A bill to prohibit state institutions of higher education from entering into agreements with foreign actors under certain circumstances; to prohibit state institutions of higher education from receiving grants and other items of value from foreign actors under certain circumstances; to require state institutions of higher education to enter into gift agreements; to establish reporting requirements for certain gifts received by state institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations from certain foreign actors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to prescribe remedies; to prescribe civil sanctions; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Seeks to prohibit these institutions from entering into agreements with or receiving grants from foreign actors under conditions that could compromise their autonomy or promote foreign agendas, specifically targeting countries of concern such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations