,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,messmer introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
require additional information in       
disclosures of foreign gifts and        
contracts from foreign sources4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,instructing ,noteworthy ,steps     
toward ,transparency to ,rout and ,undo 
,calamitous ,transactions ,act of #bjbe 
or the ,,instruct ,act of #bjbe4  #b4   
,interagency information sharing  7a7   
,public records and sharing of reports  
,section #aag7;e7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa;f7e77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7e7 7#a7 ,public inspection   
,all disclosure reports required by this
 section shall be public records open to
 inspection and copying during business 

hours4  7#b7 ,interagency information   
sharing ,not later than #cj days after  
receiving a disclosure report from an   
institution in compliance with this     
section1 the ,secretary shall transmit  
an unredacted copy of such report 7that 
includes the name and address of a      
foreign source disclosed in such report7
 to the ,director of the ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director
 of ,national ,intelligence1 the        
,director of the ,central ,intelligence 
,agency1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the  
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,attorney   
,general1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
the ,secretary of ,energy1 the ,director
 of the ,national ,science ,foundation1 
and the ,director of the ,national      
,institutes of ,health4  4  7b7         
,interagency information sharing ,not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,education shall transmit to each    
individual listed in section            

#aag7;e77#b7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife1 as amended by this ,act--
 7#a7 any report received by the        
,department of ,education under section 
#aag of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa;f7 prior to  
the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 
7#b7 any report1 document1 or other     
record generated by the ,department of  
,education in the course of an          
investigation-- 7,a7 of an institution  
with respect to the compliance of such  
institution with such section2 and  7,b7
 initiated prior to the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,,gao      
,study and ,report  7#a7 ,study ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
initiate a study to identify ways to    
improve intergovernmental agency        
coordination regarding implementation   
and enforcement of sections #aag of the 
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa;f71 as amended by this  

,act1 including increasing information  
sharing1 increasing compliance rates1   
and establishing processes for          
enforcement4  7#b7 ,report ,not later   
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to ,congress1 and make public1 a 
report containing the results of the    
study described in paragraph 7#a74