[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9793 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9793

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of 
 higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2024

 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of 
 higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Foreign Gifts Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GIFTS FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

    The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 117 the following:

``SEC. 117A. PROHIBITION ON GIFTS FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

    ``(a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
section, an institution of higher education that receives funds under 
this Act may not receive a gift from--
            ``(1) a country that, as of such date of enactment, has 
        provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization, 
        as determined by the Secretary of State; or
            ``(2) China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran.
    ``(b) Reporting.--In order to continue to be eligible to receive 
funds under this Act, an institution described in subsection (a) must, 
for each instance where such institution is offered a gift from a 
country described in such subsection, report such offer to the 
Secretary.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Material support.--The term `material support' has 
        the meaning given the term `material support and resources' in 
        section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term `foreign 
        terrorist organization' means an entity designated by the 
        Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).''.
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