,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #i #aaith    
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ajdh
 ,report ,no4 #aai-af ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,february #f1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,baumgartner 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,allen1
 ,mr4 ,kiley of ,california1 ,mr4       
,walberg1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south        
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,rulli1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 and 
,mr4 ,grothman7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,march #ad1 #bjbe;,additional sponsors3 
,mr4 ,onder1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4         
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,weber 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mrs4 ,houchin1  
,mr4 ,bean of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,davis of  
,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 ,ms4   
,perez1 ,mr4 ,james1 and ,mr4 ,moolenaar
  ,march #ad1 #bjbe,reported with an    
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     

printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,february #f1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to strengthen disclosure          
requirements relating to foreign gifts  
and contracts1 to prohibit contracts    
between institutions of higher education
 and certain foreign entities and       
countries of concern1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defending          
,education ,transparency and ,ending    
,rogue ,regimes ,engaging in ,nefarious 
,transactions ,act or the ,,deterrent   
,act4  #b4 ,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 to read as
 follows3  #aag4 ,disclosures of foreign
 gifts  7a7 ,disclosure reports  7#a7   
,aggregate gifts and contract           
disclosures ,an institution shall file  
with the ,secretary1 in accordance with 
subsection 7b77#a71 a disclosure report 

on ,july #ca of the calendar year       
immediately following any calendar year 
in which-- 7,a7 the institution receives
 a gift from1 or enters into a contract 
with1 a foreign source 7other than a    
foreign country of concern or foreign   
entity of concern7-- 7i7 the value of   
which is #ej1jjj or more1 considered    
alone or in combination with all other  
gifts from1 or contracts with1 that     
foreign source within the calendar year2
 or  7ii7 the value of which is         
undetermined2 or  7,b7 the institution--
 7i7 receives a gift from a foreign     
country of concern or foreign entity of 
concern2 or  7ii7 upon receiving a      
waiver under section #aag;,a to enter   
into a contract with such a country or  
entity1 enters into such contract1      
without regard to the value of such gift
 or contract4  7#b7 ,foreign source     
ownership or control disclosures        
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 in the 
case of an institution that is          
substantially controlled 7as described  

in section #ffh4agd7;c77#c7 of title    
#cd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 7or
 successor regulations77 by a foreign   
source1 the institution shall file with 
the ,secretary1 in accordance with      
subsection 7b77#b71 a disclosure report 
on ,july #ca of each year4  7#c7        
,treatment of affiliated entities ,for  
purposes of this section1 any gift to1  
or contract with1 an affiliated entity  
of an institution shall be considered a 
gift to1 or contract with1 respectively1
 such institution4  7b7 ,contents of    
report  7#a7 ,gifts and contracts ,each 
report to the ,secretary required under 
subsection 7a77#a7 shall contain the    
following3 7,a7 ,with respect to a gift 
received from1 or a contract entered    
into with1 any foreign source-- 7i7 the 
terms of such gift or contract1         
including-- 7,i7 the name of the        
individual1 department1 or other entity 
at the institution receiving the gift or
 carrying out the contract on behalf of 
the institution2  7,,ii7 the foreign    

source's intended purpose of such gift  
or contract1 or1 in the absence of such 
a purpose1 the manner in which the      
institution intends to use such gift or 
contract2 and  7,,iii7 in the case of a 
restricted or conditional gift or       
contract1 a description of the          
restrictions or conditions of such gift 
or contract2  7ii7 with respect to a    
gift-- 7,i7 the total fair market dollar
 amount or dollar value of the gift1 as 
of the date of submission of such       
report2 and  7,,ii7 the date on which   
the institution received such gift2     
7iii7 with respect to a contract-- 7,i7 
the total fair market dollar amount or  
dollar value of the contract1 as of the 
date of submission of such report2      
7,,ii7 the date on which the institution
 enters into such contract2  7,,iii7 the
 date on which such contract first takes
 effect2  7,,iv7 if the contract has a  
termination date1 such termination date2
 and  7,v7 an assurance that the        
institution will-- 7aa7 maintain an     

unredacted copy of the contract until   
the latest of-- 7,,aa7 the date that is 
#e years after the date on which such   
contract first takes effect2 7,,bb7 the 
date on which the contract terminates2  
or 7,,cc7 the last day of any period    
that applicable ,state law requires a   
copy of such contract to be maintained2 
and  7bb7 upon request of the ,secretary
 during an investigation under section  
#aag;,d7a77#a71 produce such an         
unredacted copy of the contract2 and    
7iv7 an assurance that in a case in     
which information is required to be     
disclosed under this section with       
respect to a gift or contract that is   
not in ,english1 such information is    
translated into ,english in accordance  
with subsection 7c74  7,b7 ,with respect
 to a gift received from1 or a contract 
entered into with1 a foreign source that
 is a foreign government 7other than the
 government of a foreign country of     
concern7-- 7i7 the name of such foreign 
government2  7ii7 the department1       

agency1 office1 or division of such     
foreign government that approved such   
gift or contract1 as applicable2 and    
7iii7 the physical mailing address of   
such department1 agency1 office1 or     
division4  7,c7 ,with respect to a gift 
received from1 or contract entered into 
with1 a foreign source 7other than a    
foreign government subject to the       
requirements of subparagraph 7,b77-- 7i7
 the legal name of the foreign source1  
or1 if such name is not available1 a    
statement certified by a compliance     
officer in accordance with section      
#aag;,d7c7 that the institution has     
reasonably attempted to obtain such     
name2  7ii7 in the case of a foreign    
source that is a natural person1 the    
country of citizenship of such person1  
or1 if such country is not known1 the   
principal country of residence of such  
person2  7iii7 in the case of a foreign 
source that is a legal entity1 the      
country in which such entity is         
incorporated1 or1 if such information is

 not available1 the principal place of  
business of such entity2  7iv7 the      
physical mailing address of such foreign
 source1 or1 if such address is not     
available1 a statement certified by a   
compliance officer in accordance with   
section #aag;,d7c7 that the institution 
has reasonably attempted to obtain such 
address2 and  7v7 any affiliation of the
 foreign source to an organization that 
is designated as a foreign terrorist    
organization pursuant to section #bai of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74  7,d7 ,with       
respect to a contract entered into with 
a foreign source that is a foreign      
country of concern or a foreign entity  
of concern-- 7i7 a complete and         
unredacted text of the original         
contract1 and if such original contract 
is not in ,english1 a translated copy in
 accordance with subsection 7c72  7ii7 a
 copy of the waiver received under      
section #aag;,a for such contract2 and  
7iii7 the statement submitted by the    

institution for purposes of receiving   
such a waiver under section             
#aag;,a7b77#b74  7#b7 ,foreign source   
ownership or control ,each report to the
 ,secretary required under subsection   
7a77#b7 shall contain-- 7,a7 the legal  
name and address of the foreign source  
that owns or controls the institution2  
7,b7 the date on which the foreign      
source assumed ownership or control2 and
  7,c7 any changes in program or        
structure resulting from the change in  
ownership or control4  7c7 ,translation 
requirements ,any information required  
to be disclosed under this section with 
respect to a gift or contract that is   
not in ,english shall be translated1 for
 purposes of such disclosure1 by a      
person that is not an affiliated entity 
or agent of the foreign source involved 
with such gift or contract4  7d7 ,public
 inspection  7#a7 ,database requirement 
,beginning not later than ,may #ca of   
the calendar year following the date of 
enactment of the ,,deterrent ,act1 the  

,secretary shall-- 7,a7 establish and   
maintain a searchable database on a     
website of the ,department1 under which 
all reports submitted under this section
 7including any report submitted under  
this section before the date of         
enactment of the ,,deterrent ,act7-- 7i7
 are made publicly available 7in        
electronic and downloadable format71    
including any information provided in   
such reports 7other than the information
 prohibited from being publicly         
disclosed pursuant to paragraph 7#b772  
7ii7 can be individually identified and 
compared2 and  7iii7 are searchable and 
sortable-- 7,i7 by the institution that 
filed such report2  7,,ii7 by the date  
on which the institution filed such     
report2  7,,iii7 by the date on which   
the institution received the gift which 
is the subject of the report2  7,,iv7 by
 the date on which the institution      
enters into the contract which is the   
subject of the report2  7,v7 by the date
 on which such contract first takes     

effect2  7,,vi7 by the attributable     
country of such gift or contract2       
7,,vii7 by the name of the foreign      
source 7other than a foreign source that
 is a natural person72  7,,viii7 by the 
information described in subparagraph   
7,c77i72 and  7,,ix7 by the information 
described in subparagraph 7,c77ii72     
7,b7 not later than #cj days after      
receipt of a disclosure report under    
this section1 include such report in    
such database2  7,c7 indicate1 as part  
of the public record of a report        
included in such database1 whether the  
report is with respect to a gift        
received from1 or a contract entered    
into with-- 7i7 a foreign source that is
 a foreign government2 or  7ii7 a       
foreign source that is not a foreign    
government2 and  7,d7 with respect to a 
disclosure report that does not include 
the name or address of a foreign source1
 indicate1 as part of the public record 
of such report included in such         
database1 that such report did not      

include such information4  7#b7 ,name   
and address of foreign source ,the      
,secretary shall not disclose the name  
or address of a foreign source that is a
 natural person 7other than the         
attributable country of such foreign    
source7 included in a disclosure        
report-- 7,a7 as part of the public     
record of such disclosure report        
described in paragraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 in
 response to a request under section    
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 
7commonly known as the ,freedom of      
,information ,act71 pursuant to         
subsection 7b77#c7 of such section4  7e7
 ,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  7f7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,affiliated entity ,the term affiliated 
entity1 when used with respect to an    
institution1 means an entity or         
organization that operates primarily for
 the benefit of1 or under the auspices  
of1 such institution1 including a       
foundation of the institution or a      
related entity 7such as any educational1
 cultural1 or language entity74  7#b7   
,attributable country ,the term         
attributable country means-- 7,a7 the   
country of citizenship of a foreign     
source who is a natural person1 or1 if  
such country is unknown1 the principal  

residence 7as applicable7 of such       
foreign source2 or  7,b7 the country of 
incorporation of a foreign source that  
is a legal entity1 or1 if such country  
is unknown1 the principal place of      
business 7as applicable7 of such foreign
 source4  7#c7 ,contract ,the term      
contract-- 7,a7 means-- 7i7 any         
agreement for the acquisition by        
purchase1 lease1 or barter of property  
or services by the foreign source2  7ii7
 any affiliation1 agreement1 or similar 
transaction with a foreign source that  
involves the use or exchange of an      
institution's name1 likeness1 time1     
services1 or resources2 and  7iii7 any  
agreement for the acquisition by        
purchase1 lease1 or barter1 of property 
or services from a foreign source 7other
 than an arms-length agreement for such 
acquisition from a foreign source that  
is not a foreign country of concern or a
 foreign entity of concern72 and  7,b7  
does not include an agreement made      
between an institution and a foreign    

source regarding any payment of one or  
more elements of a student's cost of    
attendance 7as such term is defined in  
section #dgb71 unless such an agreement 
is made for more than #ae students or is
 made under a restricted or conditional 
contract4  7#d7 ,foreign source ,the    
term foreign source means-- 7,a7 a      
foreign government1 including an agency 
of a foreign government2  7,b7 a legal  
entity1 governmental or otherwise1      
created under the laws of a foreign     
state or states2  7,c7 a legal entity1  
governmental or otherwise1 substantially
 controlled 7as described in section    
#ffh4agd7;c77#c7 of title #cd1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations7 7or successor    
regulations77 by a foreign source2  7,d7
 a natural person who is not a citizen  
or a national of the ,united ,states or 
a trust territory or protectorate       
thereof2  7,e7 an agent of a foreign    
source1 including-- 7i7 a subsidiary or 
affiliate of a foreign legal entity1    
acting on behalf of a foreign source2   

