,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to prohibit institutions 
of higher education from receiving gifts
 from or entering into contracts with   
foreign countries of concern4  #a4      
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,securing ,academia from ,foreign  
,entanglements ,act 4  #b4  ,funds from 
foreign countries of concern  7a7       
,disclosures of foreign gifts  ,section 
#aag7;h77#b77;,a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa;f7h77#b77;,a77 is amended by      
inserting 1 except that such term does  
not include a foreign country of concern
 as defined in section #aag;,a after    
agency of a foreign government4  7b7    
,prohibition on funds from foreign      

countries of concern  ,title ,i of 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 foreign countries of concern 
7a7  ,definitions  ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,contract ,the term contract has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#aag4  7#b7  ,foreign country of concern
  ,the term foreign country of concern  
includes the following3  7,a7 ,a country
 that is a covered nation 7as defined in
 section #dhgb7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code74  7,b7 ,any country that
 the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 and the ,director 
of ,national ,intelligence1 determines  
to be engaged in conduct that is        
detrimental to the national security or 
foreign policy of the ,united ,states4  
7#c7  ,gift  ,the term gift has the     
meaning given that term in section #aag4
  7#d7  ,institution  ,the term         

institution has the meaning given that  
term in section #aag4  7b7  ,in ,general
  ,an institution shall not receive a   
gift from or enter into a contract with 
a foreign country of concern4  7c7      
,rule of construction  ,this section    
shall not be construed to affect the    
payment of tuition1 room and board1     
fees1 or other aspects of cost of       
attendance4  4