "t1 or any "t !reaft]1 dur+ !     
#c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* a  
w>n+ 0 receiv$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ^u a
 judicial f9d+ t an in/itution has fail$
 to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is        
section1 includ+ any rule or regulation 
promulgat$ "u ?is section1 ! ,c\rt %all 
impose a civil p5alty 9 an am\nt equal  
to ! am\nt ( funds provid$ by ! =eign   
s\rce to ! in/itution & :i* is ! subject
 ( ! in/itution's failure "u ?is        

subp>agraph4  7ii7 ,ineligibility ,9 a  
case 9 :i* ! c\rt f9ds t an in/itution  
has fail$ to comply ) ! requirem5ts (   
?is section = a ?ird "t1 or any "t      
!reaft]1 dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !
 date on :i* a w>n+ 0 receiv$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ any rule or   
regulation promulgat$ "u ?is section1 ! 
in/itution %all be ineligible = new     
,f$]al rese>* fund+ dur+ ! fiscal ye>   
foll[+ su* a f9d+4  7#b7 ,accel]at$     
p5alties  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any in/ance 9
 :i* a c\rt det]m9es "u subp>agraph 7,b7
 or 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 t an in/itution
 receiv$ fund+1 & ! fund+ 0 f a =eign   
adv]s>y1 or any entity associat$ ) a    
=eign adv]s>y1 su* in/itution %all      
imm$iately be assess$ a civil p5alty "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,c74  7,b7 ,=eign adv]s>y
 def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m
 =eign adv]s>y has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
! rule issu$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce  
entitl$ ,secur+ ! ,in=mation &          
,communications ,te*nology & ,s]vices   
,supply ,*a9 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4 #diac      

7,janu>y #ai1 #bjba774 ,su* =eign       
adv]s>ies include-- 7i7 ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a1 includ+ ! ,hong ,kong ,special 
,adm9i/rative ,region 7,*9a72  7ii7 !   
,republic ( ,cuba 7,cuba72  7iii7 !     
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran 7,iran72     
7iv7 ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic (     
,korea 7,nor? ,korea72 ! ,russian       
,f$]ation 7,russia72 &  7v7 ,v5ezuelan  
politician ,nicolas ,maduro 7,maduro    
,regime74  7#c7 ,c\rt ,ord]s ,:5ev] x   
appe>s t an in/itution violat$ ?is      
section1 o!r ?an 9 a case 9 :i* su*     
in/itution receives a w>n+ "u p>agraph  
7#a77;,a71 a civil action %all be br\ght
 by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 at ! reque/ ( ! 
,secret>y1 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or ! appropriate    
,unit$ ,/ates c\rt ( any t]ritory or o!r
 place subject to ! jurisdiction ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 to reque/ su* c\rt compel
 compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is       
section & impose civil p5alties1 z      
appropriate4  7#d7 ,co/s ,= any failure 
to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section1

 includ+ any rule or regulation         
promulgat$ !reund]1 ! in/itution %all   
pay to ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates !  
full co/s to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( obta9+   
compliance1 includ+ all associat$ co/s (
 inve/igation & en=cem5t4  4  #c4 ,rules
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,education %all promulgate  
rules to cl>ify ! am5dm5ts made by      
section #b4  7b7 ,rulemak+ requirem5ts  
,! am5dm5ts made by section #b %all n-- 
7#a7 be subject to ! ma/] cal5d>        
requirem5ts "u section #dhb ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhi72 or  7#b7 ! public involvem5t &  
negotiat$ rulemak+ requirem5ts "u       
section #dib ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajih;a74