7ii7 a person that operates primarily   
for the benefit of1 or under the        
auspices of1 a foreign source1 including
 a foundation or a related entity 7such 
as any educational1 cultural1 or        
language entity72 and  7iii7 a person   
who is an agent of a foreign principal  
7as such term is defined in section #a  
of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration   
,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa772 and
  7,f7 an international organization 7as
 such term is defined in the            
,international ,organizations           
,immunities ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhh774 
7#e7 ,gift ,the term gift-- 7,a7 means  
any gift of money1 property1 resources1 
staff1 or services2 and  7,b7 does not  
include-- 7i7 any payment of one or more
 elements of a student's cost of        
attendance 7as such term is defined in  
section #dgb7 to an institution by1 or  
scholarship from1 a foreign source who  
is a natural person1 acting in their    
individual capacity and not as an agent 
for1 at the request or direction of1 or 

on behalf of1 any person or entity      
7except the student71 made for not more 
than #ae students1 and that is not made 
under a restricted or conditional       
contract with such foreign source2 or   
7ii7 assignment or license of registered
 industrial and intellectual property   
rights1 such as patents1 utility models1
 trademarks1 or copyrights1 or technical
 assistance1 that are not associated    
with a category listed in the ,commerce 
,control ,list maintained by the ,bureau
 of ,industry and ,security of the      
,department of ,commerce and set forth  
in ,supplement ,no4 #a to part #ggd of  
title #ae1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations72
 or  7iii7 decorations 7as such term is 
defined in section #gcdb7;a7 of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code74  7#f7       
,restricted or conditional gift or      
contract ,the term restricted or        
conditional gift or contract means any  
endowment1 gift1 grant1 contract1 award1
 present1 or property of any kind which 

includes provisions regarding-- 7,a7 the
 employment1 assignment1 or termination 
of faculty2  7,b7 the establishment of  
departments1 centers1 institutes1       
instructional programs1 research or     
lecture programs1 or new faculty        
positions2  7,c7 the selection1         
admission1 or education of students2    
7,d7 the award of grants1 loans1        
scholarships1 fellowships1 or other     
forms of financial aid restricted to    
students of a specified country1        
religion1 sex1 ethnic origin1 or        
political opinion2 or  7,e7 any other   
restriction on the use of a gift or     
contract4  4  7b7 ,prohibition on       
contracts with certain foreign entities 
and countries ,part ,b of title ,i of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47 is amended
 by inserting after section #aag the    
following3  #aag;,a4 ,prohibition on    
contracts with certain foreign entities 
and countries  7a7 ,in general ,an      
institution shall not enter into a      

contract with a foreign country of      
concern or a foreign entity of concern4 
7b7 ,waivers  7#a7 ,in general ,a waiver
 issued under this section to an        
institution with respect to a contract  
shall only-- 7,a7 waive the prohibition 
under subsection 7a7 for a #a-year      
period2 and  7,b7 apply to the terms and
 conditions of the proposed contract    
submitted as part of the request for    
such waiver4  7#b7 ,submission  7,a7    
,first waiver requests  7i7 ,in general 
,an institution that desires to enter   
into a contract with a foreign entity of
 concern or a foreign country of concern
 may submit to the ,secretary1 not later
 than #abj days before the institution  
enters into such a contract1 a request  
to waive the prohibition under          
subsection 7a7 with respect to such     
contract4  7ii7 ,contents of waiver     
request ,a waiver request submitted by  
an institution under clause 7i7 shall   
include-- 7,i7 the complete and         
unredacted text of the proposed contract

 for which the waiver is being          
requested1 and if such original contract
 is not in ,english1 a translated copy  
of the text into ,english 7in a manner  
that complies with section #aag7;c772   
and  7,,ii7 a statement that-- 7aa7 is  
certified by a compliance officer of the
 institution designated in accordance   
with section #aag;,d7c72 and  7bb7      
includes information that demonstrates  
that such contract-- 7,,aa7 is for the  
benefit of the institution's mission and
 students2 and 7,,bb7 will promote the  
security1 stability1 and economic       
vitality of the ,united ,states4  7,b7  
,renewal waiver requests  7i7 ,in       
general ,an institution that1 pursuant  
to a waiver issued under this section1  
has entered into a contract1 the term of
 which is longer than the #a-year waiver
 period and the terms and conditions of 
which remain the same as the proposed   
contract submitted as part of the       
request for such waiver may submit1 not 
later than #abj days before the         

expiration of such waiver period1 a     
request for a renewal of such waiver for
 an additional #a-year period 7which    
shall include any information requested 
by the ,secretary74  7ii7 ,termination  
,if the institution fails to submit a   
request under clause 7i7 or is not      
granted a renewal under such clause1    
such institution shall terminate such   
contract on the last day of the original
 #a-year waiver period4  7#c7 ,waiver   
issuance ,the ,secretary-- 7,a7 not     
later than #fj days before an           
institution enters into a contract      
pursuant to a waiver request under      
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 or before a        
contract described in paragraph         
7#b77;,b77i7 is renewed pursuant to a   
renewal request under such paragraph1   
shall notify the institution-- 7i7 if   
the waiver or renewal will be issued by 
the ,secretary2 and  7ii7 in a case in  
which the waiver or renewal will be     
issued1 the date on which the #a-year   
waiver period starts2 and  7,b7 may only

 issue a waiver under this section to an
 institution if the ,secretary          
determines1 in consultation with each   
individual listed in section #aag7;e71  
that the contract for which the waiver  
is being requested-- 7i7 is for the     
benefit of the institution's mission and
 students2 and  7ii7 will promote the   
security1 stability1 and economic       
vitality of the ,united ,states4  7#d7  
,disclosure ,not less than #b weeks     
prior to issuing a waiver under         
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall    
notify the authorizing committees of the
 intent to issue the waiver1 including a
 justification for the waiver4  7c7     
,designation during contract term ,in   
the case of an institution that enters  
into a contract with a foreign source   
that is not a foreign country of concern
 or a foreign entity of concern but     
which1 during the term of such contract1
 is designated as a foreign country of  
concern or foreign entity of concern1   
such institution shall terminate such   

contract not later than #fj days after  
the ,secretary notifies the institution 
of such designation4  7d7 ,contracts    
prior to date of enactment  7#a7 ,in    
general ,in the case of an institution  
that has entered into a contract with a 
foreign country of concern or foreign   
entity of concern prior to the date of  
enactment of the ,,deterrent ,act-- 7,a7
 the institution shall as soon as       
practicable1 but not later than #cj days
 after such date of enactment1 submit to
 the ,secretary a waiver request in     
accordance with clause 7ii7 of          
subsection 7b77#b77;,a72 and  7,b7 the  
,secretary shall1 upon receipt of the   
request submitted under such clause1    
issue a waiver to the institution for a 
period beginning on the date on which   
the waiver is issued and ending on the  
sooner of-- 7i7 the date that is #a year
 after the date of enactment of the     
,,deterrent ,act2 or  7ii7 the date on  
which the contract terminates4  7#b7    
,renewal ,an institution that has       

entered into a contract described in    
paragraph 7#a71 the term of which is    
longer than the waiver period described 
in subparagraph 7,b7 of such paragraph  
and the terms and conditions of which   
remain the same as the contract         
submitted as part of the request        
required under subparagraph 7,a7 of such
 paragraph1 may submit a request for    
renewal of the waiver issued under such 
paragraph in accordance with subsection 
7b77#b77;,b74  7e7 ,contract defined    
,the term contract has the meaning given
 such term in section #aag7;f74  4  7c7 
,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;e7 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  #c4 ,policy    
regarding conflicts of interest from    
foreign gifts and contracts ,the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajja et seq471 as amended by the      
preceding section1 is further amended by
 inserting after section #aag;,a the    
following3  #aag;,b4 ,institutional     
policy regarding foreign gifts and      
contracts to faculty and staff  7a7     
,requirement to maintain policy and     
database ,beginning not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of the 
,,deterrent ,act1 each institution      
described in subsection 7b7 shall       
maintain-- 7#a7 a policy requiring      
covered individuals employed at the     

institution to disclose in a report to  
such institution on ,july #ca of each   
calendar year that begins after the year
 in which such enactment date occurs--  
7,a7 any gift received from a foreign   
source in the previous calendar year1   
the value of which is greater than the  
minimal value 7as such term is defined  
in section #gcdb7;a7 of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code7 or is of         
undetermined value1 and including the   
date on which the gift was received2    
7,b7 any contract with a foreign source 
7other than a foreign country of concern
 or foreign entity of concern7 entered  
into or in effect during the previous   
calendar year1 the value of which is    
#e1jjj or more1 considered alone or in  
combination with all other contracts    
with that foreign source within the     
calendar year1 and including the date on
 which such contract is entered into1   
the date on which the contract first    
takes effect1 and1 as applicable1 the   
date on which such contract terminates2 

7,c7 any contract with a foreign source 
7other than a foreign country of concern
 or foreign entity of concern7 entered  
into or in effect during the previous   
calendar year that has an undetermined  
monetary value1 and including the date  
on which such contract is entered into1 
the date on which the contract first    
takes effect1 and1 as applicable1 the   
date on which such contract terminates2 
and  7,d7 any contract entered into or  
in effect with a foreign country of     
concern or foreign entity of concern    
during the previous calendar year1 the  
value of which is #j or more or which   
has an undetermined monetary value1 and 
including-- 7i7 the date on which such  
contract is entered into2  7ii7 the date
 on which the contract first takes      
effect2  7iii7 if the contract has a    
termination date1 such termination date2
 and  7iv7 the full text of such        
contract and any addenda2  7#b7 a       
publicly available and searchable       
database 7in electronic and downloadable

 format71 on a website of the           
institution1 of the information required
 to be disclosed under paragraph 7#a7   
7other than the name or any other       
personally identifiable information of a
 covered individual7 that-- 7,a7 makes  
available the information disclosed     
under paragraph 7#a7 7other than the    
name or any other personally            
identifiable information of a covered   
individual7 beginning on the date that  
is #cj days after receipt of the report 
under such paragraph containing such    
information and until the latest of--   
7i7 the date that is #e years after the 
date on which-- 7,i7 a gift referred to 
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 is received2 or  
7,,ii7 a contract referred to in        
subparagraph 7,b71 7,c7 or 7,d7 of      
paragraph 7#a7 first takes effect2 or   
7ii7 the date on which a contract       
referred to in subparagraph 7,b71 7,c7  
or 7,d7 of paragraph 7#a7 terminates2   
and  7,b7 is searchable and sortable--  
7i7 if the subject of the disclosure is 

a gift1 by the date on which the gift is
 received2  7ii7 if the subject of the  
disclosure is a contract-- 7,i7 by the  
date on which such contract is entered  
into2 and  7,,ii7 by the date on which  
such contract first takes effect2  7iii7
 by the attributable country with       
respect to which information is being   
disclosed2  7iv7 by the narrowest of the
 department1 school1 or college of the  
institution1 as applicable1 for which   
the individual making the disclosure    
works2 and  7v7 by the name of the      
foreign source 7other than a foreign    
source who is a natural person72 and    
7#c7 an effective plan to identify and  
manage potential information gathering  
by foreign sources through espionage    
targeting covered individuals that may  
arise from gifts received from1 or      
contracts entered into with1 a foreign  
source1 including through the use of--  
7,a7 periodic communications2  7,b7     
accurate reporting under paragraph 7#b7 
of the information required to be       

disclosed under paragraph 7#a72 and     
7,c7 enforcement of the policy described
 in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#d7 for       
purposes of investigations under section
 #aag;,d7a77#a7 or responses to requests
 under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code 7commonly known as the   
,freedom of ,information ,act71 a record
 of the names of the individuals making 
disclosures under paragraph 7#a74  7b7  
,institutions ,an institution shall be  
subject to the requirements of this     
section if such institution-- 7#a7 is an
 eligible institution for the purposes  
of any program authorized under title   
,,iv2 and  7#b7 7,a7 received more than 
#ej1jjj1jjj in ,federal funds in any of 
the previous five calendar years to     
support 7in whole or in part7 research  
and development 7as determined by the   
institution and measured by the ,higher 
,education ,research and ,development   
,survey of the ,national ,center for    
,science and ,engineering ,statistics72 
or  7,b7 receives funds under title     

,,vi4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this        
section-- 7#a7 the terms attributable   
country1 foreign source1 and gift have  
the meanings given such terms in section
 #aag7;f72  7#b7 the term contract      
means-- 7,a7 any agreement for the      
acquisition by purchase1 lease1 or      
barter of property or services by the   
foreign source2  7,b7 any affiliation1  
agreement1 or similar transaction with a
 foreign source that involves the use or
 exchange of an institution's name1     
likeness1 time1 services1 or resources2 
and  7,c7 any agreement for the         
acquisition by purchase1 lease1 or      
barter1 of property or services from a  
foreign source 7other than an           
arms-length agreement for such          
acquisition from a foreign source that  
is not a foreign country of concern or a
 foreign entity of concern72 and  7#c7  
the term covered individual-- 7,a7 has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#bbc7;d7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7     
,thornberry ,national ,defense          

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ffje72 and  7,b7  
shall be interpreted in accordance with 
the ,guidance for ,implementing         
,national ,security ,presidential       
,memorandum #cc 7,,nspm-#cc7 on         
,national ,security ,strategy for       
,united ,states ,government-,supported  
,research and ,development published by 
the ,subcommittee on ,research ,security
 and the ,joint ,committee on the       
,research ,environment in ,january #bjbb
 7or any successor guidance74  4  #d4   
,investment disclosure report ,the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471 as amended by 
this ,act1 is further amended by        
inserting after section #aag;,b the     
following3  #aag;,c4 ,investment        
disclosure report  7a7 ,investment      
disclosure report ,a specified          
institution shall file a disclosure     
report in accordance with subsection 7b7
 with the ,secretary on each ,july #ca  
immediately following any calendar year 

in which the specified institution      
purchases1 sells1 or holds 7directly or 
indirectly through any chain of         
ownership7 one or more investments of   
concern4  7b7 ,contents of report ,each 
report to the ,secretary required by    
subsection 7a7 shall contain1 with      
respect to the calendar year preceding  
the calendar year in which such report  
is filed1 the following information3    
7#a7 ,a list of the investments of      
concern purchased1 sold1 or held during 
such calendar year4  7#b7 ,the aggregate
 fair market value of all investments of
 concern held as of the close of such   
calendar year4  7#c7 ,the combined value
 of all investments of concern sold over
 the course of such calendar year1 as   
measured by the fair market value of    
such investments at the time of the     
sale4  7#d7 ,the combined value of all  
capital gains from such sales of        
investments of concern4  7c7 ,treatment 
of certain pooled investments  7#a7     
,pooled investment classification  7,a7 

,in general ,for purposes of this       
section1 except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b71 a specified interest 
acquired by a specified institution in a
 regulated investment company1 exchange 
traded fund1 or any other pooled        
investment that holds an investment of  
concern shall be treated as an          
investment of concern and shall be      
reported pursuant to paragraph          
7#b77;,a74  7,b7 ,certification of      
pooled investment ,notwithstanding      
subparagraph 7,a71 such specified       
interest shall not be subject to        
subparagraph 7,a7 if the ,secretary     
certifies1 pursuant to paragraph        
7#b77;,b71 that such pooled investment  
is not holding an investment of concern4
  7#b7 ,procedures ,the ,secretary1     
after consultation with the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury and the ,securities and
 ,exchange ,commission1 shall establish 
procedures under which a pooled         
investment described in paragraph 7#a7--
 7,a7 shall be reported in accordance   

with the requirements of subsection 7b72
 and  7,b7 may be certified under       
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 as not holding an   
investment of concern4  7d7 ,treatment  
of related organizations ,for purposes  
of this section1 assets held by any     
related organization 7as defined in     
section #difh7;d77#b7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf7 with respect to
 a specified institution shall be       
treated as held by such specified       
institution1 except that-- 7#a7 such    
assets shall not be taken into account  
with respect to more than #a specified  
institution2 and  7#b7 unless such      
organization is controlled by such      
institution or is described in section  
#eji7;a77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf with respect to such     
institution1 assets which are not       
intended or available for the use or    
benefit of such specified institution   
shall not be taken into account4  7e7   
,valuation of debt ,for purposes of this
 section1 the fair market value of any  

debt shall be the principal amount of   
such debt4  7f7 ,regulations ,the       
,secretary1 after consultation with the 
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,securities and ,exchange ,commission1  
may issue such regulations or other     
guidance as may be necessary or         
appropriate to carry out the purposes of
 this section1 including regulations or 
other guidance providing for the proper 
application of this section with respect
 to certain regulated investment        
companies1 exchange traded funds1 and   
pooled investments4  7g7 ,database      
requirement ,beginning not later than   
,may #ca of the calendar year following 
the date of enactment of the ,,deterrent
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7      
establish and maintain a searchable     
database on a website of the            
,department1 under which all reports    
submitted under this section-- 7,a7 are 
made publicly available 7in electronic  
and downloadable format71 including any 
information provided in such reports2   

