#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dgie  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife to prohibit an  
in/itution t p>ticipates 9 a            
nonexpressive comm]cial boycott (       
,israel f be+ eligible = c]ta9 funds "u 
t ,act1 to require an in/itution t      
p>ticipates 9 c]ta9 programs "u t ,act  
to c]tify t /ud5ts are n unreasonably   
ob/ruct$ f p>ticipat+ 9 academic        
programs 9 ,israel1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect ,economic & ,academic ,fre$om
 ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,ineligibility (    
in/itutions ( high] education p>ticipat+
 9 c]ta9 nonexpressive comm]cial        
boycotts ,section #dhg7;a7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajid7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#cj7  7,a7 ,! in/itution w n  
engage 9 a nonexpressive comm]cial      
boycott ( a major /rategic p>tn] ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 ,= purposes ( ?is  
p>agraph3  7i7 ,! t]m major /rategic    
p>tn] means1 ) respect to ! ,unit$      

,/ates-- 7,i7 a c\ntry describ$ 9       
section #d ( ,public ,law #aac-bif2 or  
7,,ii7 an entity lic5s$ or regulat$ by1 
or organiz$ "u ! laws (1 su* a c\ntry4  
7ii7 ,! t]m nonexpressive comm]cial     
boycott ( a major /rategic p>tn]--  7,i7
 means a comm]cial action 7includ+      
engag+ 9 refusals to deal & t]m9at+     
bus9ess activities7 t-- 7aa7 is int5d$  
to limit comm]cial relations ) a major  
/rategic p>tn]2 &  7bb7 is n bas$ on a  
valid bus9ess reason2 &  7,,ii7 does n  
include actions describ$ 9 regulations  
issu$ to provide = ! exceptions describ$
 9 section #aggc7;a77#b7 ( !            
,anti-,boycott ,act ( #bjah 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #dhdb7;a77#b774  4  #c4       
,eligibility = title ,,vi funds ,title  
,,vi ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaba et seq47 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new sections3 
#fci4 ,in/itutional c]tifications  7a7  
,annual requirem5t = in/itutional       
eligibility ,n lat] ?an ,july #ca ( ea* 
cal5d> ye> beg9n+ on or aft] ! date (   

enactm5t ( ! ,protect ,economic &       
,academic ,fre$om ,act ( #bjbf1 an      
in/itution ( high] education p>ticipat+ 
or apply+ to p>ticipate 9 any program "u
 ?is title %all submit to ! ,secret>y ! 
c]tification requir$ "u subsection 7b74 
,an in/itution t does n submit su*      
c]tification by ,july #ca ( a cal5d> ye>
 %all be ineligible to receive any funds
 "u ?is title 9 ! fir/ fiscal ye> t     
beg9s aft] su* ,july #ca1 includ+ any   
funds "u ?is title t w\ld o!rwise h be5 
available to ! in/itution 9 su* fiscal  
ye> = a grant aw>d$ dur+ a previ\s      
fiscal ye>4  7b7 ,c]tification ,an      
in/itution %all c]tify to ! ,secret>y t1
 = ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( su*       
c]tification & end+ on ,july #ca ( !    
foll[+ ye>1 ! in/itution w-- 7#a7 p]mit 
/ud5ts & faculty ( ! c]tify+ in/itution 
to p>ticipate 9 academic programs1      
includ+ conf]5ces1 tea*+ ex*anges1      
cultural ex*anges1 /udy abroad programs1
 jo9t rese>*1 & o!r collaborative       
educational activities1 9 a major       

/rategic p>tn] 7z def9$ 9 section       
#dhg7;a77#cj77 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !    
same mann]1 & "u ! same t]ms &          
conditions1 z /ud5ts & faculty ( !      
in/itution are p]mitt$ to p>ticipate 9  
academic programs 9 o!r =eign c\ntries2 
&  7#b7 p]mit /ud5ts & faculty (        
po/second>y educational in/itutions 9   
su* a major /rategic p>tn] to p>ticipate
 9 academic programs (f]$ by ! c]tify+  
in/itution1 includ+ conf]5ces1 tea*+    
ex*anges1 cultural ex*anges1 /udy abroad
 programs1 jo9t rese>*1 & o!r           
collaborative educational activities1 9 
! same mann]1 & "u ! same t]ms &        
conditions1 z /ud5ts & faculty ( o!r    
=eign po/second>y educational           
in/itutions t are n 9 su* a major       
/rategic p>tn]4  #fci;,a4 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
limitations on coop]ative ef=ts by      
in/itutions ( high] education1 consortia
 ( su* in/itutions1 or p>tn]%ips betwe5 
nonpr(it educational organizations &    
in/itutions ( high] education ) a major 

/rategic p>tn] 7z def9$ 9 section       
#dhg7;a77#cj77 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates d n    
s]ve ! security1 /ability1 & economic   
vitality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  ,pass$ !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,septemb] #c1  
#bjbf4;,cl]k4