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HR 2778119th CongressIntroduced
Safeguarding American Education From Foreign Control Act
Introduced: Oct 28, 2025
Standard Summary
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Amends the Higher Education Act to strengthen disclosure requirements for foreign gifts and contracts to U.S. colleges and universities, with enhanced reporting to law enforcement.
Key Points
- 1Lowers reporting threshold to any value for gifts/contracts from 'covered nations' (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4872(f)(2))
- 2Maintains $250,000 threshold for other foreign sources
- 3Requires institutions to file disclosure reports semi-annually (January 31 or July 31)
- 4Mandates transmission of all reports to FBI and Director of National Intelligence within 10 days
- 5Requires Secretary of Education to forward all existing and future Section 117 records to FBI and DNI within 90 days of enactment
Impact Areas
Higher education institutions receiving foreign fundingFederal law enforcement and intelligence agenciesForeign entities providing gifts/contracts to U.S. universitiesNational security oversight of foreign influence in academia
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