7,b7 can be individually identified and 
compared2 and  7,c7 are searchable and  
sortable2 and  7#b7 not later than #cj  
days after receipt of a disclosure      
report under this section1 include such 
report in such database4  7h7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,investment of concern  7,a7 ,in general
 ,the term investment of concern means  
any specified interest with respect to  
any of the following3 7i7 ,a foreign    
country of concern4  7ii7 ,a foreign    
entity of concern4  7,b7 ,specified     
interest ,the term specified interest   
means1 with respect to any entity-- 7i7 
stock or any other equity or profits    
interest of such entity2  7ii7 debt     
issued by such entity2 and  7iii7 any   
contract or derivative with respect to  
any property described in clause 7i7 or 
7ii74  7#b7 ,specified institution  7,a7
 ,in general ,the term specified        
institution1 as determined with respect 
to any calendar year1 means an          
institution that-- 7i7 is not a public  

institution2 and  7ii7 at the close of  
such calendar year1 holds-- 7,i7 assets 
7other than those assets which are used 
directly in carrying out the            
institution's exempt purpose7 the       
aggregate fair market value of which is 
in excess of #f1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,,ii7
 investments of concern the aggregate   
fair market value of which is in excess 
of #bej1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,references to   
certain terms ,for the purpose of       
applying the definition under           
subparagraph 7,a71 the terms aggregate  
fair market value and assets which are  
used directly in carrying out the       
institution's exempt purpose shall be   
applied in the same manner as such terms
 are applied for the purposes of section
 #difh7;b77#a77;,d7 of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  4  #e4        
,enforcement and other general          
provisions  7a7 ,enforcement and other  
general provisions ,the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq471 as amended by this ,act1

 is further amended by inserting after  
section #aag;,c the following3  #aag;,d4
 ,enforcement2 single point-of-contact2 
institutional requirements  7a7         
,enforcement  7#a7 ,investigation ,the  
,secretary 7acting through the ,general 
,counsel of the ,department7 shall      
conduct investigations of possible      
violations of sections #aag1 #aag;,a1   
#aag;,b1 #aag;,c1 and subsection 7c7 of 
this section by institutions and1       
whenever it appears that an institution 
has knowingly or willfully failed to    
comply with a requirement of any of such
 provisions 7including any rule or      
regulation promulgated under any such   
provision71 shall request that the      
,attorney ,general bring a civil action 
in accordance with paragraph 7#b74  7#b7
 ,civil action ,whenever it appears that
 an institution has knowingly or        
willfully failed to comply with a       
requirement of any of the provisions    
listed in paragraph 7#a7 7including any 
rule or regulation promulgated under any

 such provision7 based on an            
investigation under such paragraph1 a   
civil action shall be brought by the    
,attorney ,general1 at the request of   
the ,secretary1 in an appropriate       
district court of the ,united ,states1  
or the appropriate ,united ,states court
 of any territory or other place subject
 to the jurisdiction of the ,united     
,states1 to request such court to compel
 compliance with the requirement of the 
provision that has been violated4  7#c7 
,costs and other fines ,an institution  
that is compelled to comply with a      
requirement of a provision listed in    
paragraph 7#a7 pursuant to paragraph    
7#b7 shall-- 7,a7 pay to the ,treasury  
of the ,united ,states the full costs to
 the ,united ,states of obtaining       
compliance with the requirement of such 
provision1 including all associated     
costs of investigation and enforcement2 
and  7,b7 if applicable1 be subject to  
the applicable fines described in       
paragraph 7#d74  7#d7 ,fines for        

violations ,the ,secretary shall impose 
a fine on an institution that is        
compelled to comply with a requirement  
of a section listed in paragraph 7#a7   
pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 as follows3  
7,a7 ,section #aag  7i7 ,first-time     
violations ,in the case of an           
institution that is compelled to comply 
with a requirement of section #aag      
pursuant to a civil action described in 
paragraph 7#b71 and that has not        
previously been compelled to comply with
 any such requirement pursuant to such a
 civil action1 the ,secretary shall     
impose a fine on the institution for    
such violation as follows3 7,i7 ,in the 
case of an institution that knowingly or
 willfully fails to comply with a       
reporting requirement under subsection  
7a77#a7 of section #aag1 such fine shall
 be in an amount that is-- 7aa7 for each
 gift or contract with determinable     
value that is the subject of such a     
failure to comply1 the greater of--     
7,,aa7 #ej1jjj2 or 7,,bb7 the monetary  

value of such gift or contract2 or  7bb7
 for each gift or contract of no value  
or of indeterminable value1 not less    
than #a percent and not more than #aj   
percent of the total amount of ,federal 
funds received by the institution under 
this ,act for the most recent fiscal    
year4  7,,ii7 ,in the case of an        
institution that knowingly or willfully 
fails to comply with the reporting      
requirement under subsection 7a77#b7 of 
section #aag1 such fine shall be in an  
amount that is not less than #aj percent
 of the total amount of ,federal funds  
received by the institution under this  
,act for the most recent fiscal year4   
7ii7 ,subsequent violations ,in the case
 of an institution that has previously  
been compelled to comply with a         
requirement of section #aag pursuant to 
a civil action described in paragraph   
7#b71 and is subsequently compelled to  
comply with such a requirement pursuant 
to a subsequent civil action described  
in paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall 

impose a fine on the institution as     
follows3 7,i7 ,in the case of an        
institution that knowingly or willfully 
fails to comply with a reporting        
requirement under subsection 7a77#a7 of 
section #aag1 such fine shall be in an  
amount that is-- 7aa7 for each gift or  
contract with determinable value that is
 the subject of such a failure to       
comply1 the greater of-- 7,,aa7         
#ajj1jjj2 or 7,,bb7 twice the monetary  
value of such gift or contract2 or  7bb7
 for each gift or contract of no value  
or of indeterminable value1 not less    
than #e percent and not more than #aj   
percent of the total amount of ,federal 
funds received by the institution under 
this ,act for the most recent fiscal    
year4  7,,ii7 ,in the case of an        
institution that knowingly or willfully 
fails to comply with a reporting        
requirement under subsection 7a77#b7 of 
section #aag1 such fine shall be in an  
amount that is not less than #bj percent
 of the total amount of ,federal funds  

