,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fha #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dgie
 ,report ,no4 #aai-ghj ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#bi1 #bjbe,ms4 ,foxx 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,gottheimer7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,august #bg1 #bjbf,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
 ,july #bi1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife to 
prohibit an institution that            
participates in a nonexpressive         
commercial boycott of ,israel from being
 eligible for certain funds under that  
,act1 to require an institution that    
participates in certain programs under  
that ,act to certify that students are  

not unreasonably obstructed from        
participating in academic programs in   
,israel1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,economic and ,academic    
,freedom ,act of #bjbf4  #b4            
,ineligibility of institutions of higher
 education participating in certain     
nonexpressive commercial boycotts       
,section #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#cj7 7,a7 ,the     
institution will not engage in a        
nonexpressive commercial boycott of a   
major strategic partner of the ,united  
,states4  7,b7 ,for purposes of this    
paragraph3 7i7 ,the term major strategic
 partner means1 with respect to the     
,united ,states-- 7,i7 a country        
described in section #d of ,public ,law 
#aac-bif2 or  7,,ii7 an entity licensed 
or regulated by1 or organized under the 
laws of1 such a country4  7ii7 ,the term
 nonexpressive commercial boycott of a  

major strategic partner-- 7,i7 means a  
commercial action 7including engaging in
 refusals to deal and terminating       
business activities7 that-- 7aa7 is     
intended to limit commercial relations  
with a major strategic partner2 and     
7bb7 is not based on a valid business   
reason2 and  7,,ii7 does not include    
actions described in regulations issued 
to provide for the exceptions described 
in section #aggc7;a77#b7 of the         
,anti-,boycott ,act of #bjah 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #dhdb7;a77#b774  4  #c4       
,eligibility for title ,,vi funds ,title
 ,,vi of the ,higher ,education ,act of 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaba et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new sections3  #fci4          
,institutional certifications  7a7      
,annual requirement for institutional   
eligibility ,not later than ,july #ca of
 each calendar year beginning on or     
after the date of enactment of the      
,protect ,economic and ,academic        
,freedom ,act of #bjbf1 an institution  

of higher education participating or    
applying to participate in any program  
under this title shall submit to the    
,secretary the certification required   
under subsection 7b74 ,an institution   
that does not submit such certification 
by ,july #ca of a calendar year shall be
 ineligible to receive any funds under  
this title in the first fiscal year that
 begins after such ,july #ca1 including 
any funds under this title that would   
otherwise have been available to the    
institution in such fiscal year for a   
grant awarded during a previous fiscal  
year4  7b7 ,certification ,an           
institution shall certify to the        
,secretary that1 for the period         
beginning on the date of such           
certification and ending on ,july #ca of
 the following year1 the institution    
will-- 7#a7 permit students and faculty 
of the certifying institution to        
participate in academic programs1       
including conferences1 teaching         
exchanges1 cultural exchanges1 study    

abroad programs1 joint research1 and    
other collaborative educational         
activities1 in a major strategic partner
 7as defined in section #dhg7;a77#cj77  
of the ,united ,states in the same      
manner1 and under the same terms and    
conditions1 as students and faculty of  
the institution are permitted to        
participate in academic programs in     
other foreign countries2 and  7#b7      
permit students and faculty of          
postsecondary educational institutions  
in such a major strategic partner to    
participate in academic programs offered
 by the certifying institution1         
including conferences1 teaching         
exchanges1 cultural exchanges1 study    
abroad programs1 joint research1 and    
other collaborative educational         
activities1 in the same manner1 and     
under the same terms and conditions1 as 
students and faculty of other foreign   
postsecondary educational institutions  
that are not in such a major strategic  
partner4  #fci;,a4 ,sense of ,congress  

,it is the sense of ,congress that      
limitations on cooperative efforts by   
institutions of higher education1       
consortia of such institutions1 or      
partnerships between nonprofit          
educational organizations and           
institutions of higher education with a 
major strategic partner 7as defined in  
section #dhg7;a77#cj77 of the ,united   
,states do not serve the security1      
stability1 and economic vitality of the 
,united ,states4  4  ,august #bg1       
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed