,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york 7for    
himself and ,mr4 ,garbarino7 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     
prohibit institutions of higher         
education from receiving gifts from     
certain countries1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,foreign ,gifts 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
gifts from certain countries ,the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 is amended by  
inserting after section #aag the        
following3  #aag;,a4 ,prohibition on    
gifts from certain countries  7a7 ,in   
general ,beginning on the date of the   
enactment of this section1 an           
institution of higher education that    
receives funds under this ,act may not  

receive a gift from-- 7#a7 a country    
that1 as of such date of enactment1 has 
provided material support to a foreign  
terrorist organization1 as determined by
 the ,secretary of ,state2 or  7#b7     
,china1 ,russia1 ,north ,korea1 or      
,iran4  7b7 ,reporting ,in order to     
continue to be eligible to receive funds
 under this ,act1 an institution        
described in subsection 7a7 must1 for   
each instance where such institution is 
offered a gift from a country described 
in such subsection1 report such offer to
 the ,secretary4  7c7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,material support    
,the term material support has the      
meaning given the term material support 
and resources in section #bcci;,a7b7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,foreign terrorist organization ,the    
term foreign terrorist organization     
means an entity designated by the       
,secretary of ,state under section #bai 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74  4