received by the institution under this  
,act for the most recent fiscal year4   
7,b7 ,section #aag;,a  7i7 ,first-time  
violations ,in the case of an           
institution that is compelled to comply 
with a requirement of section #aag;,a   
pursuant to a civil action described in 
paragraph 7#b71 and that has not        
previously been compelled to comply with
 any such requirement pursuant to such a
 civil action1 the ,secretary shall     
impose a fine on the institution in an  
amount that is not less than #e percent 
and not more than #aj percent of the    
total amount of ,federal funds received 
by the institution under this ,act for  
the most recent fiscal year4  7ii7      
,subsequent violations ,in the case of  
an institution that has previously been 
compelled to comply with a requirement  
of section #aag;,a pursuant to a civil  
action described in paragraph 7#b71 and 
is subsequently compelled to comply with
 such a requirement pursuant to a       
subsequent civil action described in    

paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall    
impose a fine on the institution in an  
amount that is not less than #bj percent
 of the total amount of ,federal funds  
received by the institution under this  
,act for the most recent fiscal year4   
7,c7 ,section #aag;,b  7i7 ,first-time  
violations ,in the case of an           
institution that is compelled to comply 
with a requirement of section #aag;,b   
pursuant to a civil action described in 
paragraph 7#b71 and that has not        
previously been compelled to comply with
 any such requirement pursuant to such a
 civil action1 the ,secretary shall     
impose a fine on the institution for    
such violation in an amount that is the 
greater of-- 7,i7 #bej1jjj2 or  7,,ii7  
the total amount of gifts or contracts  
that the institution is compelled to    
report pursuant to such civil action4   
7ii7 ,subsequent violations ,in the case
 of an institution that has previously  
been compelled to comply with a         
requirement of section #aag;,b pursuant 

to a civil action described in paragraph
 7#b71 and is subsequently compelled to 
comply with such a requirement pursuant 
to a subsequent civil action described  
in paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall 
impose a fine on the institution in an  
amount that is the greater of-- 7,i7    
#ejj1jjj2 or  7,,ii7 twice the total    
amount of gifts or contracts that the   
institution is compelled to report      
pursuant to such civil action4  7,d7    
,section #aag;,c  7i7 ,first-time       
violations ,in the case of an           
institution that is compelled to comply 
with a requirement of section #aag;,c   
pursuant to a civil action described in 
paragraph 7#b71 and that has not        
previously been compelled to comply with
 any such requirement pursuant to such a
 civil action1 the ,secretary shall     
impose a fine on the institution in an  
amount that is not less than #ej percent
 and not more than #ajj percent of the  
sum of-- 7,i7 the aggregate fair market 
value of all investments of concern held

 by such institution as of the close of 
the final calendar year for which the   
institution is compelled to comply with 
such requirement pursuant to such civil 
action2 and  7,,ii7 the combined value  
of all investments of concern sold over 
the course of all the calendar years for
 which the institution is compelled to  
comply with such requirement pursuant to
 such civil action1 as measured by the  
fair market value of such investments at
 the time of the sale4  7ii7 ,subsequent
 violations ,in the case of an          
institution that has previously been    
compelled to comply with a requirement  
of section #aag;,c pursuant to a civil  
action described in paragraph 7#b71 and 
is subsequently compelled to comply with
 such a requirement pursuant to a       
subsequent civil action described in    
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall    
impose a fine on the institution in an  
amount that is not less than #ajj       
percent and not more than #bjj percent  
of the sum of-- 7,i7 the aggregate fair 

market value of all investments of      
concern held by such institution as of  
the close of the final calendar year for
 which the institution is compelled to  
comply with such requirement pursuant to
 such subsequent civil action2 and      
7,,ii7 the combined value of all        
investments of concern over the course  
of all the calendar years for which the 
institution is compelled to comply with 
such requirement pursuant to such       
subsequent civil action1 as measured by 
the fair market value of such           
investments at the time of the sale4    
7,e7 ,ineligibilty for waiver ,in the   
case of an institution that is fined    
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77ii71      
7,b77ii71 7,c77ii71 or 7,d77ii71 the    
,secretary shall prohibit the           
institution from obtaining a waiver1 or 
a renewal of a waiver1 under section    
#aag;,a4  7b7 ,single point-of-contact  
at the ,department ,the ,secretary shall
 maintain a single point-of-contact at  
the ,department to-- 7#a7 receive and   

respond to inquiries and requests for   
technical assistance from institutions  
regarding compliance with the           
requirements of sections #aag1 #aag;,a1 
#aag;,b1 #aag;,c1 and subsection 7c7 of 
this section2  7#b7 coordinate and      
implement technical improvements to the 
database described in section           
#aag7;d77#a71 including-- 7,a7 improving
 upload functionality by allowing for   
batch reporting1 including by allowing  
institutions to upload one file with all
 required information into the database2
  7,b7 publishing and maintaining a     
database users guide annually1 including
 information on how to edit an entry and
 how to report errors2  7,c7 creating a 
standing user group 7to which chapter   
#aj of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
shall not apply7 to discuss possible    
database improvements1 which group      
shall-- 7i7 include at least-- 7,i7 #c  
members representing public institutions
 with high or very high levels of       
research activity 7as defined by the    

,national ,center for ,education        
,statistics72  7,,ii7 #b members        
representing private1 nonprofit         
institutions with high or very high     
levels of research activity 7as so      
defined72  7,,iii7 #b members           
representing proprietary institutions of
 higher education 7as defined in section
 #ajb7;b772 and  7,,iv7 #b members      
representing area career and technical  
education schools 7as defined in        
subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 of section    
#c7c7 of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career 
and ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7c7772 and  7ii7    
meet at least twice a year with         
officials from the ,department to       
discuss possible database improvements2 
7,d7 publishing1 on a publicly available
 website1 recommended database          
improvements following each meeting     
described in subparagraph 7,c77ii72 and 
7,e7 responding1 on a publicly available
 website1 to each recommendation        
published under subparagraph 7,d7 as to 

whether or not the ,department will     
implement the recommendation1 including 
the rationale for either approving or   
rejecting the recommendation2  7#c7     
provide1 every #ij days after the date  
of enactment of the ,,deterrent ,act1   
status updates on any pending or        
completed investigations and civil      
actions under subsection 7a77#a7 to--   
7,a7 the authorizing committees2 and    
7,b7 any institution that is the subject
 of such investigation or action2  7#d7 
maintain1 on a publicly accessible      
website-- 7,a7 a full comprehensive list
 of all foreign countries of concern and
 foreign entities of concern2 and  7,b7 
the date on which the last update was   
made to such list2 and  7#e7 not later  
than #g days after making an update to  
the list maintained under paragraph     
7#d77;,a71 notify each institution      
required to comply with the sections    
listed in paragraph 7#a7 of such update4
  7c7 ,institutional requirements for   
compliance officers and institutional   

policy requirements  7#a7 ,in general   
,an institution that is required to file
 a report under section #aag or #aag;,c1
 that is seeking a waiver under section 
#aag;,a1 or that is subject to the      
requirements of section #aag;,b1 shall1 
not later than the earlier of the date  
on which the institution files the first
 report under such a section1 requests  
the institution's first waiver under    
section #aag;,a1 or first fulfills the  
requirements of section #aag;,c-- 7,a7  
establish an institutional policy that  
the institution shall follow in meeting 
the requirements of sections #aag1      
#aag;,a1 #aag;,b1 and #aag;,c2 and  7,b7
 designate and maintain at least one1   
but not more than three1 current        
employees or legally authorized agents  
of such institution to serve as         
compliance officers to carry out the    
requirements listed in paragraph 7#b74  
7#b7 ,duties of compliance officers ,a  
compliance officer designated by an     
institution under paragraph 7#a77;,b7   

shall certify-- 7,a7 whenever the       
institution is required to file a report
 under section #aag or #aag;,c-- 7i7 the
 institution's accurate compliance with 
the reporting requirements under such   
section2  7ii7 that the institution1 in 
filing such report under section #aag or
 #aag;,c-- 7,i7 followed the            
institutional policy established under  
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 applicable to such  
section2 and  7,,ii7 conducted good     
faith efforts and reasonable due        
diligence to ensure that accurate       
information is provided in such report1 
including with respect to the valuations
 of any assets that are disclosed in a  
report submitted under section #aag;,c2 
and  7iii7 in the case of a report under
 section #aag1 any statements by the    
institution required to be certified by 
such an officer under clause 7i7 or 7iv7
 of section #aag7;b77#a77;,c72 and  7,b7
 whenever the institution requests a    
waiver under section #aag;,a-- 7i7 that 
the institution-- 7,i7 is in compliance 

with the requirements of such section2  
and  7,,ii7 followed the institutional  
policy established under paragraph      
7#a77;,a7 applicable to such section2   
and  7ii7 the statement by the          
institution required to be certified by 
such an officer under section           
#aag;,a7b77#b77;,a77ii77,,ii72 and  7,c7
 whenever the institution is subject to 
the requirements of section #aag;,b1    
that the institution-- 7i7 is in        
compliance with the requirements of such
 section2 and  7ii7 followed the        
institutional policy established under  
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 applicable to such  
section4  7d7 ,definitions ,for purposes
 of sections #aag1 #aag;,a1 #aag;,b1    
#aag;,c1 and this section3 7#a7 ,foreign
 country of concern ,the term foreign   
country of concern means the following3 
7,a7 ,any covered nation defined in     
section #dhgb of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7,b7 ,any country the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary  

of ,state1 and the ,director of         
,national ,intelligence1 determines1 for
 purposes of sections #aag1 #aag;,a1    
#aag;,b1 #aag;,c1 or this section1 to be
 engaged in conduct that is detrimental 
to the national security or foreign     
policy of the ,united ,states4  7#b7    
,foreign entity of concern ,the term    
foreign entity of concern has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#ajfab7;a7 of the ,research and         
,development1 ,competition1 and         
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibba7;a77 and includes a foreign      
entity that is identified on the list   
published under section                 
#abhf7;c77#h77;,a7 of the ,john ,s4     
,mc,cain ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bb #djja note2    
,public ,law #aae-bcb74  7#c7           
,institution ,the term institution means
 an institution of higher education 7as 
such term is defined in section #ajb1   
other than an institution described in  

subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 of such         
section74  4  7b7 ,program participation
 agreement ,section #dhg7;a7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7#cj7 7,a7 ,an 
institution will comply with the        
requirements of sections #aag1 #aag;,a1 
#aag;,b1 #aag;,c1 and #aag;,d7c74  7,b7 
,in the case of an institution described
 in subparagraph 7,c71 the institution  
will-- 7i7 be ineligible to participate 
in the programs authorized by this title
 for a period of not less than #b       
institutional fiscal years2 and  7ii7 in
 order to regain eligibility to         
participate in such programs1           
demonstrate compliance with all         
requirements of each such section for   
not less than #b institutional fiscal   
years after the institutional fiscal    
year in which such institution became   
ineligible4  7,c7 ,an institution       
described in this subparagraph is an    
institution that-- 7i7 has been subject 

to #c separate civil actions described  
in section #aag;,d7a77#b7 that have each
 resulted in the institution being      
compelled to comply with one or more    
requirements of section #aag1 #aag;,a1  
#aag;,b1 #aag;,c1 or #aag;,d7c72 and    
7ii7 pursuant to section                
#aag;,d7a77#d77;,e71 is prohibited from 
obtaining a waiver1 or a renewal of a   
waiver1 under section #aag;,a4  4  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 #aag1 #aag;,a1 #aag;,b1    
#aag;,c1 and #aag;,d7c7 of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa;f71 as amended or added 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      
,march #ad1 #bjbe,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed